Youth Spotlight: Roman
This video is part 1 of an intergenerational, interagency and community collaboration featuring Youth Peer Leaders and staff from MHA-CG Youth Clubhouses, Tobacco Free Action, Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition and local film production.
Hatched in the early fall of 202, this was an adventurous project with the mission of capturing authentic youth perspectives on tobacco, vaping, substance use disorder, grassroots community building, and healthy coping mechanisms. Thanks to the expertise and dedication of A&M Creative, Untitled Productions, Youth Peer Leader and co-editor Roman, the project also grew into a master workshop on video production, editing, and crating potent community health content.
Youth Spotlight: Noah
This video is part 2 of an intergenerational, interagency and community collaboration featuring Youth Peer Leaders and staff from MHA-CG Youth Clubhouses, Tobacco Free Action, Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition and local film production.
Risk & Protective Factors
Research shows that the risk for substance abuse increases as the number of risk factors increases, and that protective factors may reduce the risk of youth engaging in substance misuse. More Info on Risk & Protective Factors
(Source: youth.gov)
Risk & Protective Factors for Youth
- Family history of substance use disorder
- Exposure to trauma
- Mental Health concerns
- Behavioral or impulse control problems
- Early initiation of substance use
- Environmental factors
- Availability of alcohol and drugs
- Academic failure
- Lack of connection to school
- Perceived risk of substance use
- Friends who use substances
- Family attachment and bonding
- Parental engagement in child’s life
- Connection to school
- Participation in prosocial activities with family, school and community
- Educational success
- Development of positive coping skills
- Resilience
- Positive modeling by parents/caregivers
- Mental Health and emotional needs met
- Relationships with trusting adults
Local Prevention Services for Youth
Prevention education and skill building taught in schools and supported by community organizations are crucial to the development of healthy informed young people.
Twin County Recovery Services provides evidence-based programming, and Intervention Counselors in Columbia and Greene Counties that lay the groundwork for safe and drug-free living through age appropriate information and interactive activities.
Youth Clubhouses of Hudson & Catskill supports prevention efforts by providing educational outreach to youth in school settings, community settings and at their drop in locations in Hudson and Catskill. Harm Reduction, information and Peer Support allow for an increase in protective factors for youth of all ages.
Mountaintop Cares Coalition offers prevention education for communities, youth, families and anyone else residing in Greene County, with a special focus on the mountaintop!
Columbia County Pathways to Recovery offers prevention education for communities, youth, families and anyone needing support in Columbia County!
In addition to the above programs, there are many Youth Serving Organizations that increase PROTECTIVE factors and decrease RISK factors for young people. Those agencies include:
Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood
Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition is dedicated to working collaboratively with all community agencies to increase awareness and education to address youth substance misuse.
For educational and informational sessions contact info@c-gac.org.
