Evaluation
Report
Bedford County Drug and
Alcohol Prevention
Partnership
Prepared by Community
Systems Group
Table of Contents
Background .......................................................................................................................................2
Key Findings.......................................................................................................................................2
Areas of Strength ...........................................................................................................................2
Areas of Opportunity......................................................................................................................2
Issue Assessment ...............................................................................................................................2
The Big Picture ...............................................................................................................................3
Alcohol by Grade and Cohort ..........................................................................................................4
Programs and Strategies 2011-2012....................................................................................................7
Capacity Building ………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………… 8
Alcohol ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11
Multiple Drugs …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13
Prescription Drugs ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14
Tobacco ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………. 15
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Background
Key Findings
Areas of Strength
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The coalition has quality, multi-year PAYS data that is both representative and reliable. This data
has been used in the “Big Picture” and “Issue Assessment” sections below to understand trends
in the behavior of underage alcohol use and the established root causes (perception of harm,
perception of parental disapproval, and perception of peer approval). As more data is collect,
Community Systems Group will continue to track cohorts of students to determine if and how
outcomes are improving.
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The Class of 2011 has experienced different outcomes compared to the Class of 2009. In
particular, they were less likely to report past 30-day use of alcohol in the 12th grade. This is
appears to be attributable to an increase in perception of harm and perception of parental
disapproval as well as a decrease in perception of peer approval. The coalition can benefit from
assessing if any interventions or key events (such as an alcohol-related peer death) were
experienced by this cohort of students that the prior cohort (Class of 2009) did not experience
as they may have contributed to this change in outcomes. If any interventions can be identified
as contributing to this change in outcomes, the coalition would benefit from sustaining them
and potentially expanding them to younger ages.
Areas of Opportunity
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In the “Big Picture” and “Issue Assessment” sections below, certain questions are posed to the
coalition that, if the coalition had answers for, could help the coalition determine the local
conditions (attitudes, beliefs, norms) contributing to alcohol youth among use. The coalition
would benefit from conducting listening sessions/focus groups among a representative sample
of youth and adults to obtain answer these questions.
Issue Assessment
The issue assessment section below reports on data provided from the 2007, 2009, and 2011
Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) using a cohort analysis. A cohort analysis follows the same group of
students, over time, to see how their responses change to particular questions – in this case, the DFC
four core measures. Each group of students is unique in their personalities, their parents, home
environment, and more. By following the same group of students, as is done with a cohort analysis, the
chance that any changes in the data are a result of a different sample sizes and/or differences in sample
characteristics is controlled.
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The Big Picture
The "Big Picture"
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30-Day Use
Harm
Parental Disapproval
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12th
Peer Approval
Past 30-Day Use. The analysis below is based on the weighted averages of the four student
cohorts analyzed – the classes of 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015. This analysis provides a “big picture” view
of past 30-day alcohol use trends as well as trends in risk of harm, perception of parental disapproval,
and peer approval. The trend in past 30-day alcohol use is important for understanding the behavior,
when it emerges, and how it increases over time. Based on the cohort averages, it is clear that the
behavior of underage alcohol use begins to emerge between 6th and 8th grade (from 4% to 12%) but
shows a significant increase between the 8th and 10th grades (from 12% to 31%). This leads to two
important questions that can help further assess this behavior: (1) what root causes and local conditions
(attitudes, beliefs, and norms) encourage some youth to begin drinking alcohol between the 6th and 8th
grade? and (2) what root causes and local conditions (attitudes, beliefs, and norms) contribute to the
significant increase in use between the 8th and 10th grade. In the sections below, the trends in root
causes will become clearer and partially answer some of these questions.
Perceived Risk of Harm. One of the root causes assessed is perceived risk of harm associated
with alcohol use. In the PAYS survey, this is analyzed by determining the percent youth assigning “great
risk” of harm associated with drinking alcohol regularly (one or two drinks nearly every day). The results
indicate that students in the 6th grade already perceive a low risk of harm (41% of 6th grade students
report a “great risk” associated with drinking alcohol regularly) and this perceived risk of harm begins to
decrease between 6th and 8th grade. Between the 6th grade and 12th grades, the percentage of students
reporting a great risk of harm decreases by 17%. To further assess this root cause, the coalition may
want to ask: (1) Why, on average, do only 41% of the 6th graders believe there to be a “great risk” of
harm associated with regular alcohol use and (2) What local conditions (attitudes, beliefs, and norms)
contribute to the decrease in perceived risk of harm between the 6th and 12th grades? Are they the same
local conditions that become more established among youth over time or do different local conditions
emerge as students become older?
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Perception of Parental Disapproval. Academic literature suggests two groups of individuals that
youth historically look to for approval – parents and peers. This section analyzes the extent to which
students believe their parents feel it would be very wrong for them to drink alcohol regularly. The
results indicate that perception of parental disapproval is very high in the 6th grade. On average, 93% of
6th graders across all cohorts report that they perceive their parents would feel it would be very wrong
for them to drink alcohol regularly. This perception, however, begins to decrease between the 6th and
8th grade where the percent of students perceiving perception of parental disapproval decreases from
93% to 82% (-11%). Between the 8th and 10th grades, the percent of students reporting a perception of
parental disapproval begins to decrease at a more rapid pace (-15%). Overall, perception of parental
disapproval decreases -38% between the 6th and 12th grades. To further assess this root cause, the
coalition may want to ask: (1) why does students’ perception of parental disapproval start to decrease
between the 6th and 8th grade, (2) what local conditions (attitudes, beliefs, and norms) contribute to the
decrease in perception of parental disapproval of nearly 40% between 6th and 12th grade, and (3) Do
parents become more accepting of alcohol use as youth become older and, if so, why?
Perception of Peer Approval. Research shows that as youth become older they gravitate more
toward following the norms established by their peer group. Perception of peer approval is assessed by
analyzing the percentage of surveyed youth who said that there is a “pretty good” or “very good”
chance that they would be seen as cool if they drank alcohol regularly (once or twice a month). The
results indicate that perception of peer approval increases over time between 6th grade and 8th grade.
However, the extent of peer approval is low across all grade levels – only increasing to approximately
18% of youth by the 12th grade. The trend in peer approval closely follows the trend in past 30-day use
which is likely because the youth who reported using alcohol in the past 30-days are also a majority of
the youth who answered that there is a “pretty good” or “very good” chance that they would be seen as
cool if they drank alcohol regularly (once or twice a month). This assumption, however, cannot be
proven without looking at the raw dataset which is not available to us at this time. That said, more youth
report past 30-day use of alcohol than a perception of peer approval which indicates that other root
causes are driving some youth to use. The coalition may benefit from further assessing: (1) What are the
differences between middle school students and high school students in how their peers communicate
about alcohol and what contributes to those differences? and (2) In the 12th grade, on average, 45
percent of the students believe that their parents would approve of their alcohol use but only 18
percent of students believe their peers would approve of it. Why would parents be more likely to
approve of youth using alcohol than their peers?
Alcohol by Grade and Cohort
The analyses in the section below looks at the same metrics as in the section above but does so
separately by cohort through each grade level. This analysis will help determine if outcomes are
improving with each subsequent cohort of students.
Year
2007
2009
Enrollment
2,848
2,728
Sample
2,215
1,663
Margin of Error
+/-0.98
+/-1.50
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2011
Total
2,358
7934
1,619
5497
+/-1.36
+/-0.73
In the section below, margin of error is an important calculation that describes the confidence one
should have that the data reported. Based on enrollment figures and sample sizes, the margin of error
has been calculated at approximately +/-1. Therefore, when differences exist between groups in the
graphs below – even if they are just slight differences, we can be confident that they are not by chance.
Past 30-Day Use. The trend is past 30-day use of alcohol is fairly similar for each cohort of
students. In particular, all cohorts had 31% of the students in the 10th grade report past 30 day use of
alcohol. However, difference exists with the class of 2011 where slightly fewer students (36%) reported
past 30-day use of alcohol in the 12th grade compared to the class of 2009 (39%). This slight change may
be indication that an intervention or key event had impact. As such, the coalition should determine if
this cohort of students were exposed to an intervention or key event that the prior cohort did not
experience – in particular, an intervention or key event that occurred between the 10th grade and 12th
grade (or approximately after 14 years of age). Likewise, the Class of 2015, in the 8th grade, has shown
an even greater decline in past 30-day use of alcohol compared to the Classes of 2011 (-5%) and 2013 (4%). As such, the coalition should determine if this cohort of students were exposed to an intervention
or key event between 6th grade and 8th grade (approximately 11-14 years of age) that the prior cohorts
did not receive.
Alcohol: Past 30-Day Use
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Class of 2015
Perception of Harm. In the section above, one request made of the coalition was to determine if
the Class of 2011 was exposed to an intervention or key event that the prior cohort (Class of 2009) did
not receive – in particular, an intervention or key event that occurred between the 10th and 12th grades
(or approximately after 14 years of age) where the percent of students reporting past 30-day use of
alcohol decreased. This section may help further identify what to assess as, for the Class of 2011,
perception of harm stabilized between the 10th and 12th grade whereas in the prior cohort (Class of
2009) it decreased by 25 percent in the same time frame. As such, an intervention or key event that can
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explain a change in perception of harm may have occurred that was first experienced by the Class of
2011. Conversely, increased perception of harm does not seem to be contributing to the decrease in
past 30-day use experienced, in the 8th grade, by the Class of 2015 as perception of harm for this cohort
decreased by 9% in this period of time. If the coalition can determine that an intervention contributed to
the increase in perception of harm, in the Class of 2011, the coalition may be able to learn from it
and/or expand it to younger ages.
Alcohol: Risk of Harm
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8th
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10th
Class of 2013
28
19
12th
Class of 2015
Perception of Parental Disapproval. The Class of 2015, in the 8th grade, has shown a decline in
past 30-day use of alcohol compared to the Classes of 2011 (-5%) and 2013 (-4%). This may be, in part,
attributable to an increase in perception of parental disapproval as the Class of 2015 reported a slightly
higher (+2%) perception of parental disapproval, in the 8th grade, compared to the Class of 2013. This
increase, small in size, may only partially explain why this cohort of students have reported a decrease in
past 30-day use of alcohol. Therefore, when assessing what interventions or key events may have
contributed to the decrease in past 30-day use of alcohol among the students in this cohort, a good
place start may be to review if any interventions were placed in the community, that addressed parental
disapproval, that were first experienced by youth in this cohort.
The Class of 2011, who reported a decreased in past 30-day use and an increase in perception of
harm compared to the Class of 2009, also reported a 6% increase in perception of parental disapproval.
As such, the decline in past 30-day use seems to be attributable to both an increase in perception of
harm and a perception of parental disapproval. The coalition would benefit from assessing what
interventions or key events, pertaining to parental disapproval, were recently experienced by this cohort
that may have contributed to these outcomes.
Across all remaining cohorts, it is hard to determine what differences exists since there is only 2
years of perception of parental disapproval data. Generally, the trend shows that, for each cohort,
perception of parental disapproval declines at a regular pace between 6th grade and 8th grade.
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Alcohol: Perception of Parental Disapproval
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Perception of Peer Approval. Perception of peer approval is relatively low across grade levels
among all cohorts of students. Starting with the Class of 2011, as with perception of harm and
perception of parental disapproval, there has been a slight change in perception of peer approval. The
Class of 2011 reported a lower perception of peer approval compared to the Class of 2009 (-4%). This
was also the case with the Class of 2013 in the 8th grade (-5%) and 10th grade (-4%) compared to the
Class of 2011. However, this difference does appear to have translated into lower past 30-day use of
alcohol for the Class of 2013. The coalition may benefit from further assessing what may be causing
students to perceived less approval of alcohol use among their peers – it may be the result of an
effective intervention or campaign.
Alcohol: Peer Approval
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Class of 2015
Programs and Strategies 2011-2012
Capacity Building: Funding and Funder Requirements.
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BDCAPP documented their successful completion of all reporting requirements needed to remain in good standing
with their funder, the Office of National Drug Control Policy Drug Free Communities Program, as demonstrated
below:
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11/23/2011
12/21/2011
5/23/2012
8/7/2012
8/10/2012
8/29/2012
3-year sustainability plan submitted.
Coalition Classification Tool for DFC Workstation completed.
COMET reporting system training webinar attended.
Coalition Classification Tool for DFC Workstation completed.
COMET report submitted.
COMET Report approved by CSAP Project Officer Ammie Bonsu.
DFC grantees are also required to complete Community Anti-Drug Coalition’s National Coalition Academy. Zeta
Adcock completed the three-week process that began in October, continued in February, and completed in July.
Zeta will graduate from the Coalition Academy – Cohort 16 in a ceremony at the National Leadership Forum in
February, 2013. In September, there was an additional online meeting which Zeta also attended.
BDCAPP took full advantage of their membership and involvement with CADCA, from calling on them for Technical
Assistance on a variety of issues from logic model revisions to conflict resolution, to submitting the Annual Survey
of Coalitions, to participating in webinars, and finally to submitting a Got Outcomes! Award Application. This
process began in April when Zeta attended a CADCA "Got Outcomes Competition" webinar to learn more about
the application process. In May, Zeta submitted the Phase I application for CADCA's Got Outcomes competition,
received TA in August, and submitted the Phase II application in late August.
In March, BCDAPP submitted a STOP Act Grant Application. While not awarded, the application work supplies
BCDAPP with a strong base from which to work and improve.
Capacity Building: Trainings Attended.
Additional training involvement is described below in detail. In general the trainings are well-paced, address issues
about which the coalition is concerned, and are a good mix of local, state and national involvements. Staff were
primarily involved in these trainings, although in several cases there was evidence of additional coalition members
participation.
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11/10/2011
PA DUI conference in Lancaster, PA.
1/12/2012
2-day Core Essentials for Exceptional Coalitions training at Camp Hill, PA, organized by
the PA DFC Coalitions Collaborative.
2/6/2012
Julie Black (volunteer member-youth serving organizations sector) attended the 4-day
CADCA Leadership Forum at National Harbor, MD. BDCAPP chose to participate in the Ideas Fair
Showcase with a display about "Engaging the Hard-to-Reach Sectors in Rural Communities.”
3/20/2012
E-communications training sponsored by Bedford County Chamber of Commerce.
6/6/2012
BCDAPP staff members attended a 3-day Commonwealth Prevention Alliance
conference at State College. A PA DFC Collaborative Coalitions meeting was held during the conference. 5
BCDAPP staff attended.
7/17/2012
PA DFC Collaborative Coalitions "Engaging the Faith-based Sector" Webinar.
8/15/2012
All-day training for CTPM mini-grant conducted by PCCD and Communities in Schools.
9/19/2012
National Prevention Network Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
Capacity Building: Build Coalition Membership.
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In 2011-12, BDCAPP appears to have concentrated particularly on three sectors: faith, youth-serving organizations
and business.
Involvement in developing a relationship with the faith community shows up immediately, beginning with an
introductory meeting with Recovery Through Christ in October, 2011. This relationship evolved into on-going
presence with this group:
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1/19/2012
Zeta Adcock attended a "Recovery Through Christ" faith-based sector meeting with
guest speaker Denny Williamson,certified counselor, speaking about "Addiction and the Family."
2/16/2012
Zeta Adcock attended the “Recovery Through Christ” faith-based sector meeting with
Kyle Kane, BAHS Principal, guest speaker, who presented information on "Drugs and Alcohol in the School
Environment."
3/15/2012
Zeta Adcock attended a “Recovery Through Christ”, BCDAPP faith-based sector planning
meeting.
3/23/2012
A 2-day Faith-based Women's Retreat for issues including addiction was sponsored in
part by “Recovery Through Christ.”
5/17/2012
Zeta Adcock attended a “Recovery Through Christ” faith-based meeting with "Breaking
Free" recovery group leaders as guest speakers.
Additionally, in September there was a meeting with Bethany Christian Services representative, Sheri Shoemaker
concerning the development of a faith-based training for clergy to help families with addiction and trauma.
A relationship was developed with the Bedford County Outdoor Education Association to create outdoor activities
and a positive youth initiative event at Shawnee Park. Meetings were attended in December, January, February
(included a tour of business partner REI’s facility), and April.
In April, Dawn Housel and Zeta Adcock attended the BCDAPP(co-sponsored) Bedford County Chamber of
Commerce's Youth Leadership Bedford County Project Day at Hoss’s Restaurant. Students were completing a
social media project that targeted bullying in their high schools. 26 students from all of the Bedford County
Schools were present. The relationship with the Chamber was continued in September when Zeta Adcock and
Dawn Housel attended a networking breakfast meeting with Bedford Chamber of Commerce members intended to
build capacity and increase business sector partners.
Other important membership efforts include attending the Bedford County Safe Kids Coalition at UPMC Bedford
Memorial Hospital in January to explore a relationship with this group. In June, Don Penatzer, trauma nurse and
educator was interviewed about volunteering for educational prevention programs with youth and parents.
Capacity Building: Support and Participate in Other Community and State Organizations.
In May, BCDAPP hosted the PA DUI Association Region 3 meeting at Hoss's Restaurant. Zeta Adcock coordinated
arrangements for the DUI association members to meet at the Bedford County location.
Zeta Adcock serves as the chair of the PA DFC Collaborative Coalitions group.
In June, BCDAPP took on the responsibility of delivering 450 Human Services Directories to area agencies and
individuals to provide access to and awareness of services and the agencies that provide them. This was the first
time that BCDAPP had the capacity to host the delivery of this essential community service.
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Local Safe and Drug Free Schools: for additional information, BDCAPP should review the reporting done for this
special program for which BDCAPP provides technical assistance and funding. BDCAPP host regular meetings,
which occasionally include additional TA, as follows:
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11/16/2011
Local Safe and Drug Free Schools Advisory Council Meeting at Bedford High School.
12/1/2011
BCDAPP staff attended a work day for Youth Leadership Bedford County's Social Norm
Campaign to provide technical assistance for YLBC's final project which included bullying and safe school
environments in the county. The purpose of our involvement is to enhance strong student leadership in
the Bedford County School Districts in order to decrease alcohol and substance abuse and to create
positive social norms in the schools.
2/20/2012
2-day training by private consultant, Coleen Helm on Crisis Management for substance
abuse and mental health-related violence for Student Assistance Programs teams and Bedford Area
School District Crisis Management Teams. This training was part of the Safe Crisis Management Plan
adopted by Bedford Area School district and is important for crises where students (or other individuals)
may attend school drunk or high, thereby causing a dangerous situation.
5/9/2012
Local Safe and Drug Free Advisory Council Meeting at Bedford Area High School .
9/10/2012
Met with Bedford County School Districts' superintendents at Northern Bedford County
elementary school library to discus MOUs to be signed by superintendents formalizing the partnership
between BCDAPP and individual school districts.
9/11/2012
Distributed applications to all 5 public school districts.
9/27/2012
Provided technical assistance to Chestnut Ridge School District representative, Jen
Romano, for Local Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities initiative.
Tobacco Coalition: BDCAPP staff attended meetings in October and July.
Capacity Building: Stable and productive meetings. Appropriate structure.
The registration of the meetings is helpful to especially a young coalition to understand that they are getting work
done using a committee structure. Throughout this section, future evaluation will search for evidence that the
meetings led to or created an accomplishment that furthers Goal 2: Reduce Substance Abuse goals/objectives. In
other words, the meeting itself isn’t as important as what happens as a result of it.
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Regular meetings of the coalition, held on a quarterly basis were completed in October, January, April,
and July. CADCA trainer Dave Shavel attended in July to provided technical assistance.
The Media Committee began meeting in November to discuss options concerning a radio media campaign
in the spring of 2012.
The Planning Committee met in December to outline and plan spring 2012 events and activities, in
February to handle a membership conflict,
The Steering Committee met in January to continue plans for a spring fundraising event. Later in January,
the BCDAPP fundraising committee met to discuss options for a fundraising event for Spring 2012.
Professional fundraiser, Juls Bratton, donated her services as a consultant for this meeting. Meetings
continued in February, and March. In April, the Steering Committee decided to delay and reschedule the
event.
Capacity Building: Evaluation.
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In November, BCDAPP was placed in charge of gathering and mailing the PA Youth Survey for 2011 from all 5
Bedford County School Districts and one charter school.
Initial training for the ODSS system was provided by Bryce Jones, CSG Evaluator, in March.
Alcohol: Community and Social Norms Favorable.
In October, BCDAPP staff members attended the Bedford County Township Supervisors' Annual Conference at
Breezewood Fire Hall to present a message about underage drinking and drug use to more than 80 attendees. This
message is specific to prohibiting alcohol and drug use in recreational areas and restricting access to areas where
youth gather to drink. We also provided information on how underage drinking and drug use increase property
damage, crime, illness and injuries, health care costs and other issues. The attendees of this conference are acting
municipal directors and fiscal agents of their townships.
To provide support about using an alternative perspective on holiday punch, BDCAPP chose to host a NonAlcoholic Punch Recipe Contest for the community. The contest began in November when ads soliciting entries
were placed the PSI newsletter The Broadcast, as well as the Bedford Gazette and the Bedford County Shopper’s
Guide. Tasting and judging was done by a team of senior citizens and high school students. Prizes were donated by
local businesses. 1400 adults and 875 youth participated in this event.
In April, for the first time 1,500 bookmarks to prevent underage drinking during prom season were distributed by
flowershops, and gown and tuxedo shops. Following the prom theme, Chestnut Ridge High School TATU and SADD
groups hosted a Prom Promise signing event in the cafeteria.
To provide support, especially to provide an alternative activity for youth that engages them in being outside, in
April, Shawnee State Park was the site of “Outdoor Education for Substance Abuse Prevention.” BCDAPP provided
an educational display with Corn Hole Game using Fatal Vision Drunken Driving goggles. This event, attended by
100 people, was the end result of planning and new partnerships noted in the Capacity Building discussion.
Several health fairs / community events were participated in for the primary purpose of distributing information
designed to address alcohol use and the social acceptability of its use by Bedford youth. These include:
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UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital Health in April
Allegany Lutheran Social Ministries Family Fun Fair in April
Bedford Ambulance Association Community Event in May
“National Night Out” in August
Alcohol: High Availability.
Local condition: Adults (family, neighbor, friend) purchase and/or provide alcohol for youth to consume.
In October, the Parents Who Host Lose the Most Media Campaign was launched to provide the wider community
with information on the subject. 600 “Broadcast” quarterly newsletters focused on the campaign. 6 billboards
were posted.
"Underage Drinking--It's Everybody's Problem" Training presented to:
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75 Northern Bedford Lions' Club members in February.
80 Northern Bedford Senior Citizens' Club members in April.
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45 Everett Brethren in Christ Church social night in May (to include prescription drugs).
In April, BDCAPP began running a “Safe Homes” pledge campaign. This included 11,538 newspaper inserts.
Additonally, a full-page advertisement for substance abuse awareness was placed in the Bedford County Township
Supervisors' Official Guide. The Guide was distributed to 2,500 adults, and included information about signing the
Safe Home Pledge.
In May, the first-ever Everett Town Hall Meeting was held at the Everett Masonic Lodge to address underage
drinking in and around Everett area. A panel of experts (county coroner, district attorney, police chief, borough
mayor, and the mother of an Everett teen injured seriously when hit by a drunken driver) answered questions by
the audience. A local journalist served as the emcee. Local businesses donated hot dogs and other refreshments.
Approximately 40 people attended the event. Brochures and pamphlets were available at a display table.
Advertisements for the event were run in all the local newspapers.
Local condition: County liquor establishments fail to card properly.
Responsible Alcohol Mangement Procedures (RAMP) training for owners and managers of retail establishments
across Bedford County was offered in October. BCDAPP and Personal Solutions Inc. sponsor this training for all
interested owners and managers in the county, and it is taught by PA Liquor Control Board trainers . This was the
first time that BCDAPP collaborated with PSI to host this training, which is very different than that for
server/sellers. The 8 hour class served 25 people. In November, the course was taught again at Personal Solutions
for six hours to 25 people.
Alcohol: Low perception of risk.
Local Condition: Role models drink around youth in areas where they strongly influence youth behavior.
To build youth skills, the 45-minute "Stay on Track" curriculum was provided for 91 seventh graders in Bedford
County Schools in October.
To build youth skills, the 185 Afterschool Program students were taught refusal and decision-making skills to atrisk students at all Bedford County Schools in October.
During Red Ribbon Week in October, a decision making class was taught for 60 students at Northern Bedford
School District.
Recovery Through Christ presented an informational program for the community at Bedford High School in
November featuring Jason Harpster, recovery speaker and Cpl. Mike Swartzwelder, PA State Police.
"Addiction in the Family" training, is designed to help professionals and the community at large understand how
youth get the impression from family members that alcohol use is okay (local condition), and acceptable even for
minors. It was provided to:
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14 classroom support and paraprofessionals at Northern Bedford School District.
55 Bedford County Head Start staff and teachers.
11 Everett Area High School professional and support staff.
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The Youth Alcohol Awareness Progra builds skills for youth in order to increase their perception of risk about
alcohol and drug use. The two one-hour classes were offered for youth offenders who are referred by courts, and
were held in February for 8 youth.
Bedford County Children and Youth Services offered the 4 one-hour Independent Living Youth classes for alcohol,
tobacco, prescription drugs and decision making skills to 40 students in June.
Refusal and decision making class were taught for 12 Boy Scout Webelos in June.
Local condition: Youth are drinking and driving or riding with drunk people.
In July, a Dangerous Driving/Drinking Driving PSA developed by the PA DUI Association with quotes filled in by
local experts was placed in the Broadtop Bulletin newspaper (6,000 subscribers).
Multiple drugs at once: Increase perception of risk of drugs.
In October 2011, a relationship was developed with Allegany College of Maryland's Student Services Coordinator,
Robin Swindell. The relationship resulted in use of informational displays on a variety of themes being placed for
the purpose of exposing the student body to the information, as shown in the table below:
Date
Theme
# Exposed
11/8/11
Underage and Binge Drinking
25
2/21/12
Marijuana
22
1/20/12
Prescription Drug Abuse
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4/3/12
Tobacco (“Spring into Health”)
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4/10/12
Tobacco
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All youth and parents in all Bedford County school districts (1,117) received brochures and pamphlets for Red
Ribbon Week drug awareness.
An anti-prescription drug/tobacco message was taught twice to 24 students in their Health Classes at Bedford
Middle School.
Prescription drug prevention, underage drinking, tobacco use and drug use recognition were covered at the 2.75
hour training for 11 Professional Family Services foster parents and staff. Zeta Adcock and BCDAPP member Don
Penatzer delivered the training in August using the new CADCA prescription drug awareness materials.
On 8/23/12, with the soundtrack to Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" playing in the background, a tenacious
squad of ponytailed cheerleaders chanted, "We don't need no drugs in our town!" and "Hey, drug dealers! Leave
our kids alone!" A standing ovation from the crowd confirmed that attendees at the Bedford County Drug and
Alcohol Prevention Partnership's (BCDAPP) pep rally supported the energizing message portrayed by the Awesome
Alpaca Lovers 4-H Club leaders in support of their youth program. The group of high-spirited moms captured the
$500 first-place prize handily, with PIAA officials Mike Whitcomb and Greg Spiker donating their time to judge the
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August 23rd event held at Crossroads Bible Church. BCDAPP Chairperson Phyllis Johnson welcomed attendees,
noting that the mission of the BCDAPP is to prevent substance abuse by the young people of Bedford County.
Johnson also noted that the BCDAPP is proud to provide positive activities and events such as this one for area
youth. Guest speaker and master of ceremonies Fred Glasgow discussed his life as Bedford County farm boy to
college football standout and Navy Top Gun pilot and instructor. Glasgow admitted to the audience, which
included a large number of youth from local organizations, "None of these things I've told you about would have
ever happened if I had been involved in drugs and/or alcohol." Without the support of caring individuals,
businesses and benevolent organizations in Bedford County, the BCDAPP would not remain a sustainable presence
in the fight against substance abuse by young people," Johnson said. Following a pork roast buffet by the Jean
Bonnet Tavern, the evening concluded with a silent auction. There were 48 people in attendance.
Multiple drugs at once or other non-prioritized drugs to address community norms favorable to drug use.
Five inhalant-themed presentations were made to 126 6th graders attending Chestnut Ridge.
In April, BCDAPP placed an full-page advertisement for substance abuse awareness in the Bedford County
Township Supervisors' Official Guide. The Guide was distributed to 2,500 adults, and included information about
signing the Safe Home Pledge.
In May, Tim Raider, a drug and alcohol prevention/motivational speaker, provide information about addiction and
substance abuse for parents and community members at the Chestnut Ridge High School.
In June, sports water bottles with an anti-tobacco message printed on the outside were stuffed with brochures and
band aid holders with anti-drug and underage drinking prevention messages printed on them, and were
distributed to the 1,200 Bedford County American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) players in Bedford County.
AYSO was chosen because it includes all ages of youth; boys and girls; public, private and homeschooled youth;
students of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds; and, physically and mentally-challenged youth. It was thus
the most comprehensive organization of county youth found.
Prescription Drugs: High Availability.
Take Back Events
Date
Place
Sponsors
Participation
10/29/11
UPMC Bedford
Memorial Hospital
4/28/12
Saxton Market in
Saxton
DEA, State Police
Troop G, Saxton
Borough PD., PSI
30 cars and 2
pedestrians turned in
4 large boxes /
approx. 120 pounds.
9/29/12
Alum Bank
Volunteer Fire Hall
PA State Police
28 cars with 90
pounds.
The January 5 issue of The Broadcast quarterly newsletter sent to 600 people focused on the high availability of
prescription drugs.
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In February, the cover story of "In Bedford County" magazine
distributed to 49,000 people was about the BCDAPP-sponsored
prescription drug take back program. This was the first time BCDAPP
received such high profile attention in an “earned media” manner.
In April, BCDAPP’s table at the Chestnut Ridge School District Health
Fair attended by 84 people focused soley on prescription drug abuse
prevention. In June, BCDAPP’s table at the Bedford County Court
House Health Fair attended by 115 people also focused on this subject.
At the April Take Back, a participant
and supporter of the event, Louann
Heath, Tussey Mountain Elementary
School Nurse exclaimed, ""The Take
Back Event is an extremely worthwhile
project and I was happy it was held in
Saxton. The Tussey Mountain School
District rallied around it and
contributed their expired medications
2007 two-sided flyers were stuffed in the Bedford Gazette to alert
people to the Prescription Drug Take Back Event with a message that
said, "Kids don't always get drugs on the street. Sometimes they get
them at home." The flyer included the time and location of the Take
Back. On the flip side of the flyer was a save-the-date notice for an
upcoming Prescription Drug Abuse Town Hall meeting at Bedford H.S.
to be held on October 23.
to the program. This is so very
important to our environment as well
as the health and safety of each
member of the community."
Packets of information were handed out to participants at the Prescription Drug Take Back Event at Alum Bank
Volunteer Fire Hall in September. The focus of the information was on prescription drug abuse, and it included
outreach brochures, and PWHLTM campaign materials for a total of 184 pieces of material disseminated.
Tobacco:
Chestnut Ridge T.A.T.U members placed 3 Anti-Tobacco message posters in high traffic areas in Chestnut Ridge
schools, where 750 people could be counted on to view the message(s) in November 2011.
The "Young Lungs at Play" initiative to ban tobacco use from 2 publics parks in Bedford County began in January,
when permanent signs prohibiting tobacco use in the parks, and bearing fine amounts, were placed. The initiative
was approved by the Bedford Borough Council and other appropriate municipal agencies.
The 9-session "PRIME for Life" classes were taught for 10 at-risk youths at Bedford Children and Youth Services in
January.
"Not on Tobacco" (N.O.T) classes were taught for 14 Chestnut Ridge high school students identified as school
tobacco policy violators.
In May, 12 Youth Coalition members from T.A.T.U and S.A.D.D groups at 4 Bedford County Schools traveled to
Harrisburg to advocate against tobacco use and support policies. Youth met with PA members of Congress to
discuss the dangers of tobacco use and toured the Capitol Building. PACT--a statewide advocacy group for tobacco
prevention helped to organize the trip.
In May, The Broadcast quarterly newsletter was sent to 600 people with a focus on encouraging adults to
acknowledge the risks of youth tobacco use.
In September, BCDAPP provided 300 sports water bottles with a “Go for the Goal, Stay Tobacco Free” message to
participants in the Fall Foliage Race at Bedford. The race is organized by Love INC., a non-profit organization in
Bedford County that serves families in need.
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