Wednesday, January 15, 2025
1/15/2025
Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships Equity Approach to Underage Alcohol Use Prevention in Marin County Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships (MHYP) proposes to reduce underage drinking in Marin County among Latino/a/x youth by tailoring current initiatives for cultural and linguistic responsiveness, empowering Latino youth with the skills to influence peers and policy, and by developing an Equity Strategy that will guide the organization’s prevention approach. In its 7th year of DFC funding, MHYP is a community-based coalition that reshapes community norms that drive youth substance use. Marin ranks high in both the state and nation for youth alcohol use. 25% of Marin County 11th graders reported binge drinking in the past 30 days compared to 8% of 11th graders in California as a whole (CHKS, 2019). Health disparities and social injustice are prevalent issues, with Marin ranking in the bottom 10% of California counties for income inequality and second in the state for racial disparities. 25% of the County’s child population is Latino with approximately 3,500 Spanish-speaking families of middle and high school students. MHYP expects to reach approximately 10,000 youth and families in our populations of focus. Goals and Objectives: 1) Reduce the rates of underage drinking among Latino youth by 10% a) Engage 150 Spanish-speaking caretakers annually in tailored Let’s Talk Community Discussions b) By the end of year 4, Be the Influence program materials and campaigns will be tailored and translated for Spanish-speaking parents and caretakers, and distributed to families of middle and high school students in the service area c) MHYP will partner with Youth Transforming Justice to offer 10 or more Spanish-speaking youth and families Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction Training. 2) Build the capacity of Latino youth to drive prevention and intervention efforts that reduce underage drinking a) Partner with Alcohol Justice (AJ) to collaborate on two trainings annually for Latino youth that enhance skills in policy, advocacy, and media literacy to impact environmental and policy factors that influence underage alcohol use b) In partnership with AJ, support opportunities for youth to engage in policy work around best practices for retail stores selling alcohol by engaging and providing a stipend to 10 Latino youth annually. 3) Enhance the capacity of the coalition to address health disparities in underage drinking a) By the end of year 1, MHYP will assess current coalition capacity using the Meyer DEI Spectrum Tool and determine and address priority areas to strengthening the organization’s ability to address disparities in underage drinking b) By the end of year 2, MHYP will seek to broaden representation and inclusion by recruiting at least one bicultural and bilingual member of the Board of Directors c) By the end of year 3, MHYP will ensure that 80% of coalition staff, leadership and active volunteers are trained on employing an equity approach to substance use prevention activities and adopt a policy for equity training for new hires and volunteers.
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