Community Prevention Services utilizes partnerships with neighborhood-level coalitions to increase knowledge and awareness of substance abuse, to address environmental barriers to risk reduction and treatment, and to build long-term capacity within Boston neighborhoods for addressing substance abuse.
Community Mobilization
The Neighborhoods Organizing Against Drugs (NoDrugs) Initiative funds 17 coalitions to carry out substance abuse prevention activities in local neighborhoods. The Coalitions aid the Community Prevention Services Program in selecting additional or new priority areas for prevention initiatives in Boston. Further, the Coalitions serve as the Bureau’s vital community partners; we rely on them as our eyes and ears on the ground level for ongoing substance abuse concerns.
If you are interested in joining a coalition in your neighborhood, please email Devin Larkin at dlarkin@bphc.org.
Opioid Overdose Prevention
The Opioid Overdose Prevention Project is a targeted initiative funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to reduce unintentional fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses in four Boston neighborhoods with documented need. The Coalitions working with the Commission on this project are:
Environmental Strategies to Reduce Underage Drinking
The Commission's Underage Drinking Prevention Project is an initiative to reduce underage drinking in four Boston neighborhoods. The Coalitions working with the Commission on this project are:
Coalition Partners
The Coalitions receive technical assistance from our partners at the Greater Boston Regional Center for Healthy Communities, the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR), and the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.