Mid-Fairfield Youth Cannabis Prevention Project

A five-town effort to reduce youth cannabis use through community change, not scare tactics.

Coalition-led | Five towns | Grant-funded | Youth-focused | Evidence-based

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About the project.

The Mid-Fairfield Youth Cannabis Prevention Project is a collaboration among the towns of New Canaan, Norwalk, Weston, Westport, and Wilton, led by Positive Directions and funded through a grant from DMHAS administered via Catalyst CT, The Hub. The project builds capacity and collaboration across towns, with a focus on prevention, local government, law enforcement, and schools.

Project work has included

Organizing a Law Enforcement Sector Summit with Attorney General William Tong and DMHAS.
Providing cannabis professional development to teachers from all five towns at the Schools Summit.
Conducting a landscape analysis at smoke shops in all five towns.
Developing a regional youth team to provide peer education and awareness.
Disseminating awareness messages and distributing cannabis lockbags throughout the region.
Organizing a Regional Speaker Series.
Holding a Local Government Summit to identify ways to make the cross-town work sustainable.

Recordings from our Speaker Series

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