Upriver Youth Leadership Partnerships for Success - The mission of the Upriver Youth Leadership Council (UYLC) is to empower youth and adults to build a healthier community through prevention leadership. UYLC is committed to building a strong, healthy community that offers our youth positive alternatives to using drugs and alcohol. UYLC is currently focusing on reducing underage drinking and youth marijuana use by reducing access (both social and retail), changing social norms, increasing the perception of harm, and providing more prosocial opportunities for families and for youth. The UYLC service area mirrors the school district boundaries, and prevention services are open to all community members. Kamiah has a long lineage of Native Americans, loggers, foresters, and agriculture industry workers who embrace a Work Hard-Play Hard lifestyle that historically included alcohol and smoking. Marijuana and meth use have also become prevalent over time. Most notable about Kamiah residents is the tremendous amount of community pride and action as a family unit in times of need, and this carries over into our coalition work; there is always someone there to help us out with whatever we need. Kamiah is a small frontier town located in central Idaho with a population of about 4600 within the 83536 zip code. Kamiah is located in two counties (Idaho and Lewis) and is on the Nez Perce Tribe Reservation. The three primary goals of the Upriver Youth Leadership Council are to: 1. Foster leadership and resilience skills in our community youth. 2. Prevent the initiation of youth substance use. 3. Build a collaborative, sustainable community-wide prevention infrastructure. UYLC will use the Strategic Prevention Framework Model to achieve the goal and objectives of the 2023 Partnerships for Success application: GOAL 1: Strengthen prevention capacity and infrastructure at the community level to reduce the prevalence of 30-day substance use in KSD students 6-12th grade. Objective 1a: By 9/29/2024, expand the UYLC SAFE HOMES by developing eight prevention videos and purchasing one kiosk. Objective 2a: By 9/29/2024, one community teen center will be operational six days per week to increase pro-social opportunities for youth and families in Kamiah. Objective 3a: By 9/29/2024, one School resource officer will be placed in the KSD to reduce behavioral issues related to substance misuse. o Objective 4a: By 9/29/2024, 1,000 hours of behavioral health services will be facilitated to reduce the incidence of substance misuse related to poor mental and emotional health. Objective 5a: By 9/29/2024, one recovery center will be operational to provide recovery support services that promote recovery through advocacy, education, and service. Objective 6a: By 9/29/2024, Provide training of ten UYLC/YAB members on the StrategicPrevention Framework Model.
