Community Catalyst

Count on Youth! Improving MH and SUD Services in Essex County Schools

To improve youth mental health in Essex County, we propose a community change project to shift high schools’ responses to student substance misuse away from punishment, expand access to school- and community-based MH and SUD services, and center the needs of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ students.

CATEGORY: Community Change
LOCATION: Boston, MA
AMOUNT: $370,000
YEAR AWARDED: 2022
WEBSITE: http://www.communitycatalyst.org

FEATURED IMPACT STORY


Empowering Parents to Advocate for Inclusion

Massachusetts Advocates for Children is working to remove the barriers that exist in education to create equitable opportunities for children and youth to learn, grow, and thrive. The organization focuses its advocacy efforts on children and youth who face significant barriers, inequities, and/or discrimination because of their economic status, disability, race, ethnicity, culture, or immigration … Continued