Bridges…A Community Support System, Inc.: Services for Technical Assistance & Evaluation
Complete Project
Title:
Bridges…A Community Support System, Inc.: Services for Technical Assistance & Evaluation
Status:
Completed
Topic:
Evaluation Services
Funding Source:
Bridges … A Community Support System, Inc., Milford, CT
Funding Period:
2010-2012
Purpose:
The purpose was to evaluate activities conducted as part of a grant awarded to the Milford Prevention Council, which includes Bridges of Milford as a member. Bridges is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority for Milford, Orange and West Haven, providing comprehensive mental health services and addiction recovery programs for adults, children and families. The Milford Prevention Council – a coalition of professionals working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth – had determined a need in the Milford community to enforce laws and policies around underage drinking, educate the community about substance use and abuse, and provide more comprehensive prevention programming.
Further Study Details:
The grant activities for which the PRC served as evaluator included: (1) training sessions for bar and restaurant employees on dealing with alcohol-related incidents; (2) a forum for retail establishments to address issues regarding the availability of alcohol to minors; (3) two forums on underage drinking for 9th grade students and their parents; and (4) a survey of middle and high school students to determine attitudes and behaviors regarding alcohol, tobacco, and recreational drug use. PRC staff attended planning meetings as needed; developed process and outcomes evaluation plans and instruments; established data collection protocols; conducted data analyses; and prepared reports of activities and findings.
Findings:
Results of the evaluation helped the Milford Prevention Council to determine the impact of the training sessions and forums, and to help guide the development of future prevention programming.
Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center