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SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION ADVISORY e tAhi, MASS.
MINUTES OF MEETING September 16, 2004
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CALL TO ORDER 7:10 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT - Karyn Storti, Bob Brown, Lisa DiTrapano, Gary Nihan, Mark Staniul,
Corey Porter
MEMBERS EXCUSED - Jane Fiore (Staff Liaison), Matt Edson
MEMBERS ABSENT - Bill Carrick
MINUTES - Minutes for June approved
PUBLIC INPUT None
OLD BUSINESS
Council membership - Introduction of new member - Corey Porter
No high school member or School Committee representative yet
RCTV Organization Night - Thursday 9/23
Gary will attend but would like others also - Jane Fiore and/or Bill Carrick
Project Alliance Program - Gary Nihan reported that the director of Project Alliance has
resigned and there is no record of our request for the October 20 program - Drugs
and Alcohol: Perilous Choices, Dangerous Consequences. He will contact Jane
with a resolution of the program status early in the week of September 20th
School Report - Gary Nihan - A preventative curriculum is being developed for grades 3 - 8
A $200,000 grant has been approved which will help fund the curriculum
development. Still waiting to hear on an additional grant. Communities using a
similar preventative curriculum, have seen a reduction in adverse behavior. Plan
to conduct Youth Risk Behavior Survey after the introduction of the preventative
curriculum.
ADJOURNED - 7:50 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Brown
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