2M2L (2 Much 2 Lose), What is it & how do I get involved? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2M2L (2 Much 2 Lose), What is it & how do I get involved? Presented by Captain Erik Smoot Stacy Potter

Primary Objectives • Learn how Law Enforcement/ Community 2M2L training can aid in local efforts to decrease underage drinking. • Learn how youth 2M2L involvement can benefit communities. • Learn how you can start the process of getting local training for your community members and youth.

2M2L-What is it? • Brief history from U21 to 2M2L. • Main components ▫ Adults-Community/Law Enforcement ▫ Youth-camps/groups to develop plans and implement.

Law Enforcement/Community Training • Two day for law enforcement/community ▫ Includes environmental training ▫ Includes field exercises  Alcohol Compliance Checks  Party Dispersal Training • One day law enforcement training ▫ Classroom training over laws and procedures

Two Day 2M2L 2M2L Law Enforcement and Community Training Underage Drinking Prevention 17.25 (2 mental health) hours CLEET and CPS Date: 4/16/19 & 4/17/19 Location: Durant Police Department Agenda Day 1 8:00 – 8:30 Registration 8:30 – 9:00 General Session: Welcome and Introductions - [Host] 9:00 – 10:30 Environmental Strategies - [RPC Trainer] Environmental prevention is a proven approach for reducing alcohol-related problems and must, therefore, be included in any comprehensive plan to reducing underage drinking. This session will examine environmental prevention’s “big picture” focus and the five main elements of an effective environmental prevention approach: applied data and research, intentional organizing, policies, enforcement, and media advocacy. 10:30 –12:00 Alcohol Laws - [ABLE RC] This session will discuss Oklahoma’s alcoholic beverage laws, especially those intended to reduce underage drinking through limiting youth access to alcohol. 12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on your own 1:30 – 2:30 Alcohol Laws continued – [ABLE RC] This session will discuss Oklahoma’s alcoholic beverage laws, especially those intended to reduce underage drinking through limiting youth access to alcohol. 2:30 – 4:00 Alcohol Compliance Checks – [ABLE RC] The session will address the developmental and environmental factors that contribute to drinking patterns within the normative group of adolescents. The trainer will also explain how these factors differ from the developmental and environmental factors to which youth who abuse alcohol or become dependent are exposed. Media events regarding compliance checks will be shown. 4:00 – 4:30 Break/Train Youth/Compliance Check Group Set Up – [ABLE RC] 4:30 – 8:00 Combined Exercises: Compliance Checks / Environmental Scans – [ABLE RC] Enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws is an essential part of environmental prevention. In this exercise participants will accompany plainclothes ABLE agents and underage volunteers as they attempt to purchase alcohol from various types of retailers. Participants will also note alcohol-related signage and other environmental factors at the establishments. 8:00 Dinner on your own

Environmental Strategies • What is prevention? Policy • Prevention partners/priorities • Assessment/Capacity/Planning/Implementation/Evaluation • Brain development • Advertising/Marketing Enforcement • Environmental exercise (Dog House) Awareness • Enforcement strategies

Alcohol Laws • Types/definitions of alcohol • Underage drinking laws • Penalties/Consequences • Types of alcohol licenses

Alcohol Compliance Checks • Why do them? • Key steps • How to involve partners • Recruiting/Selecting/Training youth • Procedures/Protocols • Data/follow through • Combined Exercise

Media Advocacy • Why do media advocacy. • Media coordination • How to wok with media.

Fake and altered ID • Checking ID’s • Types and signs of fake ID’s • Laws and penalties for use of fake ID’s

Bar checks/special events • Where do you begin? • Goals of bar checks/risk assessments • Special Events • Results

Model Policies • Creating policy change • Examples of policy used • Applying the process

Party dispersal • Define the problem with underage drinking parties • Strategies for party prevention • Procedures and protocols for controlled party dispersal • How to involve partners & other resources • Perform a party dispersal

How to get training set up • ODMHSAS approval/budget • Contact trainers and set up venue and registration • A list of duties will be sent to the host from the trainer • Send pre/post surveys community sign-in surveys to Tiffani

2M2L Law Enforcement/Community Trainers Captain Erik Smoot (Law Enforcement Component) Community Trainers (RPC Personnel) • Jon Greenwood-Gagetway to Prevention, Regional Prevention Coordinator • Jeremy Little-Neighbor Building Neighborhoods, Regional Prevention Coordinator • Stacy Potter-ROCMND Area Youth Services, Regional Prevention Coordinator

Contact Information Cpt. Erik Smoot (ABLE-2M2L State Coordinator) Erik.Smoot@able.ok.gov Stacy Potter (ROCMND Regional Prevention Coordinator) stacypotter@rocmnd.org