Working together to build a safe, healthy and drug free community.
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About Community-Based Prevention
ESD 112 is the fiscal agent and convener for eleven different substance abuse prevention coalitions serving unique communities within the ESD 112 Region. The coalitions are comprised of community members and organizations working together towards a common goal of building a safe, healthy and drug free community. Most communities served by the coalitions also have a Student Assistance Professional assigned to the middle or high school.
The Coalitions are as follows:
Connecting and supporting communities in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat Counties to build resilience and prevent youth substance misuse since 2003.
Connecting and supporting rural Washington to build resilience and prevent youth substance misuse.
Serving La Center School District boundaries – with Drug Free Communities Program funding
Serving Klickitat and Lyle School District boundaries – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Stevenson Carson School District in Skamania County – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Castle Rock School District boundaries – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Fort Vancouver High School boundary – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving Washougal School District boundary – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving School Districts in West Vancouver – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving the Longview School District boundary in Cowlitz County – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
Serving the Kelso School District boundary in Cowlitz County – with Community Prevention Wellness Initiative funding
For a directory of all substance abuse prevention coalitions within the ESD 112 region, visit Prevent Coalition’s website.
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Programs/Grants administered by Prevention and Youth Services include:
Washington State Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative
Student Threat Assessment Program
Prevent Coalition
Attendance and Reengagement Program
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Prevention Program News
Cowlitz County youth learn leadership skills at annual Prevention Summit
On March 21, 2025, more than 250 sixth graders from Cowlitz County public schools gathered at the Longview First Baptist Church for the annual Youth Leadership and Prevention Summit, a full-day conference designed to build [...]
Prevent expands opioid prevention efforts
Prevent Coalition (Prevent), a community coalition formed in 2003 and supported by the fiscal agent Educational Service District 112, has received an Opioid Prevention Grant to help fight opioid misuse among youth in Clark County. [...]
Students advocate for change at annual Youth Advocacy Training
Students recently participated in the annual Use Your Voice student-let advocacy training, an event designed to empower youth to make a difference in their communities and prepare them for Prevention Policy Day on February 17. [...]
Substance use prevention event highlights data, solutions, and youth voices
Educators, community leaders, and public health advocates recently convened at the Vancouver Water Resource Education Center for the Data Walk & Youth Leadership Panel, an event presented by Prevent Coalition and Clark County Public Health. [...]
