The youth connection proposes to reduce substance abuse by youth in the community by targeting 3 contiguous ZIP codes in detroit - 48203, 48205, 48234. - the youth connection SPF-PFS community…

The youth connection proposes to reduce substance abuse by youth in the community by targeting 3 contiguous ZIP codes in detroit - 48203, 48205, 48234. - the youth connection SPF-PFS community substance use prevention project summary the youth connection (TYC) SPF-PFS project is designed to reduce substance use in three ZIP codes located in northeast detroit - 48203, 48205, and 48234 TYC will utilize the strategic prevention framework to reduce the onset and progression of substance use disorder in our community by developing and delivering evidence-based substance use prevention programming and increase collaboration amongst substance use prevention agencies. Population to be served TYC will target middle school and high school youth and their parents in northeast detroit, a community that is historically underserved and chronically economically disadvantaged. Our community is 92.4% african american and 5.4% caucasian with a media family income of $20,378. Of families with children 32.6% live below the poverty level and 66.3% have children living in households with supplemental security income, receiving cash public assistance income or food stamps/snap goal 1: decrease youth substance use in the schools and community by implementing evidence-based programming in the middle and high schools that address behaviors that lead to substance use. Objective 1: by june 30, 2024, provide vape training for 75% of 9TH, 10TH, 11TH, and 12TH graders attending pershing and osborn high school objective 2: by august 2024 provide vape training for 75% of parents of 9TH graders entering high school at pershing and osborn high schools. Objective 3: by august 2024 provide vape training for 75% of teachers and staff in 75% of the middle and high schools located in our focus communities. Objective 9: by december 2023 reach out to ascension health care to coordinate SUD prevention and treatment services with their two school-based health clinics in three of the schools in our identified communities. Goal 2: strengthen substance use prevention and treatment capacity/infrastructure at the community level by expanding the sector representation and engagement of the love detroit prevention coalition. Objective 1: by november 2024 reach out to community organizations, faith-based organizations, health care professions, local businesses, block clubs and civic groups, etc. In our focus communities to become active members of the love detroit prevention coalition to increase coalition membership by 25%. Objective 2: by march 2024 provide training to 80% of coalition members on the strategic prevention framework and update our community assessment for each of our identified communities. Objective 3: by may 2024 conduct 25 one on one meetings with community members in each of our identified communities. Ascertaining their perspective on substance use in their communities and ways they feel IT can be addressed. Goal 3: increase education and awareness of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery resources by expanding targeted communication campaigns and outreach efforts in our identified communities. Objective 1: in partnership with the detroit health department and the michigan department of health and human services by december 2024 provide narcan training for 500 residents in the city of detroit with 25% being african american men from our identified communities.