Abstract
One of the 12 Grand Challenges of Social Work, as identified by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (2018), is Ensuring Healthy Development for all Youth. This article explores the importance of community-wide prevention efforts in meeting this challenge by utilizing grassroots coalition action in concert with engaged universities. Through perspectives of the Communities that Care Model and an Engaged University Model, this case study examines one community’s response to reduce the prevalence of youth substance abuse behaviors. Recommendations include effective coalition building strategies.
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Conahan, John; Toth, Chelsea; and McKlveen, Sheryl
(2018)
"A Community and University Collaborative: Responding to the Opioid Crisis,"
Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal: Vol. 10:
No.
1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61611/2165-4611.1166
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/crsw/vol10/iss1/4