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This learning community will focus on the behavioral health needs of military-affiliated youth. The community will underscore the importance of understanding risk and protective factors, illustrate ways to offer support through community efforts, and provide tools and resources to navigate the myriad of supports available. Objectives of this learning community ...
This webpage contains resources to help parents, coaches, school professionals, and health care providers recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury among youth. Learn more. 
Application deadline: April 8, 2024  This program provides resources to enhance the capacity of statewide mental health family-controlled organizations to engage with family members/primary caregivers who are raising children, youth, and young adults with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and/or co-occurring disorders (COD). Learn more and apply (PDF, 28 pages).  ...
April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM). NMHM raises awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities. Learn more. 
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM) recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. The month seeks to elevate prevention services and supports to help parents, other caregivers, and communities protect children and strengthen families. Learn more.  ...
Application deadline: Friday, May 3, 2024  The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20. Award recipients will be expected to implement activities that support capacity building such as implementing evidence-based community approaches; enhancing collaboration, cooperation and coordination among ...
This infographic (PDF, 1 page) shares information on youth prescription drug misuse. The infographic provides communities with action steps to reduce youth prescription drug misuse, such as advocating for naloxone utilization, collaborating with healthcare professionals and educators to enhance prevention efforts, and fostering awareness within the community. Learn more.  ...
This tip sheet (PDF, 2 pages) shares guidance from young people who have experienced mental health challenges about what they wish parents and caregivers would say and do when talking about mental health. Learn more (PDF, 2 pages). 
STI Awareness Week is April 14-20, 2024. STI Awareness Week seeks to raise awareness about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and how they impact young people’s lives.   This webpage provides a summary of STI Awareness Week and offers resources aimed at diminishing stigma, fear, and discrimination associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). ...
Application deadline: April 17, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program seeks to achieve two goals:  Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, and federal, state, local, and Tribal governments to support community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth (individuals 18 ...
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