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Mentoring for youth affected by opioid/substance misuse

GRANT FOCUS: Opioid/Substance Misuse and Abuse, Youth Mentoring, At-risk Youth, Health, Mental Health, Opioid Crisis | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline:...

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Rural opioid abuse and misuse response program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Rural Youth, Opioid Abuse/Misuse, Opioid Epidemic, Youth Health/Welfare | Amount: Up to $750,000 | Deadline: May 6, 2024

opioid-impacted family support program grants: young man with head in hands being comforted by family

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Opioid-impacted family support program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Opioid Crisis, Substance Abuse, Family Support, Mental Health, Child/Youth Health | Amount: Up to $600,000 | Deadline: May 6, 2024

drug abuse prevention, juvenile drug treatment court program grants: troubled young woman sitting on couch talking to therapist

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Juvenile drug treatment court program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Youth Welfare, Substance/Drug Abuse, Mental Health, Trauma | Amount: Up to $1,000,000 | Deadline: May 14, 2024

Substance abuse treatment, diversion: group of young people and counselor doing group therapy

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Substance abuse treatment capacity expansion for adult and family courts program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health and Welfare, Family, Mental Health, Substance Abuse | Amount: Up to $400,000 | Deadline: Apr. 1, 2024

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Community-based strategies for overdose prevention research grants

GRANT FOCUS: Drug/Substance Abuse, Overdose Prevention, Opioid/Fentanyl Epidemic, Research | Amount: Up to $750,000 | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2023

underage drinking prevention and reduction grants: youth sitting on bench drinking from bottle of wine

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Drug and alcohol use reported by youth in juvenile facilities, 2008–2018

More youth reported never using drugs in their lifetime in 2018 than in 2008-09.

drug crisis victim support grants: group of young people and counselor doing group therapy

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Youth overdose prevention program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Substance Use/Abuse, Youth Overdose, Opioids, Fentanyl, Youth Health | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: June 27, 2023

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Kids taken from Black family remain in state custody

Five children were taken after a routine traffic stop led to drug charges.

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Monitoring the future: National survey results on drug use

The latest results from the University of Michigan's annual national survey on youth drug use are released, showing that rates of adolescent...

Foster care racism: Black woman with young Black child sitting at table doing homework.

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Number of children separated from their families due to parental substance use has more than doubled

The number of children separated from their families due to parental substance use has more than doubled in the past two decades...

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Native youth aftercare support services grants

GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Youth, Behavioral Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Sobriety, Aftercare | Amount: $600,000 | Deadline: Sept. 19, 2022

Addressing youth substance use through school services report: woman with glasses talking to female student in overalls in school classroom with clipboard

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Addressing youth substance use through school services and supports

Urban Institute researchers discuss lessons learned from school-based approaches to youth substance use implemented in D.C., Massachusetts, and New Mexico.

youth overdose renews pleas for Narcan in schools: three students walk into school from bus

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Youth’s overdose death renews pleas for Narcan in schools

The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut school has drawn renewed pleas for schools to...

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Youth Opioid Treatment, Prevention and Support Services Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Welfare, Substance Abuse, Opioids, Drugs, Safety, Health | Amount: Up to $1,500,000 | Deadline: June 28, 2021

Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse Among Youth in U.S. report; bottle of pills being spilled over map of U.S.

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Grants for Addressing Mental and Substance Use Disorders During COVID Crisis

GRANT FOCUS: COVID-19, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Drugs | Amount: Up to $2,000,0000 | Deadline: Apr. 10, 2020*

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Opioid-Affected Youth Services Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Substance Abuse, Opioids, Opioid Epidemic, Health | Amount: $500,000 - $750,000 | Deadline: Apr. 20, 2020

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Community Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Welfare, Drugs, Substance Abuse, Community | Amount: Up to $125,000 | Deadline: Apr. 3, 2020

Mentoring for preventing and reducing substance use report; black teen male and mentor talking and laughing on bleachers

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Mentoring for Preventing and Reducing Substance Use and Associated Risks Among Youth

The National Mentoring Resource Center recently published this comprehensive review of the most effective mentoring practices for the prevention and reduction of...