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Please briefly describe your Communities Talk activity.
How does alcohol and other drug misuse affect your community?
Did you accomplish your goal(s)?
What challenge(s) did you face in planning your activity this year?
- Lack of interest from the community
How did you overcome these challenges?
What are your next steps?
- Host follow-up meetings or activities
- Conduct research efforts to learn more about issues in our community
- Create a public education campaign to raise awareness and/or change behaviors around underage drinking (i.e., create PSAs and other promotional materials)
If you’ve conducted Communities Talk activities in prior years, how has your repeated participation contributed to progress in achieving your prevention goals?
How did you reach and engage your primary audience(s) to encourage them to participate in your activity?
Which Communities Talk resources (or other SAMHSA resources) were most helpful for your activity?
- Prevention videos, such as College Drinking: Prevention Perspectives
- Communities Talk website
- Communities Talk planning guides
- Communities Talk support staff
How did a Communities Talk event help you address those issues?
- Mobilized coalition members or other stakeholders
- Created an opportunity to share resources and practices with other community stakeholders
- Helped plan future prevention efforts
Who did you involve in your activity planning, and who did your activity impact?
Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect the planning or execution of your activities?
How did your event make an impact on underage drinking in your community?
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