Elevate Youth California: Cohort 8 Standard Track

The Department of Health Care Services is providing funding for community-based, Tribal, and county behavioral health organizations to expand youth and young adult substance use prevention through policy, systems, and environmental change. The program aims to empower youth to be community leaders and create positive policy and systems change. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with established and trusted community relationships. The funding will be used to implement comprehensive strategies that reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors associated with youth substance use prevention. Key aspects of the program include: • Evidence-based, promising, and/or community-driven practices in prevention approach • Incorporation of social justice youth development in all programming • Annual listening sessions to gather feedback from youth and young adults • Participation in technical assistance opportunities and external evaluation • Submission of biannual progress and financial reports The program's success will be measured by progress towards programmatic and policy, systems, and environmental change goals and objectives.