Substance Abuse Action Team meets each month. Currently, we are working on creating a resource guide. Everyone is welcome to attend and help and anyway. Please contact Bill Warren, Chair for more information (828) 659-6490 or Marjorie Vestal at (828) 925-0081

Substance Abuse Action Team meets the last Tuesday of each month at 3 pm. Please contact Bill Warren, Chair for more information (828) 659-6490 or Marjorie Vestal at (828) 925-0081.

Substance Abuse Action Team Goals:
1. Create a resource guide for substance abuse prevention and mental health services in McDowell County
2. Work with the local community on strategies for reducing crashes and fatalities related to alcohol use as detailed in the National & State SPF SIG Goals
http://www.ncspfsig.org/http://www.ncspfsig.org/
The overarching National goals of the SPF SIG grants are to:

* Prevent onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including underage drinking,
* Reduce substance-related problems in communities,
* Build prevention capacities/infrastructure at State and community level

* Implement a process of infusing data across all SPF steps for improved decision-making

These same goals apply at the state level as well, with a targeted focus on reducing alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes and fatalities. Therefore, all SPF SIG funded communities are using data to build infrastructure and inform the implementation of strategies (including environmental management strategies) that will lead to a decrease in alcohol related motor vehicle crashes and fatalities in their communities. For more information please contact Maceo Mayo, Program Coordinator for McDowell County, (704)458-4458.