MHA 6. Youth Marijuana Use
Current Value
6.7%
Definition
Line
Bar
Story Behind the Curve
Contributing Factors (What's helping the trend?):
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- School based prevention programs and education on the risks of using marijuana as an adolescence
- Supportive family/friend network
- Highlighting mental health and substance use/abuse in mainstream media campaigns and school programs
Restricting Factors (What's keeping the trend from improving?):
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- Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic restricted program activities, access, and availability
- Influence of social media and culture (portraying the use of substances as cool)
- Loosening laws surrounding recreational/medical marijuana; more accessible
Equity Issues (What disparities are contributing?):
- Racial and ethnic minorities
- Sexual orientation and gender minorities
Partners
Clermont County Educational Service Center
Clermont County Mental Health & Recovery Board
Coalition for a Drug-Free Clermont County
What Works
Strategy
Community drug prevention coalitions
K - 12 drug prevention education
Activities
Community drug prevention coalitions
- Provide Wraparound support to youth with Juvenile Court involvement (Coalition for a Drug-Free Clermont County)
K-12 drug prevention education
- Provide K-12 drug prevention education (e.g. LifeSkills) (Clermont County Mental Health & Recovery Board, Clermont County Educational Service Center)
- Participate in Red Ribbon Weekm Hidden in Plain Sight, Community drug prevention efforts, youth-led prevention (Clermont County Mental Health & Recovery Board, Clermont County Educational Service Center)