Developing Community Partnerships and Authentically Engaging Youth to Prevent Substance Use: Successes from the Pyramid Coalition in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

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Explores the Pyramid Coalition, a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program initiative, in rural Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Discusses the coalition's work in preventing youth substance use and highlights best practices for engaging youth in rural and frontier communities.

Christina Johnson, Joni Kerr

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 32(6S), S181-S184

11/2026

Children and youth · Community and faith-based initiatives · Frontier and remote areas · Schools · Service delivery models · Substance use and misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · New Mexico