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York County All On Board tells Clover board prevention work, Good Samaritan trainings helped reduce fatal overdoses
Summary
York County All On Board briefed the board on youth substance-use prevention, reporting outreach, Good Samaritan trainings and community drop-box collection; coalition leaders credited prevention and naloxone distribution with reducing overdose deaths.
Ashley Watts, executive director of York County All On Board, told the Clover School District Board of Trustees that the coalition’s prevention and education efforts have been a central element of the county’s response to youth substance use.
Watts said prevention programs and environmental strategies — including retailer compliance checks, prom-safety pledges and community Narcan distribution — are core activities. "For every dollar we spend in prevention, we save about $20 later on," Watts said, framing prevention as a cost-effective approach.
Watts walked the board through…
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