The Safety Network Management in Preventing Drug Problems in Community by Mother of the Land Fund, Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study include 1) Study the components of Mother of the Land Fund's safety management network for drug prevention in the community, 2) Study the operational achievement of Mother of the Land Fund, and  3) Study Mother of the Land     Fund's safety management network for drug prevention in Sampran district, Nakorn Pathom province. The study involved both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

From the results, it has been discovered that 1) The components of Mother of the Land Fund's safety management network for drug prevention in Sampran district, Nakorn Pathom province consist of the objectives for participating in the network, the benefits gained within the network, the interactions within the network, and the administrative system, 2) The operational achievement of Mother of the Land Fund in Sampran district, Nakorn Pathom province is comprised of the information on the situation and the causes of the issues, the sense of ownership of problems and mutual interest, support from relevant agencies and social capital, youth participation, social context, the leaders and leadership, and multilateral operations, and 3) Mother of the Land Fund's safety management network for drug prevention in Sampran district, Nakorn Pathom province is considered outstanding, with patrol officers and checkpoints, discussion and engagement with drug addicts on drug prevention and corrective actions, along with relevant laws.

From the study, it is recommended that each communal Mother of the Land Fund team thoroughly analyzes the root cause of drug problems in their community and cooperate with all sectors to resolve the problems by initiating collaboration among the networks.  A diverse means of performance measurement forma evaluating the operations should also   be employed.