It has been an honor and pleasure to work with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) this past year to increase the impact and reach of the Youth Peer Mentor Program. YPMP began as a pilot project with 13 young men at the California Division of Juvenile Justice, but has since grown significantly, expanding across the state. To learn more, see our 2021 Annual Report: https://bit.ly/3tnyrGk #youthdevelopment #naturebasedsolutions #substanceusedisorder #juvenilejustice #mindfulness
Many of you know about Continuity Consulting's strategy and systems work with organizations, but you may not know about the Youth Peer Mentor Program (YPMP) that we launched a few years ago. Funded through DHCS, YPMP is a four-tier model designed to help address California’s substance use crisis by providing substance use education to young adults ages 16-25 across California (with a focus on transition age and justice system-impacted youth) and helping more individuals with lived experience enter the substance use disorder treatment field.
Putting this report together was a pleasure. YPMP began as a pilot project with 13 young men at the California Division of Juvenile Justice, but has since grown significantly, expanding across the state. The number of youth involved has increased, of course, but behind every number is a person -- someone who has grown, made better choices, expanded their experiences, and, hopefully, the ripples of impact in their lives are making the world a better place for them and others to flourish.
Find the report here: https://bit.ly/3AUmklV
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