Bay State Community Services’ continuum of care begins with our longstanding and deep commitment to primary and secondary prevention services.
We firmly believe that it is our responsibility to actively advocate, authentically connect, and to prioritize cultural, racial and health equity in all we do. BSCS works in partnership with the communities we serve, to design prevention initiatives that bring our communities together to promote health and well-being for all youth and families.
BSCS’s Prevention Team operates three community coalitions: IMPACT Quincy, HEY Randolph, and the Building Up Youth Regional Partnership. By bringing community members and organizations together, community coalitions play an important role in preventing substance use and building environments that impact health and well-being for all. The health and well-being of children and youth is our responsibility: by working together we can have the greatest impact.
For more information on any of our Prevention programs, please contact Briana Keating at bkeating@baystatecs.org
Prevention
BUY Partnership
This regional prevention effort works in partnership to prevent youth substance use and help all young people grow up to have healthy futures.
BUY Youth Leaders
This initiative aims to incorporate youth voices in the BUY prevention programming through decision-making, planning, and program implementation.
Tobacco / Vaping
The Greater Boston Tobacco-Free Community Partnership prioritizes racial justice and community health over tobacco and vaping industry profits, by working with local partners to fight the industry’s historic and unjust targeting of specific groups.
Prevention in Early Childhood
Part of the IMPACT Quincy Coalition, this working group is a collaborative advisory group of community partners, with an overall goal of increasing protective factors in early childhood.
Suicide Prevention
Our Youth Suicide Prevention Program works to reduce the incidence of youth suicide through trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and accessible prevention services.
IMPACT Quincy
The IMPACT Quincy coalition, dedicated to building healthy communities through equity and collective action, is made up of key partners reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve and delivers a wide range of prevention programs.
HEY! Randolph
HEY! Randolph is a coalition in collaboration with the Randolph Health Department that aims to reduce youth substance misuse through effective communication, coordination, collaboration, and action in a culturally relevant way.
Harm Reduction Initiatives
Our harm reduction initiatives aim to provide guidance and resources, without judgement to individuals and families in need of harm reduction supports or resources.
Project IMPACT is a statewide initiative funded by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the GE Foundation. Its mission is to prevent overdoses. Project IMPACT is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of individuals and communities across Massachusetts, and to creating a sense of hope and empowerment.
IMPACT Weymouth
Our IMPACT Weymouth Harm Reduction Drop-in-Center is available to individuals over the age of 18, who are looking for harm reduction resources and/or recovery support for their own or a loved one’s substance use.
Project IMPACT
This statewide initiative, with a mission to prevent overdoses, partners with likeminded agencies, institutions, and providers to build a network of peer-led harm reduction access and resource sites throughout the Commonwealth.
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