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Oregon City Together updates commission on youth opioid and mental‑health prevention campaigns
Summary
Oregon City Together reported results from two prevention grants — a youth opioid prevention grant and a metro enhancement fentanyl awareness grant — including student‑led campaigns, counselor training and upcoming community events.
Oregon City Together told the Oregon City Commission on May 4 that work funded by two recent grants is advancing a youth‑focused prevention and awareness effort addressing mental health, opioids and fentanyl.
Anne Haynes, director of Oregon City Together, said the city awarded the coalition $20,000 for the 2024–25 Youth Opioid Prevention Grant to support a peer‑led youth mental‑health campaign. The campaign included a five‑session training delivered by national youth trainer Nigel Wrangham to 42 students, primarily AP psychology students at Oregon City High School, who developed the campaign slogan “Resilience isn’t born. It’s built,” and produced posters, social media material and small outreach items for distribution in schools.
Haynes said the…
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