According to a study, only a small percentage of teens receive proper aftercare following near-fatal overdoses. Alinsky and colleagues1 examined data from more than 4 million Medicaid enrollees (N = 4,039,216) and found that only 1 in 54 youths aged 13 to 22 years received evidence-based pharmacotherapy after an
To our Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (TCYSAPC) family, membership, and community: TCYSAPC has been working with Kids Living Well (KLW) for the past year and this partnership has been one that has brought about a tremendous amount of good to the community. For all future endeavors, the 2 coalitions will no longer operate separately but will merge. Kids Living Well incorporates a whole health approach to address youth substance use prevention in our community. We are excited about this transition. To learn more, please visit: https://kidslivingwell.org/.
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