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Lakewood youth council reports lessons from national prevention conferences
Summary
Youth council members returned from the CADCA and DEA fentanyl-prevention conferences and summarized practical takeaways — improving naloxone access, deploying drug-disposal pouches, and mapping local "third spaces" for youth — and asked the board to help translate ideas into action for City Council and CSAB.
Ira Henkel, a presenter for the Lakewood Youth Council, said the youth delegates attended the CADCA midyear conference and the DEA Fentanyl-Free America Summit and came back with ideas to strengthen local prevention work. "I'm Ira Henkel. This is Ava calls, and we're here with missus Shannon Bennett to report about what we learned at the conference," he told the council.
The youth reported that sessions offered exposure to prevention experts, up-to-date information on drug trends affecting young people, online-safety strategies and techniques for meaningful youth participation. Henkel and other youth presenters recommended continuous program evaluation and clear, youth-led action plans — including specific, measurable steps the youth council can take in the coming year. The presenters urged that these conference learnings be incorporated into Lakewood's Promise workplan and framed as actionable items for the City Council and the Community Services Advisory Board (CSAB).
