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Board weighs 'reality party' prevention program; coalitions and staff raise concerns about role-playing and evidence base
Summary
A proposal to spend $10,000 to bring a nonprofit to stage parent-focused "reality party" reenactments and train student actors prompted extended debate about cost, evidence, DBHR approval and whether role‑playing youth is appropriate; prevention coalitions said they cannot support the activity and the board tabled the item.
The Cowlitz County Board of Health discussed a proposal to bring a nonprofit that stages "reality party" reenactments for parents and community members to illustrate risks of underage drinking and substance use. The group’s training visit would cost $10,000 upfront and subsequent use of the scripted performance would carry an annual royalty of $240, the presenter said. No formal funding decision was made; the board elected to table the item for further study.
The presenter described the program as a one-time training that would teach school and community volunteers to run reality-party simulations using student actors; students would be eligible for community service hours. The organization operating the…
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