Hancock County, Indiana

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 3 (2006) 4. Protective Factors 1 GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 3 Spencer County, Indiana Barbara.
Advertisements

Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Pike County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
Kosciusko County, Indiana
Owen County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Owen County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Switzerland County, Indiana
Adams County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Miami County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Parke County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Randolph County, Indiana
Delaware County, Indiana
Union County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Miami County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Shelby County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Wayne County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Grant County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Clinton County, Indiana
Wayne County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Orange County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
Lake County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
LaGrange County, Indiana
Marshall County, Indiana
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Shelby County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
Montgomery County, Indiana
Clark County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Jay County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Jackson County, Indiana
Grant County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Montgomery County, Indiana
Starke County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Brown County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Howard County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Cass County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Jackson County, Indiana
Jennings County, Indiana
Jennings County, Indiana
Delaware County, Indiana
Madison County, Indiana
Lake County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Brown County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Parke County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
Morgan County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Clay County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Dubois County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Spencer County, Indiana
Cass County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Parke County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Lake County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
Union County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Elkhart County, Indiana
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Cass County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
LaGrange County, Indiana
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Wells County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
Fayette County, Indiana
Decatur County, Indiana
Clinton County, Indiana
Morgan County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Fulton County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Adams County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Decatur County, Indiana
Clark County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Indiana Prevention Resource Center GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 4 Ripley County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP, Project.
Elkhart County, Indiana
Starke County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Dubois County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Wabash County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Vigo County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
Presentation transcript:

Hancock County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 3 Hancock County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Department of Applied Health Science and The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 3 Hancock County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP Project Staff: Ritika Bhawal, MPH Solomon Briggs Kyoungsun Heo, MPA Srinivasa Konchada Indiana Prevention Resource Center Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Trustees of Indiana University or the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana University accepts full Responsibility for the content of this publication. ©2005 The Trustees of Indiana University. Permission is extended to reproduce this County Profile for non-profit educational purposes. All other rights reserved.

4. Protective Factors: An Overview The importance of protective factors in the environment cannot be over emphasized. They can make all the difference between positive or negative outcomes in child development. Decisions and behaviors with regard to substance use and other high risk behaviors are found to be associated with a constellation of risk and protective factors. These factors have come to be regarded as a “descriptive and predictive framework” within which prevention theory and prevention programs are elaborated. (CSAP 2004:3) The web of influence which affects each individual and group includes individual, family, school, peer and community factors. Among the personal “individual” characteristics that impact decisions and behaviors are personality traits like a tendency toward sensation-seeking, mental health status, and religiosity. Influences within the family include parent-child bonding, parenting practices, parental substance use, and family size. Influences related to a child’s school experience include the quality of the bond formed between the child and school, academic performance, safety versus conflict in the school climate, and enforcement of clear policies. Pressure from peers and positive peer modeling are among peer influences predictive of abstinence from or involvement with drugs. The availability of drugs in the community, norms of use (e.g., adult use and attitudes, and community policies and enforcement), advertising and socioeconomic circumstances all contribute to the influence of community on its individual members. (CSAP 2004:4-9) These are only a few selected examples of how these factors influence youth behaviors with regard to drug use and other risky behaviors.

4. Protective Factors in Hancock County: Many agencies, organizations and institutions in a child’s environment offer highly positive support and can fortify the child, reducing likelihood of high risk behaviors and substance use. Research has found that the resilience of children from very high risk circumstances is related to the protective factors which also comprise part of their environment and which have had positive impacts upon them. These children thrive in spite of negative influences and vulnerabilities. Examples of protective factors include the schools, libraries, churches, and other youth serving agencies and organizations in the child’s community. Clark County celebrates the presence in its communities of many institutions, organizations and agencies that promote healthy child development. The teachers, program leaders, librarians, religious leaders, and those who fund them deserve the sincere thanks of all the members of the community for their role in developing future generations of healthy, intelligent, caring and civic-minded citizens. The IPRC is collecting information on assets in each county. The following graph reports the number of public and private schools; libraries (including branches); places of worship; and youth serving agencies, organizations or programs which have been identified by the IPRC: Table 4.1. School data from the Department of Education, library data the Indiana State Library, churches and youth serving agencies from InfoUSA (2005). Protective Factors   Hancock Indiana Places of Worship (InfoUSA, 2005) 82 10455 Youth Serving Agencies (InfoUSA, 2005) 8 864 Libraries (IN State Library, 2005) 4 439 Schools (DOE, 2006) 25 2801 CSAP. Science-Based Prevention Programs and Principles 2002. Rockville: U.S. DHHS, SAMHSA, 2003.

Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana Programs Afternoons R.O.C.K. Programs, 2005-2006 School Year Indiana Prevention Resource Center Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana, 2006

Places of Worship Places of Worship, 2005 Indiana Prevention Resource Center InfoUSA, American Church List, 2005

Youth Serving Agencies Indiana Prevention Resource Center InfoUSA, American Church List, 2005

Public Libraries and Branches Main Library, 2006 Branch Library, 2006 Indiana Prevention Resource Center Indiana State Library, 2006

Schools School Indiana Prevention Resource Center Indiana Department of Education, 2005

Married Couple Families with Children St. Joseph County, IN Mishawaka city, IN South Bend city, IN Married Couple Families with Children (23) (6) (35) (22) Indiana Prevention Resource Center AGS, Core Demographics, 2004 estimates (2005)