Prevention

PFS Grant

Gina Krizan

The purpose of the PFS program is to address two prevention priorities: (1) underage drinking among youth ages 12-20 and (2) prescription drug misuse and abuse among youth ages 12-25. The goals of the program are to prevent and reduce underage drinking, prevent and reduce prescription drug and illicit opioid misuse and abuse, and promote emotional health and wellness in order to prevent or delay the onset of/complications from substance abuse and mental illness. By the end of the grant, the aim is to have a reduction in underage drinking and prescription drug misuse/abuse, an increase in perception of harm/risk related to UAD and prescription drug misuse/abuse, and an increase in the promotion of emotional health/wellness. Guided by the premise “culture is prevention”, the program supports the use of culturally-appropriate prevention strategies. Ultimately, the hope is that the PFS Program increases the capacity to create more effective prevention programing, thus enhancing each community’s ability to sustain prevention activities which are data driven and culturally appropriate.

Native Connections Grant

Alicia Cross

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Native Connections is a five-year grant program that helps American Indian and Alaska Native communities identify and address the behavioral health needs of Native youth. Specifically, the program supports grantees in: reducing suicidal behavior and substance use and misuse among Native youth up to age 24, easing the impacts of substance use, mental illness, and trauma in tribal communities, supporting youth as they transition into adulthood. With LCO’s grant we are instilling our culture and traditional activities with our youth to reduce the stigma of drugs and alcohol in our community. We currently have over 130 tribal members trained in ASIST which is a curriculum that teaches one what to do in a situation with a suicidal individual. We plan on training our Boys & Girls Club youth in SafeTalk which will also help students identify signs of suicide and what to do in that situation.

State Targeted Response Grant

Jennifer Petit

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The STR grant was awarded to Wisconsin in 2017 to address the opioid crisis. The grant focuses on reducing the nonmedical/ unauthorized availability of and access to prescription opioids as well as preventing opioid-related overdose deaths. The Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) partnered with the Wisconsin Youth Regional Prevention Centers to make these grant funds available to Wisconsin Coalitions. The LCO (Giwii Mino Mimaadizimin) Coalition is one of 64 coalitions in Wisconsin that received the funds. The STR grant uses a five-pronged strategy to address the opioid crisis. The grant helps cover the costs of educational community events, permanent drug drop box placement,  drug deactivation bags and/or lock boxes to distribute to community members,  drug take back events as well as the dose of reality campaign and naloxone trainings.

Mental Health Block Grant

This grant from the State of Wisconsin has been used to introduce LCO Ojibwe school students to animal assisted therapeutic services. This specifically has been with the use of Equine (horse) therapies. This program is hoping to grow in the summer of 2019 to include more children who could benefit from this therapeutic modality.

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Prevention Coalition Grant

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​This grant allows for very specific prevention activities within the community. For 2019 the specific target population includes Adult Binge Drinking and Medicated Assisted Therapy for Opiates.