Eagle River Youth Coalition Inc

The colorado office of behavioral health (obh) changing community norms program reduces alcohol and drug abuse by promoting healthy, drugfree lifestyles. The program focuses on substance use and abuse education, critical environmental awareness, alternative transportation options, and the overall costs and consequences of making poor choices. Through the office of behavioral health, the eagle river youth coalition has convened the community around healthy and safe opportunities for youth and families. These include in school prevention education, parent engagement, and environmental strategies to build a stronger community.

Communities that care (ctc) is a multiyear community process focusing on shifting systems and policies to boost supports for youth and the community. Ctc aims to identify risk and protective factors, and convene the community to boost supports for protective factors tomaintain these as strengths, and to decrease risk factors such as substance misuse, lack of compliance with laws, and adult/community norms favorable to substance use.

Other programs supporting youth in the community.