SFP 10-14 funded to prevent opioid misuse

    Colorado’s rural communities are suffering from high rates of drug misuse including opioid deaths. Five of the seven counties in the area have been identified as rural counties that currently lack the capacity to identify and implement evidence-based prevention programs, yet the area is in great need. As a result, Phillips, Yuma, Washington and Logan counties have been awarded funding to implement the Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14.
    Using the Cooperative Extension system, the opioid prevention project employs a multi-level strategy to prevent opioid misuse in rural counties in two regions in Colorado. The ultimate goal is to deliver an empirically-proven and family-based program and engage in a community-level, locally-directed public awareness campaign. The project links the Colorado State University Prevention Research Center, the Cooperative Extension System, and the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Rise Above Colorado to empower rural residents to lead healthy lives and promote healthy communities.

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