The BOUND for Healthy Youth Coalition’s mission is to
Prevent & Reduce Youth Substance Use
Through education, collaboration, and community-wide change.
Well-Positioned and Ready
The Coalition is well positioned and ready to effectively address the public health problem of youth marijuana and alcohol use by:
Community Engaged
Providing opportunities for continuing community evaluation, feedback, and involvement in the prevention process
Capacity Initiatives
Providing a framework and resources for continuing capacity-building initiatives, and prevention education.
Risk Identification
Establishing an efficient method for coalition members to identify local drug use and risk behaviors, with a strategic plan for impactful program implementation.
Strong Processes
Formalizing a procedure for collecting baseline data and ongoing program and outcome evaluation.
Community-Led Prevention
Utilizing community leaders, youth and parents to help give substance prevention and awareness messages to their community, schools and family members.
Empowering methodology
Developing a method to enable youth and adults to take positive action in influencing existing norms surrounding youth and community substance use.
Initiatives
Combating Underage Drinking
Providing opportunities for continuing community evaluation, feedback, and involvement in the prevention process
Combating Marijuana Use in Youths
With the legalization of marijuana, increasing vape use, and consistently high reported rates ofunderage drinking, community education is needed to prevent further normalization of substance use.
Our Mission:
Foster and enhance partnerships between community stakeholders and organizations to tackle youth substance use, with the aim of decreasing substance use among young people and, consequently, adults. This will be achieved by addressing community factors that heighten the risk of substance use and promoting those that mitigate it.
Proudly supported by Empower Somerset
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Resources
Social Host Laws Rack Card
Learn more about the impact underage drinking can have on families and better understand New Jersey's social host laws.
Marijuana Rack Card
Learn more about how marijuana can affect a youth's body and the laws surrounding marijuana consumption. Available for download.
Vaping Rack Card
Learn more about the legislation surrounding vaping and how it affects youth's bodies. Available for download.
911 Lifeline Legislation & Overdose Prevention Act Rack Card
Learn more about the policies in place to help erase fear in underage substance users when asking for help from authorities. Available for download.
Driving Under the Influence Rack Card
Learn more about the effects of driving under the influence of different substances and the laws in place if caught in New Jersey.
Underage Drinking Rack Card
Learn more about the facts of underage drinking and how to start conversations with your children around substance use. Available for download.
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Team
Our members are dedicated a wide array of programs and services to fulfilling our coalition's mission.
Isabella Salafia
Prevention Hub Program Associate
Underage Drinking Workgroup Chair
