Governor's Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana

Our mission is to advise the Governor and the Indiana General Assembly on legislative strategies; to mobilize communities to take drug-free action; and to coordinate statewide drug-free efforts.

Each county in Indiana has a designated Local Coordinating Council (LCC), which is the core of Indiana's community-based drug-free efforts. These groups of local drug-free volunteers meet to assess county-wide drug and alcohol problems, and to form a comprehensive plan to address those problems. Each plan includes three major components: prevention/education, treatment, and justice/law enforcement. Representatives from various counties meet monthly at a Regional Advisory Board. Funding for the local plans comes, in part, from Indiana's Drug-Free Communities Fund, which channels drug offender and driving-while-intoxicated fees back into local drug-free activities. Allocation of Drug-Free Communities Fund revenue at the local level is made by the County Commissioners on a yearly basis, with input from the Local Coordinating Councils.

The Commission also works closely with the Governor's Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving on awareness activities and coordinated community efforts to address youth access to alcohol and impaired driving. The Council is the public opinion catalyst and the implementing body for statewide action to reduce death and injury on Indiana roadways. The Council administers over $7 million in state and federal funding targeted through traffic safety grants to state and local organizations.

Governor's Commission for a Drug Free Indiana
ISTA Building
150 West Market Street, Suite 320
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-4219 / (800) 9-WITH-IT Hotline

Staff:
Lillian Henegar (Executive Director)
Marilyn Bassett (Deputy Director),
Rob Bryant (Executive Assistant - Regional Operations)
Jeff Todd (Program Director)
Debbie Milas (Communications Director)

Cathy Orosz (Communications Manager)
Chris Bias (Public Relations Manager)

Southeast Regional Coordinating Office
222 West 2nd Street
Bloomington, IN 47403
1-800-456-7276

Southeast Satellite Office
Indiana University Southeast
4201 Grantline Road
Library Room 303
New Albany, IN 47150
(812) 941-2463

Staff: Jackie McComb, Rhonda Ramsey, Deb Bowman

Counties Served: Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Switzerland, Ripley, Franklin, Dearborn, Ohio, Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings, Decatur.