Partners in Prevention
What is Partners in Prevention?
Partners in Prevention is Missouri's higher education substance abuse consortium dedicated to creating healthy and safe college campuses. Missouri State University is part of this coalition comprised of 27 public and private college and university across the state of Missouri.
Campus judicial officials, law enforcement, and campus prevention professionals are encouraged to take part in both their local efforts and the state wide Partners in Prevention coalition. PIP focuses on preventing high-risk and underage drinking among Missouri's college students and addressing other problematic health behaviors such as high risk driving issues and gambling. Coalition efforts are funded by the Missouri Department of Mental Health with supplemental funding from the Missouri Department of Transportation's Highway Safety and Traffic Division and the Missouri Department and Senior Services.
For more information about this statewide initiative, visit their website.
What does this mean for Missouri State?
Missouri State is a member of PIP, so the university is part of that statewide effort. Missouri State has our own coalition based off the statewide coalition, Missouri State Partners in Prevention coalition is coordinated by the Division of Student Affairs and is made up of individuals from key offices such as Athletics, The Counseling Center, Fosters Recreation Greek Life, Student Wellness, Springfield Campus PD, Residential Life, Safety and Student Conduct . Our coalition works collaboratively to reduce student's engagement in high-risk behaviors related to alcohol and other drug use as well as increasing protective behaviors.
How does Missouri State participate?
Our coalition at Missouri State, as well as each college and university in Missouri involved with PIP is required to write and implement an annual strategic plan for prevention, guided by data, to identify problems and strategies most relevant for our campus community in order to decrease problematic health and safety behaviors on campus. The coalition then approaches prevention efforts with evidence based practices and data driven goals. Monthly meetings are held in order to identify progress being made, barriers to progress, and ways to overcome those barriers. Each campus implements the Missouri Assessment of College Health Behavior (MACHB), an annual, online survey implemented each spring semester.
Missouri State PIP Coalition:
Sara Nimmo - Director, Magers Health and Wellness Center Tena Reel - Wellness Coordinator, Student Teresa Frederick - Director of Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services Todd Euglow - Associate Director Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services Toni Braddish - Coordinator, Res Life, Leadership Development and Programming Gabby Catlin - Director of Student Conduct Abbie Williams - Student Conduct Officer Alicia Baum - Director of Counseling Center Chiara Citterio - Mental Health Clinician - The Counseling Center Kelly Castaneda - Springfield Campus PD Todd Revell - Associate Director, University Safety Jason Sanders - Manager, Campus Safety, Safety and Transportation Ashleigh Lewellen - Director of Campus Recreation Casey Hunt - Senior Associate Director Athletics/Intercollegiate Athletics Sydney Wilson - Director, Student Athlete Development, Intercollegiate Athletics
For questions or concerns about Missouri State University's role in PIP, please contact studentwellness@missouristate.edu Check our Instagram for prevention programs @ #MoStateBearCare or Student Wellness Programs
ENGAGE - Is a multi-level violence prevention program, created by Missouri Partners in Prevention in with support from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services office on Women's Health in collaboration with the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. The aim form PIP was to create a multi-level violence prevention strategy that is both accessible and adaptable and have fidelity to the model that is created. For more information on ENGAGE programs contact:The Counseling Center or studentwellness@missouristate.edu