Partners in Prevention (PIP)

Partners in Prevention (PIP) is an initiative to help create connections among local community partners to address substance use/misuse and suicide prevention. The PIP toolkit includes resources and information for multiple community sectors to increase awareness and promote evidence-based prevention strategies. It provides support for substance use/misuse and suicide prevention and aims to help reduce the stigma related to behavioral health.

The goals of Partners in Prevention are to:

  • Connect with the sectors identified below to increase knowledge and awareness of their roles in substance use/misuse and suicide prevention and build community capacity to address those issues locally.
  • Increase protective factors while decreasing risk factors among local communities.
  • Increase the capacity of Regional Prevention Centers (RPCs) to work with the identified sectors and create working partnerships.

Quick facts:

  • Partners in Prevention was developed by Comprehend Regional Prevention Center in 2017.
  • In 2019, it was adopted by the Kentucky Regional Prevention Centers as a statewide project.
  • PIP works with the 12 sectors identified in the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Grant application as vital to local prevention efforts:
    • Youth
    • Parents
    • Law Enforcement
    • Schools
    • Businesses
    • Media
    • Youth-serving organizations
    • Civic and volunteer groups
    • Healthcare professionals
    • State, local, and tribal agencies with expertise in substance misuse
    • Other organizations involved in reducing substance misuse
  • What is DFC? How a community can find out more information:
    https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/drug-free- communities/about.html

Potential Warning signs of Substance Use/Misuse

  • Increased absence from work or school
  • Any unexplained changes in behavior
  • Changes in appetite or sleep pattern
  • Unusual or increased irritability
  • Financial problems
  • Changes in personal grooming
  • Relationship problems

Potential Warning Signs of Suicide

  • Suicide threats
  • Previous suicide attempts
  • Misuse of alcohol and other substances
  • Sudden changes in behavior
  • Prolonged, untreated depression
  • Making final arrangements
  • Giving away prized possessions
  • Purchasing a gun or stockpiling pills

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