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Kane County youth coalition reports on D.C. leadership forum and urges local prevention work
Summary
Members of the Kane Community Youth Coalition (KCYC) presented a recap of their trip to the CADCA National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., promoted a prevention campaign addressing teen energy‑drink use and asked the commission to support data collection (the SHARP survey) to guide prevention funding.
Students from the Kane Community Youth Coalition (KCYC) gave a slideshow and spoke to commissioners on May 12 about their experience at the CADCA National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., and about local prevention projects.
KCYC students described workshops on mental‑health awareness, leadership, and prevention science and said the trip helped them learn advocacy skills and connect with peers from other communities. One student outlined a local campaign concept called "Feel Better, Feel Better," aimed at educating teens about the risks of excessive energy‑drink consumption and suggesting healthier alternatives. "Because they're cheap and easy for teens to access, many become reliant on them," a student told commissioners, highlighting concerns about sleep, performance and mood.
KCYC leaders asked county officials to support youth prevention programming and to encourage the local school district to resume the SHARP student survey so the coalition can access reliable, local data to guide prevention funding and programming. An adult KCYC leader said Kane County currently lacks recent SHARP data and that absence limits grant opportunities and evidence‑based planning.
Why it matters: Youth prevention efforts contribute to public health and help county departments and grant applicants target resources. Students’ requests for data and sustained support could affect future prevention funding and county partnerships with schools and nonprofits.
Next steps: Commissioners thanked the students for their presentation and asked staff to consider ways to support prevention programming and data collection.
