Community-Based Prevention
At FYI we care about partnering with community members and organizations for a larger collective impact around youth and family health. One of the main avenues for that participation is the Chaffee County Youth Alliance (CCYA), a community-based coalition focused on youth health and well-being. CCYA, which began in 2017, follows the Communities That Care coalition model for systemic change by identifying community risk and protective factors for youth health and then implementing evidence-based strategies.
Building a Caring and Knowledgeable Coalition
While the focus of the CCYA coalition is on overall youth health and problem behaviors, the coalition has identified youth substance misuse as a particular area of focus. As a rural town with significant tourism, Chaffee County mirrors other “rural resort” communities with high levels of youth substance misuse. High availability of substances, permissive cultural and parental attitudes toward youth substance use, and statistically higher early initiation of substance use (before age 13), have been areas of focus as the coalition has implemented evidence-based programs and initiatives to address these areas of youth health. CCYA has identified health disparities among minority demographics of youth in Chaffee County as an upcoming area of focus for its efforts.
Eligibility And Details
Anyone willing to join in the coalition's work can become a coalition member!
Highlights From The Coalition
Calendar
Join the Chaffee County Youth Alliance
Our coalition meets every other month, on the third Wednesday morning from 8:30-10:00am. We also have multiple workgroups focused on particular programs and topics that meet monthly, and are spearheading different initiatives.