1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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) National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables.

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How Does SAMHSA Help?
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7. 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.

8. Town Hall Meetings to Prevent Underage Drinking
Communities Talk:
Town Hall Meetings to Prevent Underage Drinking

9. 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.

10. Communities Talk: Impact

11. Communities Talk: Impact

12. SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework
Comprehensive guide to plan, implement, and evaluate prevention problems

13. Contact Information 13
Marion C. Pierce Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

14. Oregon State University: Prevention at Work

15. Success in Reducing High-risk Drinking Rates

16. Success in Reducing High-risk Drinking Rates

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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. Campus—Surrounding Community
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

24. 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

25. Critical Conversations
Family Members
Campus Stakeholders
Legislators
Community

26. Family Members Most impact on “typical” student use
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

27. Campus Stakeholders Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Student/Peers
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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. Questions, Comments & Discussion