Project Grant H79SP085203

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Healthvisions Midwest $425,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492) to implement the Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) project in Lake County, Indiana.

Healthvisions Midwest, operating as Healthways Alliance, will strengthen community prevention capacity and reduce youth substance use among ages 12–19 by conducting data-driven needs assessments, building coalitions, engaging youth, and implementing evidence-based strategies targeting alcohol, marijuana, prescription drug misuse, and emerging substance use concerns. The project will serve Lake County including Whiting, East Chicago, Hammond, Gary, Lake Station, Hobart, Highland, and Munster. Activities include comprehensive needs assessment to identify substance use priorities, at-risk populations, service gaps, and community readiness; youth and community stakeholder participation through coalition workgroups and a Youth Advisory Committee; collaboration with schools, healthcare providers, law enforcement, community organizations, and state prevention partners; and development of a prevention plan, logic model, implementation plan, and evaluation plan.

Performance runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, with administrative and programmatic operations based in Hammond, Indiana. The project will build sustainable prevention infrastructure, strengthen cross-sector partnerships, and increase local prevention provider capacity to reduce risk factors and promote youth well-being.