Resources

Resources for Youth:

You don’t have to do this alone. If you or one of your friends is experiencing an issue or challenge where substances seem like the easiest solution, please know that you are not alone and there is always help available. If you have an adult in your life who you can trust to talk to about a problem, that is the best way to get the help you need. If you feel more comfortable talking to one of your friends, or seeking help from an adult together, there is always power in numbers. The adults in your life, or your friends, may not know the exact thing to say but sometimes we just need someone to listen and help us decide if we need to seek additional help. We’ve included some resources here to help if you don’t have an adult you can go to, or if a friend has come to you with a problem these resources can be helpful. It’s always a good idea to save these hotlines and resources in your phone, because you never know when you might need them!

Alcohol and Drug Helpline: 800-821-4357
Colorado Quitline: 800-784-8669 (for tobacco cessation)
Suicide Hotline: 800-784-2433
Underage Drinking Hotline: 877-662-4643
Above the Influence - Designed for teens, freevibe.com is an interactive website filled with alcohol, tobacco and other drug information, facts, and media shorts.

Treatment and Recovery Resources

If you or someone you know is struggling with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) here are some local resources that may be helpful.

MindSprings Health – is a private, non-profit corporation founded in 1970 to provide outpatient mental health services to the residents of Western Colorado. Colorado West serves the ten northwestern Colorado Counties of: Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit.
Alcoholics Anonymous, AlaTeen – AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Front Range Clinic – provides treatment services and support in Routt, Moffat, and Grand County.

Parenting Resources

There are many local resources available for parents to help support youth navigate struggles in adolescence. Grand Futures provides educational and skill building resources for adults to help support youth with healthy decision making, please visit our Training Adults page (linked) for more information about local opportunities.

We’ve also included some nationwide resources and helpful information for supporting your youth.

Parents Toll-Free Helpline: 1-855-DRUGFREE or 1-855-378-4373, a nationwide bilingual support service, offering assistance to parents who want to talk to someone about their child’s drug use and drinking.
Catch My Breath Vaping Quitline
Taking Down Tobacco-Vaping
40 Developmental Assets – Search Institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development—known as Developmental Assets—that help young children grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.
Love and Logic – Love and Logic is a philosophy of raising and teaching children which allows adults to be happier, empowered, and more skilled in the interactions with children. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. Love and Logic is a way of working with children that puts parents and teachers back in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares young people to live in the real world, with its many choices and consequences.
Keep Connected – Providing practical, everyday parenting tips and helpful advice for difficult situations, Keep Connected is your online resource that will help you teach your kids positive values; set clear boundaries and enforce reasonable consequences; find the support and knowledge you need to help your kids grow up successfully; focus on the things that matter most to your family.
Partnership for a Drug-Free America – The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit coalition of communication, health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy, drug-free lives. The website provides information on ATOD’s and advice to parents, educators and teens.

Resource Directory

Youth Prevention is a community wide effort where everyone plays a role. Grand Futures works across multiple levels of the community on our prevention programs and activities. We’ve included state and national resources on building healthy communities and creating system-wide change.

If you are interested in getting more involved with local prevention efforts and our work, please reach out!

CADCA – Provides online courses to help build drug-free communities.
TakeMedsSeriously.org – Colorado’s official online resource for the prescription drug public health crisis.
Colorado Agricultural Addiction and Mental Health Program – Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Cattleman’s Agricultural Land Trust, AgrAbility, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union and many others have partnered together to care for farmers and ranchers who have been most deeply impacted by severe and persistent drought, instability in the commodities market, misinformation targeting consumers and rapidly changing political climates.