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Guest Speakers Orange Partnership – “Youth and Marijuana in Orange County: Data to Measure the Needs and Set the Tone” presented by Paige Schildcamp Data was collected from YRBS, Juvenile Justice, Teen Court, Orange County Schools, and a Community Survey between 2016 and 2019. The largest response came from the Community Survey (828) that was conducted between 2018 and 2019 and included responses gathers from OC Health Department, DSS, Last Friday, ADAPT volunteers, boosted Facebook post, and listservs. All of the questions were asked to both adults and youth. • Question 1: “How easy would it be for youth to get marijuana?” Adults = 71% said very/sort of easy; Youth = 77% said very/sort of easy. Overall, the consensus is that access to marijuana in rural Orange County is pretty easy. • Question 2: “How wrong does your community feel it is for youth to use marijuana?” Adults = 73% said wrong/very wrong; Youth = 62% said wrong/very wrong. So while it is easy to get, the community thinks it’s wrong. • Question 3: “Are parents talking to youth about harmful effects of marijuana?” Adults = 47% said frequently; Youth = 21% said frequently. Adults may feel they are communicating with youth but in reality, the youth may not be listening/hearing. • Question 4: “Where are youth accessing marijuana?” Adults = Friends, Non-friend peers, and Dealer; Youth = Friends, Non-family adults, and Parents. There is a huge difference between where parents believe youth are getting it and where youth are. Thirty-three total ADAPT One-on-One Interviews were completed. These were youth interviewing other youth and topics addressed were alcohol, marijuana, and prescription medication. • Question 1: “How easy is it for you to access marijuana if you wanted?” 64% (very) Easy • Question 2: “Do you know peers your age that use marijuana?” 94% Yes • Question 3: “If you know youth that use marijuana, where do they usually do it?” 49% At Home • Question 4: “If you know youth that use marijuana, how often do they usually do it?” 61% Often/Daily/Multiple Times per Day. If they know someone who is using it tends to skew towards someone who uses consistently. • Question 5: “If you know any peers that use marijuana, where are they getting it?” A dealer was most common response. • Question 6: “If you have peers that use marijuana, why do they do it?” Stress/coping and for fun/feels good were most common responses. • Question 7: “Do you know any parents (not necessarily your own) that use marijuana?” 52% said yes. • Question 8: “Do your parents ever talk to you about marijuana?” 48% said yes. Dispute Settlement Center – Being mindful of time and the remaining agenda, they will table their presentation until December’s meeting. JCPC Business Conflict of Interest Form – If any council members haven’t signed yet, please make sure you do before you leave. Committee Sign-ups – If you have not signed up yet, now is your opportunity. The sign-up is going around. The committees are Funding, Monitoring, and Risk and Needs. Some have already signed up, but if you don’t see your name, feel free to sign-up for one or more. The Risk and Needs committee is the only committee that non-council members are allowed to participate in. This committee is important because they review data and determine the needs that drive the RFP. All of the committees are a one- time commitment and not something that is ongoing or requires lots of additional meetings.