PREVENTION SERVICES
The primary mission of Lincoln County Alcohol/Drug Center’s Prevention Services is to provide prevention programs that will utilize available resources and increase prevention efforts towards safer and healthier communities.
Our center provides several prevention programs as well as the dissemination of information regarding drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, and other related topics. Our prevention programs utilize a research-based risk and protective factor model to plan for community-based prevention services. All programs and services are provided at no charge to the community and all informational handouts are available free of charge!
PREVENTION PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Lincoln County Mentoring Program
LifeSkills Training Program
Strengthening Families Skills Building Curriculum
Lincoln County DUI Victims Panel
Lincoln County Community Mobilization
Meth Action Team
Prevention Partnerships
Prevention Resources & Education
The Board is formed for the purpose of conducting business and matters of the Lincoln County Alcohol/Drug Center. The board members are selected by referral and are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County.
The Community Mobilization Board is involved in the planning, selection, and review of Center programs such as the prevention mini-grant. Board members work to establish program priorities based on the county’s collaborative needs assessment as well as the community scorecard.
The Board works diligently and efficiently to provide guidance and support to the staff and programs at the Alcohol/Drug Center. Community members with any questions, or program ideas may contact any of the above Board members or Alcohol/Drug Center staff.
Our current Board members represent education, law enforcement, treatment, recovery, local government, parents, and community members. The communities of Sprague, Harrington, Wilbur, Odessa, and Davenport are also represented. The current board members are: Bridget Rohner, Ron Groff, Steve Finkbeiner, Annette Rustemeyer, Trooper Rich Jaeger, Tina Brown, Linda Jahn, and Gene Lobe.
Lincoln County Alcohol/Drug Center is committed to helping solve the alcohol and drug problem from any age and from all walks of life. To meet these needs, it is necessary to ask for financial help. Our center welcomes contributions and memorials made out to: Lincoln County Alcohol/Drug Center.
Family Dinners as Prevention Strategy
Prevention programs to discourage teenagers from using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs involves a wide variety of strategies, but here is one you may not find in the literature, family dinners.
According to a study reported by the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland, teens who frequently have family dinners are less likely to drink, smoke and use other drugs.
For example, 32% of teens who have dinner with their family five or more times a week report that they have tried alcohol and 7% report that they get drunk at least once a month, compared to 48% and 18% respectively, of teens who have less than three family dinners a week.
This relationship can be largely explained by the fact that parents who frequently eat with their children are very involved in their kids’ lives. According to the survey, parents who have frequent family dinners are more likely to say they know the parents of their teen’s closest friends, know the names of their teen’s teachers, and believe they have a good relationship with their teen. Overall, 58% of teens report having dinner with their family at least five times a week. The top three reasons given for not having more frequent dinners were that parents work late, being too busy, and having conflicting schedules.
Percentage of U.S. Teens (Ages 12 to 17) Reporting Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use, by Frequency of Family Dinners, 2006