Chelsea Community Hospital - SRSLY Coalition

What is it?

SRSLY (text language for “seriously”) is a community-based youth substance-abuse prevention coalition led by Chelsea Community Hospital. The initiative implements multiple strategies across multiple sectors to address multiple causes to the problem of substance abuse. What makes SRSLY different from other youth substance abuse prevention efforts is their positive focus, youth leadership and broad community support. For more information, visit www.srslychelsea.org.

Who is it for?

The youth of Chelsea.

Why do they do it?

In Chelsea in 2007, substance abuse was increasing among younger teens, and older teens were more likely to abuse alcohol and marijuana than their Michigan peers.

Impact

According to Chelsea School District data, from 2007 to 2012, lifetime alcohol use dropped by 27 percent among high school students and 74 percent among middle school students. Lifetime marijuana use among high school students decreased by 12 percent. More than 900 local volunteers have donated more than 13,000 hours to the effort.

Contact: Mrs. Reiley Curran
Director, Community Health Improvement
Telephone: 734-593-5279
E-mail: curranr@cch.org