Working together to build a safe, healthy and drug free community.
About
About Community-Based Prevention
ESD 112 is the fiscal agent and convener for eleven different substance abuse prevention coalitions serving unique communities within the ESD 112 Region. The coalitions are comprised of community members and organizations working together towards a common goal of building a safe, healthy and drug free community. Most communities served by the coalitions also have a Student Assistance Professional assigned to the middle or high school.
The Coalitions are as follows:
Serving Clark County, implementing strategies in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat Counties since 2003
Connecting and supporting rural communities in Washington State to build resilience and prevent youth marijuana use
Serving La Center School Boundary – with Drug Free Communities Program funding
Serving Klickitat/Lyle School Boundaris – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Stevenson Carson School District in Skamania – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Castle Rock Middle and High School Boundaries – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Fort Vancouver High School Boundary – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Washougal School Boundary – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving West Vancouver School Boundary – with Community Prevention Wellness Iniative funding
Serving the Longview School Boundary in Cowlitz County – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving the Kelso School Boundary in Cowlitz County – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
For a directory of all substance abuse prevention coalitions within the ESD 112 region, visit Prevent Coalition’s website.
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Prevention Programs & Grants
Programs/Grants administered by Prevention and Youth Services include:
Washington State Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative
Student Threat Assessment Program
Prevent Coalition
Attendance and Reengagement Program
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Prevention Program News
One Prevention Alliance Coordinator, Karen Douglass, Wins Regional Award for Work in Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Karen Douglass, Community Prevention Project Coordinator for One Prevention Alliance Community Coalition, was recently named Member of the Year at the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner. A One Prevention Alliance community partner, [...]
Use Your Voice event prepares next generation of leaders
On December 8, Teens for Tomorrow facilitated the annual Use Your Voice student-led training event at Excelsior High School to empower and educate the next generation of leaders and change-makers. Use Your Voice youth trainings [...]
Drug take-back event in Southwest Washington collects 1,504 pounds of unused medications and syringes
More than 413 residents in Clark and Klickitat counties safely dropped off a total of 1,504 pounds of unused medications and syringes during a multi-site drug take-back event on Saturday, October 28. The medication disposal [...]
ESD 112 Empowers Youth-Led Prevention at the 2023 Washington State Spring Youth Forum
In May, students and staff from the Southwest Washington region attended the 2023 Washington State Spring Youth Forum. Forty teams from across the state were awarded scholarships to attend and present at the conference, which [...]
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