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SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA BORDER INITIATIVE Drug-Free Border Coalition

SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA BORDER INITIATIVE Drug-Free Border Coalition. Kaare S. Kjos Executive Director. Our Mission. Binational nonprofit organization (501(C) (3)/A.C.) created in 1995

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SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA BORDER INITIATIVE Drug-Free Border Coalition

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  1. SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA BORDER INITIATIVEDrug-Free Border Coalition Kaare S. Kjos Executive Director www.borderinitiative.org

  2. Our Mission • Binational nonprofit organization (501(C) (3)/A.C.) created in 1995 • Promote closer collaboration among social and community service providers in the region with the specific intent of developing institution, programs, and public policy for issues of equal importance to both sides of the border www.borderinitiative.org

  3. Service Area www.borderinitiative.org

  4. Demographics • Most populated region along the border with a combined population of nearly 5 million, mostly urban • High growth rate FOR MORE INFO... See http://www.sandag.cog.ca.us and http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.asp www.borderinitiative.org

  5. Impacts • Economic • Environmental • Social www.borderinitiative.org

  6. Risk Factors/Common Drugs • Easy access to drugs, migration, family disintegration, cultural clashes • Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Ecstasy/Club Drugs, Cocaine, and Heroin www.borderinitiative.org

  7. Back In 1998… • Binational Surveys conducted to determine common priorities • Public Health, Youth, Substance Abuse, Sustainable Development • Experts from Tijuana/San Diego invited to advise on how best to handle these issues www.borderinitiative.org

  8. Recommendations • Binational Workshops and Conferences to better understand the issues • Sept. 1998, Jan. 2000, Nov. 2000, Dec. 2001, Dec. 2002, Dec. 2003, Nov. 2004 www.borderinitiative.org

  9. Conclusions Reached • The following conclusions were reached after the 3rd workshop in 2001 • Share a common drug problem • It makes sense to address this problem together, as partners, rather than separately • Need to formalize /institutionalize our efforts www.borderinitiative.org

  10. Binational Workgroup 2001 • Group met monthly alternatively in San Diego and Tijuana beginning in January • Post 9/11 meeting location changed FOR MORE INFO... See www.borderinitiative.org www.borderinitiative.org

  11. Meetings At The International Border Fence www.borderinitiative.org

  12. Drug-Free Border Coalition • Created in Spring 2001 • Mission: To reduce substance abuse in the San Diego-Tijuana region by linking and supporting groups and individuals engaged in prevention on both sides of the border www.borderinitiative.org

  13. Strategic Plan/Core Strategies • Developed strategic plan with 6 core strategies and accompanying objectives • Identify and facilitate the sharing of information - Develop a bilingual information clearinghouse/resource center - Eliminate duplication of resources and materials www.borderinitiative.org

  14. Strategic Plan/Core Strategies 2. Provide linkages and support for training and technical assistance - Facilitate training and technical assistance - Develop a Binational Fellows Program www.borderinitiative.org

  15. Strategic Plan/Core Strategies 3. Increase awareness of substance abuse and impacts - Organize or co-sponsor binational events - Develop binational indicators of substance abuse - Facilitate mapping of risk and protective (R&P) factors in Tijuana www.borderinitiative.org

  16. Strategic Plan/Core Strategies 4. Engage communities in substance abuse prevention - Facilitate cross-border collaboration 5. Develop, focus and channel resources to support binational prevention efforts - Identify funding sources for participating organizations www.borderinitiative.org

  17. Strategic Plan/Core Strategies 6. Strengthen the DFBC • Hold monthly meetings • Issue monthly information bulletins www.borderinitiative.org

  18. “Shopping List” • Bilingual Manual of Substance Abuse Prevention Capacity Building • Cinco de Mayo Con Orgullo (2 projects) • Border-health Research Collaborative (BRC) www.borderinitiative.org

  19. “Shopping List” • Anecdotal Education for Mexican Migrants • Bilingual Newsletter • Binational Prevention Information Clearinghouse (BPIC) • Safety Education and Training for Hispanic Workers in the Agricultural Industry www.borderinitiative.org

  20. “Shopping List” • Cross-Border Diabetes Education Project • Binational Fellows Program www.borderinitiative.org

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