Changing the story: Evaluation results of an opioid awareness Teach-In

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dc.contributor.authorKnippen , Kerri Lynn
dc.contributor.authorLaVenia , Kristina N.
dc.contributor.authorBurek , Melissa W.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T04:47:16Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T04:47:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTeach-Ins have historically been used as a way for educators to raise knowledge and awareness around an urgent social problem. We report findings from an action evaluation of the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Opioid Awareness Teach-In, which was designed to (a) make clear that the BGSU community believes we can work to change the story of the opioid epidemic in northwest Ohio and (b) raise awareness of resources available for those struggling with opioid dependence in our community. Campus wide, anonymous questionnaires administered to students, faculty, and staff before (n = 275) and after (n = 140) the Teach-In indicated positive, and statistically significant, changes in knowledge of resources available, treatment options, and the attitude that BGSU is a community that cares about those struggling with opioid addiction. Qualitative feedback suggests that the Teach-In was helpful as a step toward changing the story and inspiring hope. In particular, our work to facilitate communication and awareness around opioid addiction, and reduce the silence and stigma associated with addiction, appears to have resonated strongly with participants.
dc.identifier.citationKnippen, Kerri Lynn; LaVenia, Kristina N.; and Burek, Melissa W. (2020) "Changing the Story: Evaluation Results of an Opioid Awareness Teach-In," Mid-Western Educational Researcher: Vol. 33: Iss. 2, Article 4.
dc.identifier.doihttps://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/mwer/vol33/iss2/4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/107436
dc.rightsMid-Western Educational Researcher is an open access publication. Authors retain the copyright for their content published in Mid-Western Educational Researcher and license their work under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose.
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subjectopioid epidemic
dc.subjectteach-in
dc.subjectaddiction
dc.subjectprogram evaluation
dc.subjectuniversity
dc.subjectstigma
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390412 - Teacher and student wellbeing
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390499 - Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified
dc.titleChanging the story: Evaluation results of an opioid awareness Teach-In
dc.typeJournal Article
uc.collegeFaculty of Education
uc.departmentSchool of Educational Studies and Leadership
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