Prevention Resources and Opportunities
Support efforts to prevent use of opioids through strategies that:
- Have demonstrated effectiveness preventing drug misuse among youth
- Engage a robust multi-sector coalition of stakeholders in the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan for substance use prevention
- Support community-based education or intervention services for families, youth, and adolescents at risk for opioid use disorder
- Support greater access to mental health resources for youth
- Initiate, enhance, or sustain local youth health assessment
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe what substance use prevention is and how it shows up in the State Subdivision Agreement
- List existing prevention resources and Massachusetts Department of Public Health grants
- Identify strategies that could be funded by municipal abatement dollars to supplement these resources