Join the Fairfield CARES Youth Committee
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Are you a Fairfield high school student who want to make a difference? Join Fairfield CARES Youth Committee (FCYC)
What Is FCYC:
The Fairfield CARES Youth Committee is the youth arm of the Fairfield CARES Community Coalition, whose goal is to prevent substance abuse, by promoting healthy choices and positive youth and family development. FCYC empowers students to be part of public awareness and social change campaigns to address issues that are important to young adults. FCYC brings youth voices into coalition activities and community initiatives.
*Open to high school students grades 9-12 who live in Fairfield*
What FCYC Members Do
To prevent and reduce youth substance use, the Fairfield CARES Community Coalition uses the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and applies 7 evidence based strategies, examples are given for each:
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Provide Information – social media, newsletters, brochures, community forums
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Enhance Skills – trainings to administer Narcan, online safe beverage server training
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Provide Support - provide quit vaping programs, counseling, support groups
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Reduce Access/Increase Barriers (or Increase Access/Reduce Barriers -depending on the objective) – locking up liquor at home,
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Change Consequences – DUI checks, party patrols, ensuring alcohol/tobacco retailers comply with laws to not sell to minors
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Change Physical Design of Environment – signage to prohibit alcohol/drug use, increased number of “Drop Boxes” for safe disposal of old medications
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Modify/Change Policies – including marijuana in CT’s Social Host Law, modifying tobacco laws to include vaping
Extensive data is collected and analyzed to determine the specific initiatives of each of the above strategies."