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Description of my country and my community 

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Description of my country and my community 

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1 School within Districts 1: Corinth Secondary schools, Forms 3 to 5, ages 13 yrs -17 yrs

1 Institution: Boys Training Center, ages 10 yrs and 18 yrs

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How is substance use viewed by the community

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How is substance use viewed by the community

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It is viewed as a right of passage and as an initiation into adulthood.

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Viewed as an experiment.

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Their perception is that it is not harmful, for instance those who use cannabis and are on prescribed medication, they may experience side effects while using cannabis. They pin the side effects on the medication but not the cannabis.

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-Counsellors within the schools to aid with programme implementation
- Students willing to join groups and the schools encourage group membership
- Increased family support can help to sustain the programme
- Community police can be a resource
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Most vulnerable are:
- Those who are have parents who are already substance abuse users;
- Those who live in areas that are prone to these behaviors;
- Those susceptible to peer pressure

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Saint Lucia GYTS 2017 Factsheet (Ages  13-15)

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- Drug prevention programs such as the "Say No to Drugs"
-  Universal Direct: Interventions directly serve an identifiable. Such as Targeted media information for the age range to dispel the perception that substance abuse is "cool"
- Life skills coaching
- Creating accessibility in the form of a program for the youths at the Turning Point Center

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- Lack of financial resources
- Inadequate numbers of trained professionals to run interventions and allow sustainability.
- Time constraints with already existing competing activities for technical officers

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Are there existing services appropriate and adequate

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Are there existing services appropriate and adequate

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Turning Point is an institution that allows for person with substance abuse issues to access care and get the form of help that is needed. Turning point is not a free service and therefore at time person cannot afford the entire program, however there are forms of assistance.

As well there are Counselors who provide support to the schools who have their forms of interventions

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This can be done through Turning points by means of creating a program for youths and have this be subsidized by the Government and other funding agencies.

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Some view cannabis as a "scared herbs' identifying as "rasta"

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- Virtually: all students are on the learning platforms
- Face to face: after school groups facilitated by the counsellors; classroom guidance sessions
- Use of literature: brochures, flyers, newsletters etc

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Interagency collaboration: e.g. Turning Point, Division of Human Services