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Straight Up Ventura County Engaging Youth and Young Adults
in Community Change
Ventura County Behavioral Health Department, Alcohol and Drug Programs
Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County AIDS Partnership
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Straight Up Staff
Becky Haycox Jim Kasmir
Jace Meadows Roland Roberts Staci Brown
Katherine Kasmir
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Straight Up Office
Above Ventura Improv Company
34 N. Palm Street Downtown Ventura
Countywide Program
(Smaller contracts outside
the county & state)
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Improvisation!
Comedy Improv Reality Improv Applied Improv
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Social Change Theatre Reality Improv Techniques
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Underage and binge drinking in Ventura County
Now also:
Impaired Driving Marijuana Use
RX Drug Misuse HIV/AIDS Tobacco Bullying
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Holding young people solely responsible for underage
drinking is like holding fish responsible for dying in a
polluted stream.
Environmental Prevention
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Straight Up Workshops
On high school, middle school and college campuses and with youth groups
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Exploring local realities
• Community norms • Access and Availability • What happens at
parties? • What’s going on between
parents and teens? • Social and media
messages
• Risky behaviors
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Identifying Desired Changes
What concerns teens and young adults? What do they want to change?
• Too easy for kids to get • Extreme drinking levels • Drinking & driving • Culture of unsafe sex • Parties out of control • Adult denial & hypocrisy
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Youth Projects Action Teams
and Volunteers
• Ongoing Recruitment
• Flexibility
• Go to the youth
• Make it fun
• Many options available
• Communicate their way
• Community Service Hours
• Collaborate with other organizations
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Social Change Theatre
Presentations, performances,
interactive events and public speaking
to support social change
Example: Ventura College Fundamentals of Acting students develop interactive presentations
for Health Classes
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Presentations for Meetings Performance and community discussion about
Underage Drinking
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Video & Audio Production
Engaging youth in Video production to support prevention initiatives
• PSAs & videos
• Podcasts
• Multimedia presentations
• Video Documentation www.youtube.com/straightupvc/
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Tri-Advocate
• Video PSA • Poster • 1 Minute Speech
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Writing and Video Contests
www.straightupvc.org/contest
Katherine with Haley Paul, one of the winners of the 2010 Straight Up writing contest
See past video contest entries online
2012-2013 video contest
(in progress)
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Community Assessments
Interviews, Focus groups, Surveys Store Assessments, Bar Risk & Special Event Assessments
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Media Advocacy
Youth Spokespersons Training & Support
• speak to media
representatives about events & news
• support law enforcement use of Social Host Ordinance, responsible alcohol sales
• Challenge local drinking norms
• Community discussion
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Policy Advocacy Straight Up youth spokesperson
Daniel Goodkin-Gold appeared in front of the Ventura Planning Commission to protest the new alcohol licenses under consideration.
Brandon Freiberg also appeared in front of the Commission to protest the new alcohol license under consideration for the Target store. Thanks in part to his efforts, the license was denied.
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Results: Nearly 40% Fewer DUI
arrests!
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Straight Up Leadership Summits Change of Heart Retreats
Tri-Advocate
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Prevention Game Show and survey tools
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Website: Straightupvc.org
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Straight Up Blog
www.straightupvc.org/blog
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Social Networking
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Reality Parties for Parents
Photo courtesy Iris Smoot / The Acorn Newspaper
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Reality Parties for Parents
Increase adult understanding of the culture and environments
Suggest family policies and change among adults to support change for our youth
Social Host Ordinance
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How do youth find out about
parties and get away with going to them?
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Access and availability
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Drinking games
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Marijuana, Rx & other drugs
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Risky Behaviors
Passed out pranks
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Alcohol & Sex
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We need your help
• Stop accepting underage drinking as a right of passage • Stop providing alcohol to youth, knowingly or ignorantly • Stop hosting teen drinking parties or allowing them to happen
while you’re away • Stop allowing other adults to host teen drinking parties • Set clear expectations and check up on your teens • Get to know other parents and talk to them about what your
teens are doing together
• To change this dangerous youth culture, we need your help to change the attitudes, perceptions and behaviors of adults.
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Debrief & Discussion