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Afternoons ROCK in Indiana in the News

Memorial fund revived (April, 25, 2007, Evansville Courier & Press)

Drugs? Just say ... R.O.C.K. Program helps keep kids on the right path (April 20, 2007, Marion Chronicle Tribune)

R.O.C.K. Solid: Anti-drug Program a hit with Thorntown youth, educators (November 15, 2006, Daily Sun)

Talking Points

1. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use among youth is related to increased risk of health¹²³⁴, academic⁵⁶, and social problems⁷ and is related to other problem behaviors such as gambling⁸.

2. Initiation of use of ATOD begins between the ages of 10-14 years⁹ and often occurs between the hours of 3pm and 6pm - when youth are often unsupervised¹⁰.

3. After-school drug and problem gambling prevention programs, "Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana", are offered in all of Indiana's 92 counties at no cost to participants.

4. Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana after-school drug prevention programs have contributed to a decrease in ATOD use among Indiana youth¹¹.

5. Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana after-school drug prevention programs are valued by participants and parents. Participants reported that staying ATOD-free was the most important thing that they learned from the program. Nearly 97% of parents reported that they would recommend Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana to other families with youth¹².

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2. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (2001). Alcohol and transportation safety. Alcohol Alert No. 52. Rockville, MD: NIAAA.
3. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1998). Alcohol and the liver. Alcohol Alert No. 42. Rockville, MD: NIAAA
4. National Institute on Drug Abuse (2002). NIDA Research Report - Marijuana Abuse. Rockville, MD: Author.
5. Bryant, A. L., Schulenberg, J. E., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Johnston, L. D. (2003). How academic achievement, attitudes, and behaviors relate to the course of substance use during adolescence: A 6-year, multiwave national longitudinal study. Journal of Research on Adolescence 13(3), 361-397.
6. O'Malley, P. M., Johnston, L. D., & Bachman, J. G. (1998). Alcohol use among adolescents. Alcohol Health & Research World, 22(2), 85-93.
7. Miller, T.R., Levy, D.T., Spicer, R.S., & Taylor, D.M. (2006). Societal Costs of Underage Drinking. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(4), 519-528.
8. Hardoon, K.K., Gupta, R., Derevensky, J.L. (2004). Psychosocial variables associated with adolescent gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18 (2), 170-9.
9. Gassman et al., (2006) http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/survey/atod/2006/pdfs/
indiana_survey_2006.pdf
10. Alter, Jun, & McKyer (2004) http://www.rock.indiana.edu/publs/pdfs/ARII_Monograph.pdf
11. Alter, Jun, & McKyer (2004) http://www.rock.indiana.edu/publs/pdfs/ARII_Monograph.pdf
12. Alter, Flynn, & Morrison (2006) http://www.rock.indiana.edu/data/pdfs/2006.pdf

Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana Staff

David Bozell, MPA, serves as the Bureau Chief for the Bureau for Mental Health Promotion and Addiction Prevention at the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA). Mr. Bozell holds a Masters in Public Administration from Indiana State University. His primary responsibilities are the State oversight of the Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana program, the L.E.A.D. Initiative and other alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention efforts funded by DMHA.
Contact: dbozell@fssa.state.in.us

Jasynda Lacy, MPH is the Community Prevention Specialist at the Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University-Bloomington. Her primary responsibilities include providing program design and technical assistance services, as well as monitoring for Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana programs.
Contact: jjlacy@indiana.edu

Amy Drever, MSW is the Evaluation Specialist for Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana at the Indiana Prevention Resource Center, IUB. Ms. Drever holds a Masters in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. Her primary responsibilities include program evaluation and design, which serves program providers through an objective measure for gauging program success and areas for improvement.
Contact: adrever@indiana.edu

Cindy Flynn is the Fiscal Coordinator for the Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana program at the Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Indiana University - Bloomington. Her primary responsibilities include providing assistance to Afternoons R.O.C.K. Program Directors, verification of proper program procedures and paperwork, and approval of fiscal claims for youth entering and completing the programs throughout the state.
Contact: flynn@indiana.edu

Mary A. Lay, MPH, CHES, CPP is the Program Coordinator for Indiana Problem Gambling Awareness Program, her primary responsibilities are to serve as project manager, content expert and support training and awareness activities at the state and local level. She provides technical assistance to Program Directors and Supervisors implementing the Problem Gambling Prevention component in Afternoon’s R.O.C.K. in Indiana.
Contact: maholtsc@indiana.edu