Substance Use Prevention Coalition discusses how to reach local schools
[November 14, 2025]
The Substance Use Prevention Coalition (SUPC) met for its monthly
meeting at Lincoln Memorial Hospital on November 13. The mission of SUPC
is to prevent youth substance use, provide community education, and
disseminate resources in Logan County. The goals of the SUPC are to
decrease sustained alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use in youth in Logan
County. Illinois has the Regional Substance Use Prevention grant and
several other grants that support the work of substance use prevention.
Coalition members discussed how to reach schools in Logan County with
better support for substance use prevention and who to contact at the
various schools. The decision was made to resend a survey to collect
suggestions of school contacts and to continue the discussion at
December’s meeting. The coalition reviewed the questions that they will
ask school contacts, including administration, teachers, and counselors,
as key interviews to find the best way to support the individual school
environment and share information, training, and resources.
Prevention and Harm Reduction Updates
There is a new website through the Department of Public Health to
distribute intramuscular naloxone and fentanyl testing strips.
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Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care has a new survey coordinated with
the state of Illinois to gather community data and input to keep
updated on community concerns.
Oxford House is opening a new women’s house for
recovery living in Decatur.
Prevention curriculum and anti-substance campaigns continue at area
schools.
The next SUPC meeting is December 11 at LMH and on Zoom at 9:00 a.m.
The next Community Health Collaborative meeting is December 4 at
Lincoln Memorial Hospital from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
[Stephanie Hall]
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