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WHO ARE WE?
The Ballard/Carlisle County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (BCCASAP) serves the youth and communities within Ballard and Carlisle County located in the western tip of Kentucky. The area is rural, primarily agricultural, and home to slightly over 13,000 citizens. The two primary goals of the Alliance are (1) to establish and strengthen collaboration on ATOD (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) issues and problems and (2) to reduce ATOD abuse among youth and subsequently adults by dealing directly with ATOD problems and ramifications. The Alliance will address the impact of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, inhalants, and other illegal drugs on the lives of the students in both schools systems and subsequently have an impact on the community as a whole.

BCCASAP is comprised of two KY-ASAP local boards.

WHAT IS KY-ASAP?
The Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy (KY-ASAP) was created in the 2000 General Assembly to promote the reduction of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use through the implementation of comprehensive research-based strategies (KRS12.330).

THE STATE BOARD
A state board comprised of 17 members appointed by the Governor directs KY-ASAP. Thirteen of those seats are designated to representatives of state agencies; representatives of locally organized KY-ASAP Boards fill two seats; and two seats are filled by community-based organizations. The goal of the KY-ASAP Sate Board is to advise the Executive Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy on policies necessary to implement best practices related to the prevention and treatment of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and abuse in Kentucky’s communities.
 
LOCAL BOARDS
KY-ASAP is a network of locally operated boards. The local boards consist of stakeholders in each county or multi-county jurisdiction. Following an extensive needs assessment of their community, the local boards identify gaps in services, needs and strategies to best utilize existing resources. The local boards also work to secure new resources to sustain existing initiatives and create new opportunities. The network of KY-ASAP Boards across the Commonwealth has provided critical substance abuse prevention and treatment services to their communities over the past few years.

The success of this strategy lies in:
- Engaging all stakeholders in planning at the community level
- Assessing community resources and needs
- Assisting in the coordination of strategies
 
DID YOU KNOW?
As indicated in the 2010 Health Kentuckians Report, annual health care expenditures in Kentucky directly related to smoking are $1 billion. Combined costs of alcohol and other drug use to health care law enforcement, motor vehicle crashes, crime and lost productivity have been calculated at nearly $3.9 billion each year.

THE FUNDING
Tobacco Settlement funds are allocated each budget cycle by the General Assembly to fund KY-ASAP. Kentucky has prioritized substance abuse prevention for use of these resources.
Additionally, in 2007 BCCASP filed for a $50,000 SPG/SIG mini-grant through the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation, to address tobacco issues of which $49,341.71 was awarded.

What is SPF/SIG?
Kentucky has received an $11.5 million Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention for the purpose of preventing the onset and reducing the progression of substance abuse in the Commonwealth. The project name that was chosen for Kentucky’s SPF SIG is the Commonwealth Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention.

The five steps that comprise SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) will enable states and communities to build the infrastructure necessary for effective and sustainable prevention.

The five (5) steps are:
Assessment
Capacity
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation

Sustainability and Cultural Competency are also two very important components of the five steps.

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Mission Statement
The mission of the Ballard/Carlisle County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (B/CCASAP) is to partner with the school systems and communities to improve the health and safety of all Ballard/Carlisle County youth by reducing the incidences of all substance abuse.

Vision Statement
We envision the Ballard/Carlisle communities as communities in which the alcohol, tobacco and other drug use prevention/treatment of our youth are adequately met by all available resources so that we can enhance the growth and development of our youth into successful individuals.