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Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency: all federal awards · Department of Health and Human Services: spending

SAFE WILL IMPLEMENT EMPOWERING YOUTH TO LEAD SUBSTANCE-FREE LIVES, A CARA STRATEGY TO REDUCE ACCESS TO UNSECURED MEDICATIONS AND INCREASE YOUTH PERCEPTION OF HARM. - SAFE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN AS ITS FIDUCIARY, WILL IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT (CARA) PROJECT TO REDUCE AND PREVENT YOUTH PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID MISUSE AMONG YOUTH AGES 12–18 IN ANTRIM, CHARLEVOIX, AND EMMET COUNTIES. SAFE IS A YOUTH-FOCUSED, MULTI-SECTOR PREVENTION COALITION SERVING A RURAL THREE-COUNTY REGION IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS LOCAL CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO YOUTH PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID MISUSE, INCLUDING ACCESS TO UNSECURED MEDICATIONS, LOW PERCEPTION OF HARM, COMMUNITY EXPOSURE TO OPIOID-RELATED HARMS, AND RURAL BARRIERS TO PREVENTION COORDINATION. SAFE WILL ACHIEVE ITS GOALS BY REDUCING YOUTH ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, INCREASING PERCEPTION OF HARM, AND STRENGTHENING REGIONAL PREVENTION COORDINATION. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A TRI-COUNTY MEDICATION SAFETY CAMPAIGN, DISTRIBUTION OF SAFE STORAGE TOOLS, PARENT AND CAREGIVER EDUCATION, YOUTH-LED SOCIAL NORMS AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, USE OF CDC FREE MIND MATERIALS, ANNUAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG/OPIOID DATA BRIEFS, AND A CARA WORKGROUP TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN PLANNING AND CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATION. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE YOUTH, FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, TRIBAL PARTNERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ANTRIM, CHARLEVOIX, AND EMMET COUNTIES. SAFE WILL USE THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK, CADCA’S SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE, AND EXISTING DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES COALITION INFRASTRUCTURE TO GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION. EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE CARA CORE MEASURES FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE IN 7TH, 9TH, AND 11TH GRADES USING MIPHY DATA EVERY TWO YEARS, ALONG WITH PROCESS MEASURES, PARTNER PARTICIPATION RECORDS, CAMPAIGN TRACKING, AND LOCAL OPIOID-RELATED INDICATORS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, SAFE WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY CAPACITY, REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, INCREASE YOUTH PERCEPTION OF HARM, AND CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT REGARDING THE ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUTH PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID MISUSE.

Grant · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · to Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency (UEI FK6VL4J93SL7) · data as of 2026-10-25

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