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County-funded prevention programs report early reductions in youth substance use; leaders seek mentor recruits
Summary
Raising Shasta and Youth Options Shasta presented six months of activity under opioid-settlement funding, reporting early outcomes (including a sample showing 30-day substance use measures dropping from 75% to 25% for a small cohort) and outlining plans for mentor recruitment, RFPs, and a February summit to scale services.
County-supported youth-prevention providers described early program activity and initial outcome data Tuesday while asking the Board of Supervisors to continue support for mentor recruitment and program evaluation.
Representatives from Raising Shasta and Youth Options Shasta said their contracted services — youth centers, peer court, aggression-replacement training and parent discussion groups — have engaged hundreds of local young people since the contract began in June 2026. "Our PAL program has had 606 visits by youth and 83…
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