{"id":17298,"date":"2018-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cadca1stg.wpengine.com\/resource\/coalitions-in-action-mchenry-county-substance-abuse-coalition-gives-youth-prevention-leaders-a-voice\/"},"modified":"2018-12-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T00:00:00","slug":"coalitions-in-action-mchenry-county-substance-abuse-coalition-gives-youth-prevention-leaders-a-voice","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.cadca.org\/fr\/resource\/coalitions-in-action-mchenry-county-substance-abuse-coalition-gives-youth-prevention-leaders-a-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalitions in Action\u2014 McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition Gives Youth Prevention Leaders a Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Parlez-moi de votre communaut\u00e9 et des communaut\u00e9s desservies par votre coalition \u2013 sa population et ses caract\u00e9ristiques uniques. Quand la coalition a-t-elle \u00e9t\u00e9 form\u00e9e ? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition was formed in 2000 when treatment providers in the area saw a rise in the number of heroin users accessing their services. The coalition\u2019s goal is to promote resilience at the individual, family, and community levels through education of youth, parents, business and community leaders about the consequences of drug use.<\/p>\n

McHenry County is a collar county due west of Chicago, Illinois, and nestled south of the Wisconsin border that takes pride in being an ideal place to live, whether as individuals enjoying their retirement years or families raising the next generation of healthy and productive citizens. The county\u2019s population growth from 259,841 in 2000 to 308,760 in 2017 and a projected increase to 470,923 by 2030 makes it one of the fastest growing counties in the state. Projections are that a retiring urban population and in-migration of a growing Latino population will trigger this growth. The population, primarily white (85%), is relatively young and economically active with 90% of adults holding a high school diploma or higher level of education. McHenry County compares to the State of Illinois with a median household income of about $60,000.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 quels probl\u00e8mes uniques votre coalition est-elle confront\u00e9e\u00a0?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

With pockets of extreme wealth comes the ability to mask an issue that leaves 13% of children under 18 living in poverty. The county has transitioned from a rural\/agricultural to a service\/manufacturing-based economy that supports a growing urban lifestyle defined by consumer preference. The county\u2019s progress continues to be hampered by the lack of a reliable public transportation system, making it difficult for many of the county poor to go to work or access treatment\/support services.<\/p>\n

Like many communities in the nation, McHenry County has seen an increase in use of, and death by, opioids. In 2017, McHenry County was in the top 5 of Illinois for overdose death by opioids. The county is located in the center of what is known as \u201cthe drug triangle,\u201d created by Chicago, Milwaukee, and Rockford, which allows for easy access to heroin through primary highways that connect the cities. This past year the county has actually seen a significant decrease in overdose deaths, but an increase in all forms of stimulants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

De quelle activit\u00e9 ou programme votre coalition est-elle la plus fi\u00e8re et\/ou quelle activit\u00e9 aimeriez-vous que nous mettions en lumi\u00e8re\u00a0?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn spring of 2017 the coalition was approached by Alden Hebron-School District 19 to educate their students about what we were doing about opioids in McHenry County,\u201d said program coordinator Laura Crain<\/strong>. \u201cFeeling that opioids may be a bit too specific, we expanded to addiction. In summer of 2017 we began a year-long service learning project with their students in grades 5-8. Key partners and experts in our community met with students throughout the first semester for educational purposes and the students ended the project by publishing a book that is distributed throughout the county. What started as an educational program in a small, rural community changed the conversation and environment in the school about addiction. While the project was designed with the students in mind, the impact on the experts that presented was unplanned and has changed how they view their role in education and the need for prevention efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following semester, students met once a week with experts in the community to learn about addiction. Topics discussed included vaping, alcohol, marijuana, brain science, drug recognition, Narcan, legal issues, addiction\u2019s impact on family, neo-natal abstinence syndrome, behavioral health, in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, and death and determination of drug overdose. The students took fieldtrips to drug-court, a hospital emergency department, a drug dog demonstration, and a recovery home. One of the most impactful sessions was when students interviewed people in recovery, family members of people in recovery, and family members of people that had died of an overdose.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Comment en \u00eates-vous arriv\u00e9 l\u00e0 et quels sont vos r\u00e9sultats ? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The coalition made use of CADCA\u2019s Seven Strategies for Community Change by:<\/p>\n