Beech Grove CDFC

Beech Grove youth prevention initiative provide educational information - participated in 4 medicine take back days, 3 fairs/parades, 2 service recognition events - 5,100 trifolds & 950 youth coloring pictures/stickers disseminated. Provided education information to youth - afterschool four week program for 33 adolescents found with tobacco and vaping products. Provided substance use risk of harm education on alcohol, tobaco (vaping), and marijuana to 1,250 youth 4th-8th grades during national red ribbon week. Provide support - 43 students "change for the future" youth coalition created with partner, which acts as a resource for students. Enhance access/reduce barriers - distributed 3,155 deterra at home medicine disposal pouches and distributed 5,100 refrigerator whiteboards with suicide hotline numbers. Changed consequences - developed a neighborhood watch program with local pd to curb illicit substance behavior and violence, covering 213 apartment units for over 563 tenants. Identify physical design problems that promote underage drinking at cvs with pop and water in the alcohol aisle. Modify/change policies - developed an mou with bg middle school and southgrove intermediate schools to implement national red ribbon week education.

Hornet nutrition club designed to feed 60 students from kindergarten through sixth grade in the Beech Grove community who are food insecure throughout the school year. The hornet nutrition club provides friday back sacks to emergency basis/need now children. The back sacks provide the students with 13 items including six snacks, two breakfast items, two lunch items, two dinner items, and one drink. These items keep the children fed over the weekend while school is not in session.

Lgbtq+ mental health and substance misuse prvention school staff aces and lgbtq+ education and safe zone planning. Update community needs assessment environmental strategy: 1.) Universal indirect social norms to educate the general population on dei and reduce stigma so individuals with mental health disorders and addiction can seek treatment without feeling judged. 2.) Selective indirect tailored messaging to provide resources to the lgbtqia+ community for mental health and addiction prevention, intervention, and treatment services.

Opioid settlement funds develop a four-part video series title "real talk... opioids". Confronting the epidemic in our schools - featuring bgcs and hope academy recovery high school. Warriors on the front line - featuring bgpd and bgems. Witnessing the devastation - featuring community health network. Bringing solutions together - featuring all patners and odl.