Introduction
- Drug addiction is a serious problem, and while it spreads to less marginalized parts of society, this problem affects more people.
- Mattapan Community faced unprecedentedly increasing risks for youth drug addiction among school students.
- This paper presents the critical aspects of the initiative implementation and creates a basis for the future roadmap of the related activities.
Analysis Tool
- Gibb’s Reflective Cycle can help assess the impact on MCHC
- If there would be adverse impacts, this tool will determine them
- Gibb’s Cycle allows seeing clearly the obstacles and challenges
- It enables determining the situations that will happen during the project implementation
- This tool can help analyze activities, meetings, partnerships, negotiations
Internal and External Factors
- Internal and external factors are determined through the related actions
- The initiative will feature in-class meetings
- The program will include out-of-school contact with social workers
- Support from principals and school boards makes the initiative feasible
- Support from local governments and social workers is required
- The development depends mostly on teachers
- Teachers are usually the most motivated stakeholders
Financial Impact
- The LST program will be financed by governmental and fundraised funds
- The entire Tackling Drug Addition initiative will bring financial benefits
- The fundraising platform will help collect funds
- Financial benefits will include healthcare benefits
- Financial benefits will include future social-economic input of students
- Students who will give up using drugs will become better people
Additional Resources
- The initiative will require a focus on human capital
- Social workers and teachers will be invited to participate in the program
- Students will use personal smartphones and PCs
- Students will receive the printed materials
- A social media manager will work with being hired as well
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