ABOUT
Our Coalition
Stand UP Cass County meets quarterly at various locations within the county. Our coalition represents people from 12 sectors of the community including: youth, parents, businesses, media, schools, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement, religious/fraternal organizations, other civic/volunteer groups, healthcare, state, local, or tribal government agencies, and other organizations that work at reducing substance abuse.
Youth Services Alliance (YSA) is a 501 c 3 organization that works with schools, churches, and other youth serving organizations to maximize resources to better impact youth and families. YSA serves as the fiscal agent for Stand UP Cass County, formerly known as the Cass County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.
Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) is a dynamic, data-driven planning process that prevention practitioners use to understand and more effectively address the substance abuse and related mental health problems facing their communities. The five SPF phases include Assessment, Capacity, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation. Developed by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), SPF is a planning process for preventing substance use and misuse.
MISSION
Empowering Youth Statement
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Lewis Cass Elementary with the help from Mr. Darby Scalf won a national photo contest with this Red Ribbon Week photo in 2022.
How can you keep your family
safe from addiction?
Easy – Prevention!
The best way to instill prevention in children is to keep them busy, keep them encouraged, and keep them accountable.
Don’t let your children have that extra free time and ability to get a hold of drugs and use them. Peer pressure can be convincing, especially for teens. An “exit” plan can help empower
them to make the right decision and say no when it counts.
