Impacting Positive Youth Development in Rusk County Through Prevention and Intervention

Project Overview

8th Funding Cycle Development Award
     Project Start Date: 1/1/2013
     Project End Date: 12/31/2014

Project Goal Statement: This project explores the feasibility of developing: 1) a comprehensive, evidence-based prevention program, and 2) intervention strategies to address Rusk County youth behavioral health and substance use issues.

Award Amount: $200,000

Community Partners:
Primary Community Partner: Nancy Kraft, PhD, Indianhead Community Action Agency
Additional community partner organization names:

• Kinship of Rusk County
• Rusk County Health & Human Services (Children & Family Services)
• Rusk County Health & Human Services (Public Health)
• Rusk County Youth Council
• Rusk Restorative Youth Programs

Academic Partners:
Primary Academic Partner: Sadhana Dharmapuri, MD, Department of Pediatrics
Additional Academic Partners:

• Gayathri Chelvakumar, MD, Department of Pediatrics
• Jennifer Schroeder, Department of Pediatrics

Project Progress Summary Reports:
     Will be added as they become available.

Affiliated Web Pages:
     Indianhead Community Action Agency
     Kinship of Rusk County
     Rusk County Health & Human Services (Children & Family Services)
     Rusk County Health & Human Services (Public Health)
     Rusk County Youth Council

Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)
     Will be added as dissemination occurs.