Addressing root causes of youth opioid use/misuse in northeast windham county, vermont through comprehensive community-based strategies to ACES. - greater falls connections serves northeast windham…

Addressing root causes of youth opioid use/misuse in northeast windham county, vermont through comprehensive community-based strategies to ACES. - greater falls connections serves northeast windham county towns of athens, grafton, rockingham, and westminster, VT, a community of 9,613. The goals of the coalition are to reduce opioid, methamphetamine, and/or prescription drug use/misuse among youth and change the culture and context regarding acceptability of youth opioid, methamphetamine, and/or prescription drug use/misuse. The coalition will achieve its goals by implementing strategies to address and mitigate the impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACES). The coalition will support training and technical assistance for employers, health care providers, schools, mentoring and ?third space? Programs to increase access to social supports and environments that are trauma-informed and accessible to youth and families impacted by generational trauma and substance use. The coalition?S youth group, above the influence, CO-facilitated with friends for change, will learn and apply restorative practices to create community healing, resiliency, and increase peer supports. Youth and family members most impacted by generational trauma and opioid use disorder will be directly involved in project planning, outreach, and leadership.