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PROMOTE PREVENTION STRATEGIES, INTERVENTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICIES THAT REDUCE RISKS TO YOUTH.

HEALTHY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES -THE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED PREVENTION TRAINING TO MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE. PROGRAMMING WAS EXPANDED TO SERVE PARENTS AND EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS-AT-LARGE, WITH PURPOSE-CENTERED PREVENTION WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND MATERIALS. WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES AND TRAINING WERE IMPLEMENTED WITH A FOCUS ON LGBTQ+ AND LATINO COMMUNITIES. THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO CONVENE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND TRAINING WHILE BRINGING TOGETHER EXPERTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION, SUICIDE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND STUDENT/PARENT-SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT. MORE THAN 750 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE'S YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD AND LOCAL COMMUNITY/SCHOOL PEER PREVENTION PROGRAMMING COMBINED IN FACILITATING YOUTH/PEER-LED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION CONVERSATIONS AND WORKSHOPS ACROSS THE STATE. THE PARTNERSHIP FACILITATED A LAW ENFORCEMENT SUMMIT ABOUT PREVENTING OPIOID ADDICTION THROUGH NON-JUDICIAL INTERVENTION. THE SUMMIT HAS GROWN TO A QUARTERLY MEETING ATTENDED BY ROUGHLY 100 PEOPLE EACH SESSION.

POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS -THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO EXPAND SCHOOL-BASED VIRTUAL MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND HAS RECRUITED MORE THAN 200 NEW MENTORS THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S STEPUP CT INITIATIVE THIS YEAR. MORE THAN ELEVEN LOCAL MENTORING PROGRAMS INCREASED THEIR CAPACITY TO SUPPORT MENTOR/ MENTEE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH 360 HOURS OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE STATE'S FIRST CT MENTORING SUMMIT FOCUSED ON ADVANCING EQUITY IN YOUTH MENTORING WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 200 LOCAL AND NATIONAL MENTORING PRACTITIONERS. THE PARTNERSHIP INCREASED THE CAPABILITY OF LOCAL MENTORING PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE THE FAMILIES OF MENTEES, PURPOSEFULLY SERVE LGBTQ+ YOUTH, AND SUPPORT MENTORS TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL CONVERSATION TO PREVENT OPIOID MISUSE. THIS YEAR, THE PARTNERSHIP WAS AWARDED A THREE-YEAR $1.25M GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP) TO SCALE STATEWIDE IT'S CURRENTLY FUNDED MENTORING WITH NIA (PURPOSE) OPIOID MENTORING RESPONSE INITIATIVE IN NEW HAVEN. THIS NEW FUNDING WILL ENABLE THE PARTNERSHIP TO FUND LOCAL MENTORING PROGRAMS TO CONNECT AN ADDITIONAL 200 YOUTH WITH CARING ADULTS IN SUPPORTED MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS.

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS -THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED WORKING WITH MORE THAN FOUR DOZEN COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO SUPPORT PREVENTION INITIATIVES DURING THE ONGOING PANDEMIC. SPECIFIC FOCUS WAS PAID TO RAISING AWARENESS AROUND NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH, BLACK HISTORY, WOMEN'S HISTORY, NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, PRIDE MONTH, ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH, AND RED RIBBON WEEK. THESE INCLUDED ELEVATING THE YOUTH VOICE TO SHARE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE AND SHARING THOSE VOICES WITH STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE STATE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL MEDIA AND STRATEGIC SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING A STATEWIDE BROADCAST PSA TO ENCOURAGE MENTOR RECRUITMENT, THE PARTNERSHIP GENERATED APPROXIMATELY THREE-AND-A-HALF MILLION IMPRESSIONS ACROSS PRINT, BROADCAST, AND WEB MEDIA SOURCES.

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