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Youth Substance Use Prevention

The Partnership: Lake County Health Department and District 112 Middle Schools

Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s Youth, and drinking by young people poses enormous health and safety risks. Since 2018, the Lake County Health Department has partnered with the middle schools in District 112 on Youth Substance Use Prevention through multiple initiatives such as Youth Prevention Education, Communication Campaigns, and a Youth Advisory Council (YAC).

The Student Campaign

The student campaign is to help students establish healthy and safe habits and decrease 30-day substance use (an indicator of regular use measured on the Illinois Youth Survey).

Our Main objectives from the State are to increase the percentage of students who

report moderate or great risk of harm (physically or in other ways) if youth their age use alcohol.
reach out to trusted adults about important life issues, includuing substance use and mental health.

Communication Campaigns aim to positively change knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through the use of marketing techniques inside and outside of the school setting, such as:

Evidence-based practices
Data-driven decsisons
Promoting healthy behaviors
Consistent in media distribution
Focus on process evaluation
Student engagement

The Family Campaign

The Family Campaign is to share information on substance use prevention and resources to help parents have conversations with their children.

Our Main objectives from the State are to increase the percentage of students who

report their parents have talked to them in the past year about not using alcohol.
report their parents have talked to them in the past year about not using marijuana.

A Communication Campaign is an evidence-based strategy to positively change knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through the use of marketing techniques, such as:

Evidence-based practices
Data-driven decsions
Promoting healthy behaviors
Consistent in media distribution
Focus on process evaluation
Parent and community engagement

Youth Substance Use Prevention

The Partnership: Lake County Health Department and District 112 Middle Schools

The Student Campaign

The student campaign is to help students establish healthy and safe habits and decrease 30-day substance use (an indicator of regular use measured on the Illinois Youth Survey). Our Main objectives from the State are to increase the percentage of students who

report moderate or great risk of harm (physically or in other ways) if youth their age use alcohol.

reach out to trusted adults about important life issues, includuing substance use and mental health.

​ Communication Campaigns aim to positively change knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through the use of marketing techniques inside and outside of the school setting, such as: ​

Evidence-based practices

Data-driven decsisons

Promoting healthy behaviors

Consistent in media distribution

Focus on process evaluation

Student engagement

The Family Campaign

The Family Campaign is to share information on substance use prevention and resources to help parents have conversations with their children. ​ Our Main objectives from the State are to increase the percentage of students who

report their parents have talked to them in the past year about not using alcohol.

report their parents have talked to them in the past year about not using marijuana.

​ A Communication Campaign is an evidence-based strategy to positively change knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through the use of marketing techniques, such as: