September 2011 – May 2012

Lifeways Programming 7.5 Staff - Providing Evidence Based Program PROJECT SUCCESS in Rapid City Area School District East MS – Angela Wiederich North MS – Amanda Thomas South MS – Bob Burke (2.5 days per week) Southwest MS – Bob Burke (2.5 days per week) West MS – Paula Long Fox (2.5 days per week) Academies – Michelle Mott Central HS – Kelsey Arneson & Chelle Schefcik Stevens HS – David Herrick

PROJECT SUCCESS Universal prevention strategies are designed to reach the entire population without regard to individual risk factors. Project Success Education Series (7 th and 9 th grade) Universal prevention education and activities Pro-social student groups (i.e., SADD, Youth 2Youth, etc.) Selective prevention strategies target subgroups of the general population that are determined to be at risk for substance abuse. Individual and group education Indicated prevention interventions identify individuals who are experiencing early signs of substance abuse and target them with special programs. Individual and group education Intervention classes - PATH II (10 hours) and PATH III (20 hours)

MS Direct Service School Hours 63% of time spent on universal prevention 34% of time spent on selective / indicated prevention

HS Direct Service School Hours 34% of time spent on universal prevention 66% of time spent on selective / indicated prevention

Classroom Education Lifeways provided 641 classroom presentation hours hours at the middle school level with student contact hours 51 sections of the Project Success Education series 145 other classroom presentations hours at the high school level with student contact hours 29 sections of the Project Success Education series 94 other classroom presentations

Individual and Group Education Assessment/Screening/Referral/Individual Sessions/Group Sessions Lifeways provided 1019 hours of individual prevention education 303 hours at the middle school level 437 sessions with 152 students 80% seen 3 or less times, 16% seen 4 – 9 times, 5% students seen 10+ times (max 28 times) 19% were referred to the MS Path, 8% were referred to a COSAPs group, and 6% were referred to outside services including mental health counseling or treatment services. 716 hours at the high school level 785 sessions with 259 students 68% seen 3 or less times, 31% seen 4 – 9 times, 2% seen 10 or more times (max 18 times) 21% were referred to Path II, 20% were referred to Path III, 6% were referred to a COSAPs group, 9% were referred to treatment services, and 9% were referred to other outside services including mental health counseling. Lifeways provided hours of group prevention education 68 hours at the middle school level 42.5 hours at the high school level

PATH II 74 students signed up for PATH II 10 students signed up but never attended 9 groups held with 64 students and 65 parents 59 students (92%) completed PATH II 47 (80%) complete in 1 month 8 (14%) complete in 2 months 4 (7%) complete in 3 – 9 months of first class 5 students (8%) attended but didn’t complete the class

PATH III 78 students signed up for PATH III 14 students signed up but never attended 9 groups held with 64 students and 50 parents 47 students (73%) completed PATH III 38 (81%) complete in 1 month 9 (19%) complete in 2 – 5 months of first class 17 students (27%) attended but didn’t complete the class

State Funding First year of implementation of SPF SIG grant Goal – decrease underage drinking among 12 – 20 year olds Lifeways will accomplish this goal by: Increasing the perception of harm of underage alcohol use Decrease the social norm of accepting underage drinking Improve coping styles and social competence skills

Successes After participating in all Lifeways programming, youth see alcohol use as more harmful than they previously thought Think drinking is more dangerous for teenagers than adults Think teen drinkers are more likely to get addicted than those who start drinking as adults Think drinking has a long term impact on their brain PATH students are becoming more aware of the consequences of their substance use.

Successes After participating in all Lifeways programming, youth are learning healthy ways to cope and creating a healthy support system Realize that using alcohol or drugs is not a good way to deal with stress, anxiety, sadness, or depression Have increased their refusal skills and feel that they have control over their lives. Feel that they have an adult that they can turn to when they have a problem. Have set goals and feel more hopeful about their future. PATH students show an intention to change their behavior regarding their substance use.

Successes 1 in 3 students are aware of Lifeways and the SADD/Y2Y/TATU groups in their schools Almost all staff are aware of Lifeways in their schools Lifeways staff rated highly, especially on their attitude, rapport with students, and knowledge of material. After participating in some of Lifeways programming, youth are learning that most people their age do not drink Best results seen with students participating in individual education