Seaway Valley Council For Alcohol Substance Abuse Prevention Inc

Programs: Prevention services the council provides a variety of substance use disorders prevention services. These services work to inform and educate the public about substance use disorders. Through information and education initiatives the council provides youth and adults with the skills necessary to assist them in making informed decisions about substance use. Under the category of prevention services, the council offers the following: classroom based substance use education for kindergarten through college age individuals, employee assistance services, community coalition development, underage gambling prevention programs, screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for youth programs, parenting education programs and community and youth tobacco awareness/prevention programs. Major accomplishments for 2017: the council's incredible years program had 30 parents complete a multi- week program. The council has gone into seven area school districts in st. Lawrence county to teach the prevention program too good for drugs/too good for violence in grades 3-8. The council has met with schools in st. Lawrence county regarding the teen intervene initiative and has implemented the program. The council's partnership with the massena drug free community coalition to implement a five-year 625,000 federal drug free communities grant is now in year four. The coalition has formed a youth group with trinity catholic school 6th graders named u-knight it to fight it. The council staff actively participated on 6 local, 3 regional and 2 state level coalitions and provider groups. The "connections" summer program provided 59 st. Lawrence county youth with job readiness training skills. The massena drug free coalition holds quarterly town hall style meetings to inform community members about addiction and recovery. Massena drug free community coalition held a media campaign that resulted in over 306 lbs. Of prescription medication being collected at the prescription drop box in massena. The council's advancing tobacco free communities grant passed 5 tobacco- free policies

recovery services: through information and education initiatives the council promotes treatment and rehabilitation of persons and families affected by substance use disorders advocates on behalf of those affected by substance use disorders and provides communities with technical assistance needed to develop and implement local strategies to eradicate substance use from their neighborhoods. These services include, but are limited to, the following: substance use recovery peer support services, substance use family support services, substance use recovery program for youth and substance use community support programs. Major accomplishments for 2017: the council's staff has trained 43 individuals in tips. The council's staff has trained 251 individuals in bridges out of poverty. The council's staff has trained 85 individuals in screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (sbirt).