MANSFIELD — Local students could see their artwork on billboards around Mansfield this year. The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition recently announced its first drug and alcohol prevention art contest. To participate, students must create a poster, flyer, billboard design, artwork, YouTube or TikTok video, haiku, poem or meme that has a drug/alcohol prevention message. “We…
MANSFIELD, OH — What will it take to reduce youth substance use in Richland County? A group of people from 12 different sectors are working together to tackle this problem and promote healthy activities. Richland Public Health was awarded a federal Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant in October 2019 to sustain the Richland County Youth Substance…
MANSFIELD, OH — The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition (RCYSUC) currently has three different committees working together to reduce youth substance use in Mansfield, OH. One of those committees is the Prescription Drug Misuse Prevention Committee. This committee educates on the risks of prescription drug misuse, encourages the safe use/storage of medications, and provides…
MANSFIELD, OH — The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition (RCYSUC) currently has three different committees working together to reduce youth substance use in Mansfield, OH. One of those committees is the Alcohol Misuse Prevention Committee. This committee educates on the risks of underage alcohol use and reduces misperceptions around use. Everyone does NOT drink…
MANSFIELD, OH — The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition (RCYSUC) currently has three different committees working together to reduce youth substance use. One of those committees is the Data & Evaluation Committee. This committee collects data, analyzes it, and helps guide the rest of the coalition’s work. The committee collected information and demographics from…
MANSFIELD, OH — The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition (RCYSUC) wants youth, parents, and other caretakers to know of all the wonderful activities and programs that are available for kids to do this summer. “The Coalition’s Data & Evaluation Committee thought it would be a good idea to do an analysis of current and…
MANSFIELD, OH — In order to address a problem, you have to understand it. That’s why the Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition (RCYSUC) is collecting data on perceptions of youth alcohol use. The coalition is asking for the community’s help through an anonymous survey for parents and guardians. “The purpose of the survey is…
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition is asking the public to help create a healthier community and prevent substance abuse by properly disposing of all unused or expired medications. Properly disposing of medications is easy thanks to numerous prescription drug drop boxes available throughout the county. Many are located inside local pharmacies…
MANSFIELD, OH — The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition is seeking community partners to help distribute free, safe medication disposal kits. The coalition, led by Richland Public Health, received more than 5,000 Deterra drug deactivation pouches from Ohio’s SafeRx Collaborative and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. These kits will allow residents to safely and…
MANSFIELD, OH — The new Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition held its first meeting last week, kickstarting what could be a decade-long program aimed at decreasing teen substance abuse. Julie Chaya, director of health education and promotion for Richland Public Health, said the team’s primary emphasis will likely be teen use of alcohol, opiates,…