
Our Process
We know that high levels of mental health struggles among young Idahoans have a huge impact on families, schools, and communities. While getting young people the care they need and preventing crises is hugely important, schools and communities can play a role in preventing youth mental health challenges long before they negatively impact young people’s health, well-being, and academic achievement.
Of course, we know schools and communities cannot and should not be expected to do this alone. To that end, we offer a variety of partnership options that schools/districts and communities can choose from to fit their unique needs and context.

Implementing Data-Driven Prevention
A key part of “moving upstream” is increasing our understanding of what contributes to youth mental health challenges. Also, because each community is different, collecting community-specific data, usually in the form of a youth survey is a key piece of our process.

Building Community Awareness & Support
We get it, youth mental health can be a tough topic. Many communities need to bring people together and build understanding of this and other youth well-being topics. We work with communities to help them do just that.

Become a Regional Initiative
Our data-driven community engagement process empowers schools, parents, community partners, and community leaders to collectively address risk and protective factors for youth mental health.
How Much Does Working with Communities for Youth Cost?
This varies widely depending on the resources and support that already exist in your community.
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​Middle and high schools with the Idaho Department of Education have Youth Well-being Survey have technical assistance costs covered for 2024-2025.
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Schools/communities in certain regions of the state may be covered under existing funding.
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Communities for Youth will work WITH communities seeking grant and other funding for capacity building and other services.
Contact Us!
Questions about how to partner with us or services we offer?
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For additional information:
communities4youth@gmail.com