Substance Abuse Free Environment

Department of Motor Vehicles Grant/Its all Impaired Driving Phase III SAFE received a grant in 2021 from the Highway Safety Office through the VirginiaDepartment of Motor Vehicles to implement a mass and social media campaign to reduce and prevent alcohol and drug-impaired driving related crashes with 16 29 year olds. SAFE used the created DID You Know :30 second video PSA media campaign, traditional and social, to relay impaired driving prevention messaging on Spanish radio, television and social media outlets to target education and awareness towards the Chesterfield County community, including the Latino and African American populations. SAFE also reshot the DID prevention message PSA during the 2021 grant cycle to reach a more diverse audience. SAFE additionally created a new Lose PSA which will be aired in future grant cycles. SAFE received funding from Virginia Highway Safety Office for the 2021 grant cycle to continue airing the Drug Impaired Driving prevention campaign along with other drug-impaired driving outreach strategies in the community, including creating an African-American Coalition. SAFE will reshot the DID prevention message PSA during the 2021 grant cycle to reach a more diverse audience.

Central Virginia Marijuana Prevention Task ForceSAFE continues to resist Big Marijuana to keep our youth healthy and roadways safe.Participated in marijuana advocacy at General Assembly January - March, 2021 and distributed education about the marijuana laws in Virginia, as well as prevention literature to community stakeholders including youth, parents and schools.

SAFE Opioid and Heroin Prevention Task ForceSAFE Opioid and Heroin Prevention Task Force was established out of a heroin prevention summit hosted by Chesterfield County Police and SAFE. The task force consists of education and prevention, law enforcement, medical, and treatment and recovery committees. Task force members include various public and private sector professionals as well as those who have been personally affected by substance use disorder or have lost a loved one to overdose. The State Opioid Response grant supports the SAFE Opioid and Heroin Prevention Task Force to further increase collaboration with our community partners as we continue more in depth sustainable, strategy implementation.Task Force Accomplishments include:- Continued distribution of opioid and heroin treatment resource cards throughout the community.- Completed Year 3 of State Opioid Response grant with Chesterfield County Prevention Services.- Continued contribution of opioid prevention resources at medication take-back events with Chesterfield County Police Department and Sheriffs Office.- Continued implementation of secured additional funding for related strategies: CARA grant and SOR grants. - SAFE, in partnership with Chesterfield County Police Department, continues to collect medications at the disposal box located at Chesterfield County Police Department Headquarters. Continued distribution of Deterra medication disposal pouches to the community. Outreach to realtor and funeral homes with opioid prevention messaging and resources. Continually growing and adding new members to the task force for further collaboration