Community-based strategic prevention framework - amoskeag health and partners are proposing a strategic prevention framework-partnerships for success (SPF-PFS) project in the city of manchester new…

Community-based strategic prevention framework - amoskeag health and partners are proposing a strategic prevention framework-partnerships for success (SPF-PFS) project in the city of manchester new hampshire. The proposed geographic catchment area includes neighborhoods that locals call "center city," with its heavy concentration of low-income and racially/ethnically diverse populations. Located around the downtown area of manchester, they include census tracts 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, and 2004 on the east side; and 20, 21, and 22 on the west side of the merrimack river. The population of focus is elementary, middle, and high school aged students in 13 manchester school district schools located in the center city census tracts. Data from the 13 schools in 2022, of whom 51.9% are students of color (hispanic/latino, black/african american, asian/pacific islander, indigenous, and multiple races), 50.9% are considered economically disadvataged, and 50.4% qualify for the free or reduced lunch program, which meets the definition of underserverd communities. There is an urgent need to develop and deliver community-based substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services in manchester's center city. According to data from the 2021 youth risk behavior survey, manchester youth are experiencing high rates of substance misuse and emotional distress that increase the risk for substance use and mental health disorders. Amoskeag health and partner agencies are proposing to utilize the strategic prevention framework to help accomlish our goals to (1) expand and strengthen the capacity of amoskeag health and its partners to develop and deliver community-based substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services to the underserved populations in manchester, NH; and (2) reduce the onset and the progression of substance use by implementing evidence-based prevention services in manchester, NH that address the needs of the underserved populations in our community. We will implement an evidence-based substance use prevention and health promotion program for approximately 370 students per year.