Underage drinking accomplishments in Shawnee County [A story that talks about how applying multiple sectors and multiple strategies based on evidence based initiatives could change the trends on alcohol consumption in a community.]
Underage drinking accomplishments in Shawnee County [A story that talks about how applying multiple sectors and multiple strategies based on evidence based initiatives could change the trends on alcohol consumption in a community.]
2. Who is Safe Streets?
A strong coalition of 172 members
17 years within the community
Our Goal:
Reduce crime and substance abuse
in Topeka by citizens working
together to make Topeka, KS the
safest capital city in America
(population over 100,000)
3. Shawnee county
174,709 people
Rural/Urban
population
6 School districts
9 private schools
4. Community partnerships
To make an impact within the community,
quality partnerships are essential
We need the right people…
…with the right strategies
5. Community mobilization
Prevention
Shawnee County &
Shawnee County Juvenile Detention Center Recovery
Sheriff’s Office Services
(SNSO) Topeka
Topeka Police Association of Safe Streets
Department Retarded Coalition
Shawnee County (TPD)
District Attorney’s Office Citizens
Topeka
City Of Character
Kansas Children’s
Service League Family Service &
Guidance Center
BNSF National
Railway Alliance of
Community Mentally
Volunteers Ill
MADD
Transition
By Design 501 jones huyett
School Partners
City of District New Dawn
Stormont
Topeka Faith Alcoholic Wellness
Vail
Community Beverage
Hospital
Control
(ABC)
6. How do we make a difference?
Through
environmental changes
brought on by the use of
evidence based strategies
8. Law enforcement
68% of kids didn't think they will be
caught by police if they drink.
Need of increasing enforcement
9. Law enforcement
ABC agent, a member of our task force,
suggested: law enforcement can work together as
a team and ABC could coordinate efforts
Formation of Law Enforcement Task Force
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed
between Safe Streets, TPD, SNSO, and ABC
New Partnership with Crime Stoppers:
people can now anonymously report
underage drinking offenses
10. Targeted Influencing Factor
Perception of Being Caught
Right
37 Direction 36.1
+3.8%
36
35
34.1
34
% 33 32.3
31.5 31.5 Perception of Being
32
Caught: +3.8%
31
2008 32.3%
30
2009 31.5%
29
2010 31.5%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2011 34.1%
2012 36.1 %
11. Enforcement Effectiveness
Total of Citations
November 2009 - May 2012
1200
1008
1000
800
600
450
400
302
218
200
38
0
S. Host MIP/MIC Furnishing Miscellaneous TOTAL
12. Targeted Prevalence Outcomes
Past 30 Day Use
Right
29 28.1 Direction -
28
3.7%
28 27.1
27
26
24.6
25
% 23.4
24
23
30 day use: -3.7%
22
21
2008 27.1%
20 2009 28.1%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2010 28.0%
2011 24.6%
2012 23.4%
14. Education
Work with the School Districts to Increase
participation in the
Community That Cares (CTC) survey
Implementation of Positive Action
an evidence based education program in:
all 6 501 District middle schools
2 elementary schools
1 private school
9 other county schools and programs
17. Education
Lanyard project
With the participation of Coalition members and Law Enforcement,
handed out 13,000 Lanyards for each middle and high school student
with their school name/colors/mascot, the purpose was to promote our
youth facebook page “Remembering Last Night” as well as the
Crime Stoppers report line.
20. Targeted Influencing Factor
Opportunity For Pro-Social Involvement
Right
Direction
+3 %
65.5
64.8 64.4 64.7
65
64.5
64
63.5 63.2
63
%
62.5
61.7
62
61.5
Pro Social
61
Involvement: + 3
60.5 2008 61.7%
60 2009 64.8%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2010 64.4%
2011 68.2%
2012 64.7%
21. Community awareness
Town Hall Meeting at Washburn University
◦ Youth skit highlighting the importance of
good communication with parents to
meet a common goal:
the safety of our youth
◦ Panel of experts at the end to respond
community concerns on underage
drinking.
23. Community awareness
Safe Streets Safe Spring Break flash mob
(Washburn University)
◦ Partnership with Washburn Sales &
Marketing Executives
◦ Raising awareness about the dangers of
underage drinking
◦ Original music and dance done by Washburn
marketing students
Click to watch video clip
24. Marketing strategies
Working with jones huyett Partners (jhP)
to develop marketing campaigns
Kurt Eskilson
Sr. Vice President- jhP
Click on Kurt to watch his video!
28. SOCIAL MEDIA
Click to follow the link
Remembering Last Night
Help your friends “Remember Last Night” by making
safe decisions and having fun without alcohol
261 people like this
SAFE STREETS COALITION
103 people like this
Click to follow the link
29. Project sticker shock
Topeka 2012
To raise awareness within the community and
educate those over the age of 21 about the legal
and social consequences of providing alcohol to
minors
31. Environmental scan 2012
Youth interns created a video clip to draw attention to
parents, adults and the community at large on how
they feel about being targeted in the community by
the alcohol industry.
32. Other accomplishments
Policy changes
◦ Amendment to Social Hosting policy to
include “recklessly”
Practice changes
◦ Shoulder tap operations started in
Shawnee County/Topeka area
◦ Crime Stoppers underage drinking tip
line
33. Impact
Media impact
173,387 people reached
Positive Action
11,694 students reached
Crime Stoppers tips:
265 underage drinking tips received
Law Enforcement
1,008 underage drinking citations issued
34. What can be replicated
Science behind environmental changes
◦ Use of evidence based strategies
Positive Action
Effective enforcement (party patrols, shoulder taps, source
operations, etc.)
Effective Media campaigns
Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA)
Developing protocols for law enforcement
Law Enforcement training program development
37. What we learned
Partnerships are crucial, multiple
sectors need to be involved
This is a marathon, not a sprint
It´s important to make policy and
practice changes, they are just the
seed that might grow bigger in the
future
Look for evidence base strategies, do
not reinvent the wheel
38. Eve Kendall
Deputy Director SNCO Department of
Corrections-Underage drinking task force
chair
Click on Eve to watch his video!