Substance Abuse Free Environment

Department of motor vehicles grant/it's all impaired driving phase iii safe received a grant in 2021 from the highway safety office through the Virginia department of motor vehicles to implement a mass and social media campaign to reduce and prevent alcohol and drug-impaired driving related crashes with 16-29 year olds. Safe used the created did you know :30 second video psa media campaign, traditional and social to relay impaired driving prevention messaging on spanish radio, television, and social media outlets to target education and awareness towards the chesterfield county community, including the latino and african american populations.

Central Virginia marijuana prevention task force safe continues to resist big marijuana to keep our youth healthy and roadways safe. *participated in marijuana advocacy at general assembly january-march 2023 and distributed education about the marijuana laws in Virginia, as well as prevention literature to community stakeholders including youth,parents, and schools.

Safe opoid and heroin prevention task force safe opoid and heroin prevention task force was established out of a heroin prevention summit hosted by chesterfield county police and safe. The task force consists of education and prevention, law enforcement, medical, and treatment and recovery committees. Task force members include various public and private sector professionals as well as those who have been personally affected by Substance use disorder or have lost a loved one to overdose. The state opoid response grant supports the safe opoid and heroin prevention task force to further increase collaboration with our community partners as we continue more in depth sustainable strategy implementation. Task force accomplishments include: (1) continued distribution of opoid and heroin treatment resource cards throughout the community. (2)completed year 3 of state opoid response grant with chesterfield county prevention services. (3) continued contribution of opoid prevention services at medication take-back events with chesterfield county police department and sheriff's office. (4) continued implementation of secured additional funding for related strategies: cara grants and sor grants. (5)safe in partnerhip with chesterfield county police department, continues to collect medications at the disposal box located at chesterfield county police department headquarters. (6)continued distribution of deterra medication disposal pouches to the community. (7) outreach to realtor and funeral homes with opoid prevention messaging and resources. (8)continually growing and adding new members to the task force for further collaboration.