SR 1070 — SUBSTANCE ABUSE WORKING GROUP

*LRB09820778MST57887r* SR107009800SR1070 Enrolled LRB098 20778 MST 57887 r SENATE RESOLUTION WHEREAS,NO. The mission of the Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPP) Multi-Neighborhood Pilot is to target risk and protective factors for alcohol and other substance use and abuse at the individual, family, and environmental levels through a comprehensive approach, including individual programming, media, campaigns, advocacy, and collaboration with governmental agencies in the participating communities of Back-of-the-Yards, Brighton Park, and Englewood, all within Chicago Police District 9;

and1070 WHEREAS, The goalsmission of the SAPPSubstance Multi-NeighborhoodAbuse PilotPrevention areProgram to(SAPP) preventMulti-Neighborhood adolescentPilot substanceis use particularly relating to alcohol,target decreaserisk ratesand ofprotective alcohol,factors tobaccofor alcohol and other substance use and abuse amongat youngthe adultsindividual, family, and youth,environmental buildlevels capacitythrough ata thecomprehensive community-levelapproach, toincluding addressindividual substanceprogramming, abuse-relatedmedia, issues,public andeducation tocampaigns, promoteadvocacy, health and well-beingcollaboration inwith Chicagogovernmental andagencies throughoutin the Stateparticipating throughcommunities replication of theBack-of-the-Yards, SAPPBrighton MultiPark, Neighborhoodand Pilot;Englewood, all within Chicago Police District 9;

and WHEREAS, The objectivesgoals of the SAPP Multi-Neighborhood Pilot include but are not limited to, increasing awareness of the negative effects of alcohol use with a focus on youth from 11 to 19prevent years of age, engaging in a public education campaign around youth and adolescent alcoholsubstance use prevention,particularly partneringrelating SR1070 -2- LRB098 20778 MST 57887 r with schools to incorporatealcohol, alcoholdecrease userates preventionof intoalcohol, healthtobacco and scienceother curriculumsubstance atabuse theamong middleyoung schooladults and highyouth, schoolbuild level,capacity partneringat withthe governmentcommunity agencieslevel to promoteaddress alcoholsubstance preventionabuse-related messaging,issues, establishing family and communityto supportpromote systemshealth for youth with a focus on training and programwell-being development,in evaluateChicago existing family and communitythroughout services,the implementingState evidence-based trainings through utilizingreplication faith and community-based infrastructure, and assessing full range of socialthe serviceSAPP agenciesMulti-Neighborhood forPilot; service referral;

and WHEREAS, The objectives of the SAPP Multi-Neighborhood Pilot include, but are not limited to, increasing awareness of the negative effects of alcohol use with a focus on youth from 11 to 19 years of age, engaging in a public education campaign around youth and adolescent alcohol use prevention, partnering 09800SR1070 Enrolled -2- LRB098 20778 MST 57887 r with schools to incorporate alcohol use prevention into health and science curriculum at the middle school and high school level, partnering with government agencies to promote alcohol prevention messaging, establishing family and community support systems for youth with a focus on training and program development, evaluate existing family and community services, implementing evidence-based trainings through utilizing faith and community-based infrastructure, and assessing full range of social service agencies for service referral;

therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created an interagency working group among the Department of Human Services, the Liquor Control Commission, the State Board of Education, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Children and Family Services, and the Community College Board, for the purposes of assessing and implementing family and SR107009800SR1070 Enrolled -3- LRB098 20778 MST 57887 r community support services for underage substance use;

and be it further RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services shall act as the lead agency and provide administrative and other support to the workgroup;work group;