PHASE 3 OF CTC
Develop a Community Profile
Parents and other adults in our communities have been concerned for years about youth substance use and its related problems. A few programs have offered support and counseling for youth already affected by substance use, depression and anxiety. Other youth activities and school instruction have hoped to prevent issues before they emerge. The goal of CTC in Phase 3 is to complete a thorough inventory of all our current resources for young people ages 9-25 called a "Community Resource Assessment". A resource can be any program, organization, curriculum or strategy. A volunteer group of stakeholders called a "workgroup" will help to select resources that have a base of evidence for effectiveness and the potential to reduce problems before they occur - especially those that can decrease our our prevalent risk factors and enhance our protective factors. Results of this inventory will help our Coalition develop a "community profile" that demonstrates both our strengths and areas where we may have gaps.
With assistance from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the Universities of Colorado and Washington, a host of programs and prevention strategies with evidentiary promise for modifying our risk and protective factors have been evaluated. These have been gathered and outlined in a comprehensive "Menu of Strategies". The
resources we choose for Routt County will align with this menu and assist us as we create a strategic and focused
Action Plan
in Phase 4. This plan will be our roadmap for how best to prevent, over time, substance use and related problems before they occur. While not ignoring the many wonderful resources we have in our communities, we want to elevate those with promise to help us be successful in our mission, while considering new strategies to make a significant impact well into the future.
Expect to see the Community Resource Assessment Workgroup
complete a full report on their findings
and recommendations later this summer!
