2023 NPN Conference Program - Flipbook - Page 26
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Workshop Session V
5G - Growing the Good: Using Positive Community Norms to Increase Alcohol Non-Use Norms Among
Youth, Sara Thompson and Darren Reed
Hear how the State of Minnesota is leading the nation in using the Science of the Positive (SOTP) and Positive Community Norms
(PCN) Frameworks to prevent and reduce substance use in middle and high school students. This session will delve into the
Spirit, Science, Action, and return of this ongoing effort and uncover and celebrate the positive, healthy norms that already exist
in unique ways in every community. The Action leading to behavior change focuses on providing high-dosage Positive
Community Norms messages that communicate actual norms in culturally appropriate ways to correct these misperceptions
and the returns are significant: the presenters will share outcome data published in a peer-reviewed journal that demonstrate
how communities across Minnesota have successfully decreased youth substance use and showcase a short documentary film
in which youth and adult leaders from four of these DHS-funded communities tell stories of positive transformation in their own
words.
5H - The Family Check-Up Online as a Tool for Prevention of Substance Use and Mental Health Problems in
Children and Adolescents, Beth Stormshak and Lisa Reiter
This presentation provides an overview of the research on the Family Check-Up Online as a tool for prevention of long-term
substance use in response to the overwhelming mental health crisis that has emerged since the COVID-19 pandemic. Outcomes
associated with the online program include reductions in parent stress, depression, and improvements in parenting skills such as
positive parenting and limit setting. This session will include a description of the model, presentation of outcomes, and discussion
of implementation strategies in community settings such as schools and community mental health with the goal of long-term
prevention of substance use in children and adolescents.
5I - BORGS, Budder, and Blues: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Youth Trends, Catherine Barden and
Cristal Philbrick
In this session, participants will get a look into the latest trends surrounding youth culture and the link to substance use.
Participants will explore the terms used, what youth are seeing online and how the mental health crisis is impacting youth use.
Participants will hear about innovative strategies to engage young people and families in the community to address youth
substance use and how addressing mental health and positive family communication has led one town to its lowest use rates
recorded. This session will be engaging for prevention professionals to hear about the latest trends and empower them to
educate and engage others in their community as we all work towards a common goal of keeping our youth healthy, safe,
engaged and drug-free.
5J - Leveraging Technology to Bridge the Data Gap: Administering the Maine Young Adult Survey, Timothy
Diomede and Hannah Keedy
This presentation is for Substance Use Prevention Professionals and Evaluation Specialists interested in learning how Maine is
addressing data gaps using an innovative approach to help guide prevention and intervention programs around substance use
and mental health among a vulnerable demographic (young adults) using the web-based Maine Young Adult Survey (YAS)
comprised of questions related to substance use, mental health, and associated risk and protective factors. The Maine YAS
includes validated measures and questions consistent with surveys like BRFSS, NSDUH, and the Maine Integrated Youth Health
Survey (MIYHS), as well as other young adult surveys that have been completed in Rhode Island and Vermont. Presenters will
describe the design, methodology, recruitment process, promotion, and data dissemination of the survey, describe recruitment
strategies to engage and solicit vulnerable populations and discuss the successes, challenges, and implications of administering
web-based surveys.
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