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Mid-Fairfield Youth Cannabis Prevention Project

Our cross-town, multi-sector initiative to address youth cannabis use within the Greater Norwalk retail market.

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New Canaan, Norwalk, Weston, Westport, Wilton | Sector-based 

 

About the project.

The Mid-Fairfield Youth Cannabis Prevention Project is a recent collaboration among the towns of New Canaan, Norwalk, Weston, Westport, and Wilton, developed & led by Positive Directions and funded through a grant from DMHAS administered via Catalyst CT | The Hub. From 2024-2026, the project focused on building capacity and collaboration across towns, with a focus on five sectors: prevention, local government, law enforcement, schools, and youth.

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 with local experts sharing different information and perspectives to parents.
  • Holding a Local Government Summit to identify ways to make the cross-town work sustainable.

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