Prevention Partnership Inc

WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY-CENTERED HEALTHY MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP PROJECT

TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION PROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND HIV/AIDS SERVICES

SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT TO ASSIST YOUTHS (STAY) PROGRAM

MUJERES POR LA SALUD/WOMEN FOR HEALTH PRGRAM

AZ RISE COLLABORATION

TUCSON YOUTH 411 PROJECT - THE TUCSON YOUTH 411 PROJECT (411 MEANING A WAY TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATING INFORMATION) WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE TUCSON METRO AREA OF PIMA CONTY IN TUCSON, AZ AND FOCUSING ON VULNERABLE, HIGH-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. TUCSON, AZ IS A MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY WITH A RICH HISTORY OF THE SOUTHWEST, INCLUDING 38% (US CENSUS, 2021) OF HISPANICS DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE U.S-MEXICO BORDER (ABOUT 60 MILES). THE TUCSON YOUTH 422 PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE BY PROVIDING SUBSTANCE MISUSE EDUCATION TO YOUTH AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED INDIVIDUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES: WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND CULTURAL RELEVANCE AT THE CORE OF THE PROJECT. THE TUCSON YOUTH 411 PROJECT WILL ALSO TEACH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL. UTILIZING THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK (SPF) AS A ROADMAP TO GUIDE THE PROJECT, THIS PROJECT WILL USE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS A BASIS FOR DATA DRIVEN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION WHILE BUILDING THE COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO INCREASE PREVENTION UNDERSTANDING AND MOVE THE NEEDLE IN PREVENTING AND REDUCING UNDERAGE DRINKING AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE. A TOTAL OF 1,375 YOUTH AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS WILL BE SERVED OVER THE FIVE YEARS. THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THE FIVE STEPS OF THE SPF, THE COMMUNITY WILL FURTHER DEVELOP ITS INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND DEVELOP A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC PLAN TO INFORM THE PREVENTION INITIATIVE. EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE SPF PROCESS AND ADAPTED (WHILE MAINTAINING FIDELITY TO THE PROGRAM) AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE CULTURE RELEVANCY AND LANGUAGE FOR PROJECT PARTICIPANTS. THE TUCSON YOUTH 411 PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: GOAL 1: REDUCE THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE IN THE TUCSON METRO AREA. GOAL 2: INCREASE AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOUTH AND ADULTS ABOUT SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND ITS PREVALENCE. GOAL 3: INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE TUCSON METRO AREA. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS COMMITTED TO THE TUCSON YOUTH 411 PROJECT; INCLUDING MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS, A NON-PROFIT SERVING NATIVE AMERICANS, AND A PRIMARY CARE/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER, THE TUCSON YOUTH 411 PROJECT IS WELL-POSITIONED TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE MISUSE WITH MAXIMUM IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY.

PROJECT PREVENT

AXIOS PROJECT - THE PIMA PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP'S (PPP) AXIOS (AXIOS IS GREEK FOR WORTHY) "I AM WORTHY" PROJECT (AXIOS PROJECT) TO SERVE YOUTH 10-17 YEARS OF AGE AT RISK FOR ENTERING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN TUCSON, AZ METRO AREA, LOCATED IN PIMA COUNTY (PC), AZ'S SECOND MOST POPULOUS COUNTY. WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 1,035,063, 21% ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, AND HALF (50.6%) OF THE POPULATION IS FEMALE. 38% OF THE POPULATION IDENTIFIES AS HISPANIC OR LATINO AND 50.4% OF POPULATION IDENTIFY AS WHITE, 3.4% OF THE POPULATION IDENTIFIES AS BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, 3.6% AS AMERICA INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE (AI/AN), 2.8% AS ASIAN. ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS, 27.3% OF THE POPULATION SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN PIMA COUNTY IN GENERAL, IS LOW, WITH ONLY 70.7% OF INDIVIDUALS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2021 (AZ DOE). BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, SKILL BUILDING, AND PRO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, THE AXIOS PROJECT AIMS TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM ENTERING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE AXIOS PROJECT SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING THREE GOALS: -BUILD COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG RELEVANT AGENCIES; -BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY; AND -DIVERT YOUTH FROM JUVENILE JUSTICE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS TO COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES IN A CULTURALLY COMPETENT MANNER. IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS COPE COMMUNITY SERVICES (THRIVE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES), AS THE ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROVIDER AND THE PIMA COUNTY JUVENILE COURT CENTER (PCJCC), THE AXIOS PROJECT WILL SERVE OVER 575 YOUTH AND PARENT/GUARDIANS. YOUTH AXIOS PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A WARM HAND OFF FOR MENTAL ILLNESS OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) TREATMENT SERVICES BY A PATHWAYS COACH OF THE AXIOS PROJECT. EACH YOUTH PARTICIPANT WILL ALSO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH A PATHWAYS COACH TO SET GOALS AND IDENTIFY THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS IN ORDER TO DIVERT THEM FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AXIOS PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA BASED ON YOUTHS' NEEDS AND ASSESSMENT DATA TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. THE AXIOS PROJECT TO CONVENE A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP WORKGROUP (BHPW) TO COORDINATE STRATEGIES INTO THE EXISTING SYSTEM OF CARE. THE AXIOS PROJECT ALSO TO COMPLETE A SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MAPPING (SIM) MATRIX TO INFORM PIMA COUNTY POLICIES, PROTOCOLS, AND RESOURCES. THE BHPW WILL CONSIST OF MEMBERS FROM JUVENILE JUSTICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOLS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, CIVIL FIRST RESPONDERS, FAMILY MEMBERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE.

ADOLESCENT RECOVERY ORIENTED SYSTEMS OF CARE (AROSC)

AZ STARS MENTORING ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION (SRAE) PROGRAM

BUILDING BRIDGES

LOVING MY FUTURE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE FOR TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION

EATPLAYGROW READING - A CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION PROJECT FOR FAMILIES RESIDING IN READING, PA

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

THE FAMILIES' TRUST ADOLESCENT FAMILY LIFE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

SERVING FAMILIES WHO SERVE

A FIELD-INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECT CONDUCTING COMPREHENSIVE META-ANALYSIS OF 2003-07 DATA ON JUSTICE-INVOLVED MINORITY AND TRIBAL YOUTH IN A SOUTHWES

PROJECT PLEDGE

CHARTER SCHOOLS - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

A RECOVERY MOVEMENT BY, FOR AND ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE

MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS PROGRAM

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY SPRINGBOARD COALITION

STRATEGIC PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP DFC

TEEN COURT PLUS!

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

STRATEGIC PREVENTION PARTNERSHIPS MHAT - STRATEGIC PREVENTION PARTNERSHIPS’ MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING IN NEWPORT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND (POPULATION 82,888), PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THOSE RECEIVING TRAINING TO REFER TARGET POPULATIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND STRENGTHEN CURRENT EFFORTS TO ENSURE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED QUICKLY. THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS FOR THIS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT ARE VETERANS, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OUR FOCUS POPULATIONS WILL BE REACHED THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPECIFICALLY SERVE THEM. TO MEET THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING GOALS, SPP WILL TAKE A THREE PRONG APPROACH TO IMPACT OUR TARGET POPULATIONS: 1) MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING; 2) GIVE AN HOUR®’S CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE DIRECTION; AND 3) NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM OF CARE. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA): SPP WILL PROVIDE MHFA TRAINING TO MILITARY PERSONNEL AND FAMILIES IN NEWPORT COUNTY AND TO INDIVIDUALS/ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPACT THOSE FAMILIES PARTICULARLY SCHOOLS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. MHFA TRAINING WILL INCLUDE NEWPORT’S SPANISH-SPEAKING RESIDENTS WITHIN THE HIGHLY CONCENTRATED PUBLIC HOUSING NEIGHBORHOODS. RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM, MHFA IS A SKILLS-BASED TRAINING COURSE THAT TEACHES PARTICIPANTS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE-USE ISSUES, HOW TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE DIRECTION: TO COMPLEMENT MHFA TRAINING, SPP WILL IMPLEMENT CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE DIRECTION. CHANGE DIRECTION TEACHES THE FIVE SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL SUFFERING SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN IDENTIFY SOMEONE’S SUFFERING. SPP WILL USE THE FIVE SIGNS FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN SCHOOLS AND FAITH ORGANIZATIONS. CHANGE DIRECTION MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM OF CARE: NWD WAS LAUNCHED TO HELP CLOSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE GAPS IN THE COUNTY. NWD IS DEVELOPING A SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATION AND REFERRAL TRACKING BETWEEN ALL EIGHT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT “FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.” THROUGH NWD, RESOURCE MATERIALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO POTENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS. INFORMATION DETAILING WHERE AND HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT, AND THE NORTH END. WE ANTICIPATE PROVIDING TRAINING TO 1,740 PEOPLE IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND 10,640 IN CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE DIRECTION OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT; APPROXIMATELY 2,476 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR.

AZ RISE MENTORING PROGRAM

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY SPRINGBOARD COALITION

FORTALEZA REENTRY COLLABORATION

ASSERTIVE ADOLESCENT AND FAMILY TREATMENT

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

NEWPORT COUNTY CARA GRANT - OPIOID OVERDOSE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN RHODE ISLAND (RI DEPT OF HEALTH, 2020) THE PERCENTAGE OF RI YOUTH IN GRADES 9-12 REPORTING EVER USING HEROIN IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE (2.4% VS. 1.8%: YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY 2019). STRATEGIC PREVENTION PARTNERSHIPS, (SPP) IS A CURRENT DFC RECIPIENT FOR NEWPORT COUNTY PREVENTION COALITION (NCPC), WHICH ADDRESSES UNDERAGE DRINKING AND MARIJUANA USE IN NEWPORT COUNTY, RI (POPULATION 82,888) NEWPORT, RI IS THE MOST HEAVILY POPULATED IN NEWPORT COUNTY AND THE MOST DIVERSE, WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF SPANISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS. WHILE IT HAS THE LOOK OF WEALTH AND PRIVILEGE OF A TOURIST GET-AWAY, NEWPORT ALSO HAS THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATE IN THE COUNTY AT 14.6%. NEWPORT?S WEALTH DISPARITY CONTRIBUTES TO CHALLENGES ATTRACTING AND SUSTAINING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION. NEWPORT?S NORTH END REGION IS THE MOST DIVERSE AND WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROPOSAL TO ADDRESS OPIATE USE AND PRESCRIPTION (RX) DRUG MISUSE AND THE FACTORS IMPACTING USE. NCPC SEEKS TO PREVENT OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR RX DRUG USE AMONG YOUTH AGES 12-18 IN NEWPORT?S NORTH END WHILE CHANGING THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT REGARDING THE ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUTH USE AND MISUSE OF THESE SUBSTANCES. USING THE SPF FRAMEWORK AND THE SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE, NCPC WILL ADDRESS THE FACTORS DRIVING THE USE OF RX PAIN MEDICATION AND ILLICIT OPIATES. NCPC WILL TARGET STRATEGIES TO THE POPULATIONS MOST AFFECTED BY THESE ISSUES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FOR WHOM RACIAL DISPARITIES ARE A FACTOR.LONG TERM OUTCOME ONE: REDUCE OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR RX DRUG USE/MISUSE AMONG YOUTH WITHIN NEWPORT?S NORTH END BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORS AND PERCEPTIONS THAT MAY LEAD TO OF USE. NCPC WILL DECREASE YOUTH ACCESS TO OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY DECREASING DIVERSION AND MEDICATION SHARING AND BY ADDRESSING FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF YOUTH USE. LONG TERM OUTCOME TWO: CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT REGARDING ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUTH OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR RX DRUG MISUSE BY INCREASING CAPACITY TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO OPIATE USE USING SPF FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE. NCPC HAS EXPERIENCE ENGAGING ALL COMMUNITY SECTORS. INCREASED CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH SERVING INDIVIDUALS (SUCH AS COACHES, DENTISTS, FAITH LEADERS) AS WELL AS INCREASED INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN FINDING SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL ISSUES. NCPC BELIEVES THE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY PROBLEMS LIE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP BRING THOSE SOLUTIONS INTO ACTION. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES TWO SUB-POPULATIONS: YOUTH FROM SPANISH-SPEAKING HOMES AND LGBTQ YOUTH. RECOGNIZING THAT LGBTQ YOUTH ARE AT A STATISTICALLY HIGHER RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE, SELF-HARM, AND SUICIDE, NCPC HAS MADE THIS SUB-POPULATION A PRIORITY FOR INCLUSION OF FURTHER ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION. CAPACITY BUILDING WILL ASSIST THE COALITION TO BEST MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR LGBTQ YOUTH. STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO IMPACT INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS. NCPC STAFF HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE USING THE SPF FRAMEWORK AS A THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND HAVE ALIGNED THIS PROPOSAL WITH THE SPF PROCESS. CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE INTEGRATED IN THE SPF STEPS AND UNDERLAY ALL STRATEGIES.

LITERACY & SCHOOL LIBRARIES

MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

JACKSON COUNTY PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP - OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR PROJECT, JACKSON COUNTY PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP (JCPP) AIMS TO ACHIEVE TWO PRIMARY LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AS DETERMINED BY THE DFC PROGRAM’S GOALS: ESTABLISHING STRONGER COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND REDUCING SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND EVENTUALLY ADULTS BY ADDRESSING LOCAL RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS. THESE OUTCOMES WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES, EXPANDED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUSTAINED CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS. TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AND CAPACITY, JCPP WILL ENHANCE COALITION LEADERSHIP BY INCREASING SECTOR REPRESENTATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. BY ALIGNING THE COALITION’S MISSION WITH THE INTERESTS AND PRIORITIES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE COALITION WILL DEMONSTRATE THE COLLECTIVE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION TOWARD SHARED PREVENTION GOALS. THIS PROPOSAL SPECIFICALLY TARGETS THE REDUCTION OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA USE. LONG-TERM GOALS INCLUDE A 5% IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE DFC CORE MEASURES OF PAST 30-DAY USE, PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTAL AND PEER DISAPPROVAL, AND THE PERCEIVED RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE. JCPP INTENDS TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH STEADY, INCREMENTAL CHANGE BY ADDRESSING KEY LOCAL CONDITIONS: EASE OF ACCESS, LACK OF PARENT-CHILD COMMUNICATION REGARDING SUBSTANCE DANGERS, AND LOW EXPOSURE TO PREVENTION MESSAGING AMONG JACKSON COUNTY YOUTH. TO DRIVE THESE IMPROVEMENTS, JCPP WILL INCREASE PREVENTION MESSAGING AND ENCOURAGE PARENTAL DIALOGUE TO EDUCATE YOUTH AND PROMOTE POSITIVE NORMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COALITION WILL ADDRESS ACCESS POINTS BY IMPLEMENTING RETAIL COMPLIANCE CHECKS AND UPDATING SCHOOL POLICIES. BY COMBINING THESE EFFORTS WITH PRO-SOCIAL PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS, JCPP AIMS TO REDUCE ACCESS AND DECREASE LONG-TERM RATES OF REGULAR USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA AMONG YOUTH. THE PRIMARY POPULATIONS TARGETED BY THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 1400 SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH IN THE JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH, INCLUDING RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND GRANDPARENTS AS WELL AS ADULTS WHO REGULARLY INTERACT WITH YOUTH SUCH AS TEACHERS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS. COMMUNITY-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES WILL TARGET THE JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR YOUTH-TARGETED, SCHOOL-BASED ACTIVITIES, PARENT/CAREGIVER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND POSITIVE NORMS CAMPAIGNS; AND WILL FOCUS ON THE TOWN OF GAINESBORO FOR STRATEGIES ADDRESSING LOCAL RETAILERS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND INCREASING COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION. ADDITIONALLY, PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OTHER RELATED FIELDS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AS A FOCUS FOR COALITION RECRUITMENT AND COLLABORATION. JACKSON COUNTY IS A SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITY IN NORTHEASTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AND LIKE MANY RURAL POPULATIONS, RESIDENTS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES DUE TO LOWER ACCESS TO CARE AND SERVICES, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND HIGHER ENGAGEMENT IN HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS. JACKSON COUNTY PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP’S MISSION IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE MISUSE INCLUDING UNDERAGE DRINKING, TOBACCO USE, AND OTHER DRUGS, AND TO BUILD A MORE RESILIENT, HEALTHY COMMUNITY BY USING DATA-DRIVEN, EVIDENCE-INFORMED STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE COMMUNITY-LEVEL CHANGE.

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY SPRINGBOARD COALITION

TUCSON FIRE INITIATIVE

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

FIRST NATIONAL FAITH BSED CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS/SUBSTANCE ABUSE & HEALTH PROMOTION