NASPA 2017 Annual Conference Advancing Student Success: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Evidence-Based Strategies and Resources for College Drinking Prevention NASPA 2017 Annual Conference Monday, March 13, 2017

Speakers Marion Cornelius Pierce Jane Vangsness Frisch, Ph.D. Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Jane Vangsness Frisch, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs, North Dakota State College of Science Robert Reff, Ph.D. Director of Prevention, Advocacy and Wellness, Oregon State University Student Health Services Jane Tobler Project Director, Underage Drinking Prevention Education Initiatives

SAMHSA Mission and Strategic Initiatives Reduce the impact of substance use and mental illness on America’s communities Prevention of substance use and mental illness Health care and health systems integration Trauma and justice Recovery support Health information technology Workforce development

Alcohol Use Among College Students Drinking five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on the same occasion in the past 30 days. Binge drinking on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. SOURCE: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables

Past-month alcohol use by 12- to 20-year-olds A STEADY DECLINE Past-month alcohol use by 12- to 20-year-olds Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (2016). 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables.

For more information, visit: How Does SAMHSA Help? For more information, visit: www.stopalcoholabuse.gov

NIAAA’s CollegeAIM The College Alcohol Intervention Matrix (CollegeAIM): A new resource from NIAAA to help schools address harmful and underage student drinking. A comprehensive tool to identify effective alcohol interventions. www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/CollegeAIM

Town Hall Meetings to Prevent Underage Drinking Communities Talk: Town Hall Meetings to Prevent Underage Drinking www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/townhallmeetings

Communities Talk Events: Follow-up Activities Follow-up activities planned by campus communities: Monitor and communicate data; Strengthen town and gown relationships; Enforce existing sanctions; Continue recurring dialogue; and Support students in recovery.

Communities Talk: Impact

Communities Talk: Impact

SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework Comprehensive guide to plan, implement, and evaluate prevention problems www.samhsa.gov/capt/applying-strategic-prevention-framework

Contact Information 13 Marion C. Pierce Marion.Pierce@samhsa.hhs.gov Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/townhallmeetings

Oregon State University: Prevention at Work

Success in Reducing High-risk Drinking Rates

Success in Reducing High-risk Drinking Rates

How did we get here? Strengthening services that directly serve students. Creating cultural/environmental changes in our community.

Creating Environmental Change Higher level work to change environments and culture will create lasting change. How do we do this? Involve on and off campus partners in prevention work: Campus-wide Prevention and Advocacy Coalition. Cultural and environmental changes through policy and population-wide initiatives. Build a strong base of knowledge regarding evidence-based practices and understanding of prevention.

OSU Communities Talk Town Hall Meeting to Prevent Underage and High-Risk Drinking Aimed at unifying community: Increased understanding among university and community stakeholders of issues related to high-risk drinking. Increased awareness of evidence-based strategies to address college student high-risk drinking. Grew collaboration within OSU and partners.

OSU Communities Talk: Results Prevention team was able to: Talk to community members about the hard data regarding high-risk drinking in our community. Talk about the evidence-based practices that we employ. Hear from community members about what they are seeing with students. Hear about community context to inform our work. The community heard from the prevention team perspective and became more connected to prevention work.

2-year, comprehensive Wahpeton, ND (residential) Fargo, ND (commuter) 3,003 students enrolled 1,027 live on campus North Dakota = High Risk—ALL ages Rural, 11 state colleges/universities Fargo/Moorhead ranks No. 1 in binge drinking in the nation (BRFSS, 2012) 70 percent of students from ND Trends are going in the right direction.

ND College Student Alcohol Use Trends ND University System. (2015). NDCORE 2014 Aggregate Alcohol and Other Drug Survey Report. Bismarck, ND: ND Higher Education Consortium for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Campus—Surrounding Community 10-11-10 How? Persistent with the basics: 3-in-1 Framework, AIM Inclusive/Persistent Conversations—statewide issue Partnering with other institutions and stakeholders Continuing to evaluate: AIM Campus—Surrounding Community Student Body Individual Campus/community coalitions & partnerships Environmental strategies Universal prevention Policies Services Intervention Brief counseling Referral/treatment

Cannot forget or ignore… Stay-focused on evidenced-based efforts: Norms-clarification/population-level: first-year students Campus climate: late-night activities, policies, enforcement Interventions: continuing to address at-risk students

Critical Conversations Family Members Campus Stakeholders Legislators Community

Family Members Most impact on “typical” student use 10-11-10 Family Members Most impact on “typical” student use Engaging in the conversation BEFORE they are ever college students Family orientation—NOT just parents Spouse Supportive family/friend Asking them to partner for students’ success

Campus Stakeholders Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Student/Peers 10-11-10 Campus Stakeholders Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Student/Peers Need buy-in: funding, expectations, policies Student voice = student buy-in Other institutions Close geographically and demographically ND Higher Education Consortium for Substance Abuse Prevention

Legislators Public Policy is an effective environmental strategy to REDUCE high-risk drinking1 ND = Lowest taxes (not raised since the 1960s) Biennial Legislative Sessions (not career policymakers) Local ordinances 1Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, 2007; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2001; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007; World Health Organization, 2004

Community Consistent conversations (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) Now EXPECTED: Frustrating  Fruitful Partnering with local coalitions Strategic invites to discussions/events Yes… even the alcohol industry! Town Hall meeting Partner between NDSU and NDSCS Pre-meeting with policymakers Help them understand policy needs Activate them to discuss at Town Hall Celebrate successes and small wins

Lessons Learned Persistence is key Partnering = more financial/human resources and connections Learning from 2-year and 4-year colleges Go back to the basics; evidenced-based is essential

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