The Prevention Task Force, led by local public health experts, prevention specialists, youth-serving agency representatives, school administrators, and dedicated youth, aims to promote universal prevention for all and targeted/indicated prevention for youth and adults at higher risk for developing a substance use disorder. Prevention strives to optimize well-being and emphasizes interventions that occur prior to the onset of a disorder, intended to prevent the occurrence of the disorder altogether. Effective prevention is working “upstream” to reduce onset of use and reduce the number of individuals in need of other treatment, diversion, and recovery system resources in the future.
Risk and Protective factors
Prevention science has identified biological, psychological, family, community, and cultural characteristics that are associated with a higher likelihood of an individual developing a substance abuse or related behavioral health problem, these are known as risk factors. There are also factors at the individual, family, and community levels proven to reduce the likelihood of developing a substance abuse or behavioral health problem, called protective factors. Effective Prevention focuses on strengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors in multiple contexts.
Evidence Based Prevention
As Prevention has evolved over time, interventions have been evaluated to measure impact and overall effectiveness. A prevention program or intervention is considered evidence-based if there is demonstrated evidence of effectiveness under a set of defined conditions. When selecting an intervention, evidence is evaluated, and priority is given to those programs with strong evidence of effectiveness.
Youth SIM
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