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Chesterfield Safe presents Stay Safe results to Colonial Heights board, finds knowledge gains on cannabis and prescription risks
Summary
At a Colonial Heights City Public Schools board meeting, Lindsay Cunningham of Chesterfield Safe presented evaluation results from the Stay Safe prevention program showing measurable knowledge gains among middle‑school students—largest increases on cannabis and prescription drug risks—and urged parent education and resource coordination.
At the Colonial Heights City Public Schools board meeting, Lindsay Cunningham, outreach coordinator with Chesterfield Safe, summarized evaluation results from the Stay Safe substance‑use prevention program delivered to Colonial Heights middle‑school students and recommended outreach to parents and coordination with local youth services.
"Knowledge increases across the board here," Cunningham said, adding that "the biggest increases here were around cannabis use and prescription drug use." Cunningham said pre‑assessment scores were already high but the program produced gains…
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