6/13/14 - Some specific ideas for drug prevention in Livingston County were identified at the fourth in a series of community meetings Tuesday night. The meetings have been going on since December, organized by the Livingston Community Prevention Project to create a strategic plan for drug abuse prevention for Livingston County. Participants in the series have included normal residents as well as representatives from other anti-drug organizations, like LACASA, the Livingston County Community Alliance, and the Pinckney and Hartland Coalitions. Organizer Karen Bergbower says they have been using data from youth surveys, hospitals, the coronerâs office, and other sources to understand what is actually causing substance abuse locally. Participants on Tuesday worked to propose solutions to address those factors. Their ideas will be presented with all of the other data to the Livingston County Community Alliance, which will begin work on constructing the strategic plan at its August 12th meeting. Once the plan is completed, it will be distributed to local anti-drug organizations to coordinate prevention efforts and reduce redundancy county-wide. The LCCA will also look for ways to fund the plan and its implementation. (TD)
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