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Project HELPP -  Heroin Prevention Project
 Action Plan Participant:  City of Fall River, Department of Health & Human Services

The Heroin Education Leadership and Prevention Partnership (HELPP) created a comprehensive, community-wide plan to prevent and reduce heroin use in Fall River. Under this plan, a newly-created seminar series specifically designed for community and neighborhood leaders was created. The Heroin Education Leadership and Prevention Partnership (HELPP) used a two-prong approach to teach about drug abuse from the enforcement side and the prevention side.

 
Priority Area: 

 

Safety and Substance Abuse

  
Priority Sub-Area:   

1,B)     A drug-free community, including enforcement of  tobacco regulations

Goal:

The goal of HELPP is to provide information and skills to participants to assist them in addressing the various issues related to drug abuse in their community and their neighborhood.

Method(s):

Four environmental strategies (enforcement, education, communication and collaboration) will be utilized to change the environment to encourage and reinforce healthy decisions and make it harder for unhealthy decisions.
Timeline:          

2004-2005

Indicators:       

Participation in community classroom series
Progress: Program successfully completed

How citizens can  get involved:

Attend seminar series
Contact Information:

Christian McCloskey, 508-324-2409 or Lt. Daniel S. Racine, Fall River Police Dept., 508-324-2801