substance use Archives

Youth risk behavior survey: graphic with circle photo inset with three kids with backpacks walking towards glass doors

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Youth risk behavior survey 2013-2023

A new CDC report examines high school students' recent behaviors/experiences and 10-year trends.

maternal health grants: mother in hospital kissing her newborn

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Community-based maternal mental and behavioral health program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Maternal Health, Mental/Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse/Use, Healthcare Access, Community | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: Aug. 26, 2024

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

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Building capacity of diversion for youth with substance abuse/mental health problems program grant

GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Substance Use/Abuse, Diversion, Justice-involved Youth | Amount: Up to $6,000,000 | Deadline: June 24, 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

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

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Underage drinking prevention and reduction program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Underage Drinking, Alcohol, Substance Use/Abuse, Youth Health/Development | Amount: Up to $60,000 | Deadline: May 3, 2024

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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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Juvenile and family court substance abuse issues education and training grants

GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile/Family Court, Substance Abuse/Addiction, Education/Training, Recidivism | Amount: Up to $150,000 | Deadline: Aug. 31, 2023

youth overdose renews pleas for Narcan in schools: hand holding Narcan nasal spray on black background

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As fentanyl use rises among teens, Arizona requires naloxone in foster homes

In 2021, 44 Arizona children died from fentanyl overdoses.

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Boulder, Colorado region youth substance abuse prevention and treatment grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Substance Use/Abuse, Youth Health/Mental Health, Colorado | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Apr. 10, 2023

youth drug use survey results: female hands with painted fingernails lighting up a joint

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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...

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.

underserved community health grants; female doctor talking to patient

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Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Health, Healthcare, Community, Mental Health, Drug Use/Abuse | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2021

family treatment court, substance abuse treatment expansion grants; family embracing in counseling

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Grants for Expansion of Treatment, Intervention and Recovery Services for Youth with Substance Use Disorders

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Health/Welfare, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Rehabilitation | Amount: Up to $545,000 (per year) | Deadline: Feb. 8, 2021

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Washington State Is On Pathway To Change Institutional Racism In Foster Care System

In Washington state, young children birth to 3 make up 42% of dependency cases filed in 2018. Of all children who go...

Women in masks hold signs about ACS standing on sidewalk.

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Child Protective Services Target Minority, Poor Women, Report Says

In 2018, Elizabeth Brico left her Florida home for three days following a fight with her mother-in-law. After her mother-in-law called Florida’s...

Chris Hultquist (at podium), executive director of The Mentor Connector, and Bobbi Jo Stellato, program director at The Mentor Connector, presenting at national mentoring conference. | Allison Stevens

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Vermont Adopting Icelandic Program to Curb Substance Use

What can youth advocates in rural New England learn about reducing teen drug and alcohol use from a small island nation just...

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...

NY,MA youth with disabilities and mental health issues grants; young boy playing with paper airplane

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NY,MA Youth w/ Disabilities and Mental Health Issues Program Grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Youth Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Learning Disabilities, Special Education | Amount: $10,000 - $40,000 | Deadline: Jan....