RyeACT (Rye Action for Children and Teens) is a coalition of local organizations and individuals committed to promoting long term health and wellness by inspiring youth, parents, and community leaders to foster healthy behaviors and reduce youth substance use.
RyeACT is pleased to be a part of the Westchester Coalition for Drug and Alcohol-Free Youth. This county wide coalition provides an opportunity for prevention and treatment leaders to come together for planning, to share ideas and resources, and to advocate for the health and safety of our youth. Their website, Power to the Parent, offers resources and information to parents and community members.
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RyeACT is proud to partner with the Greenwich Community Health Improvement Partnership. GCHIP is a coalition of community leaders, social service providers and health and wellness professionals who serve residents of Greenwich, CT and the Sound Shore communities of Rye, Port Chester, Rye Brook and Mamaroneck.
Visit GCHIPRyeACT is a member of the CADCA Community - the largest network of prevention and treatment professionals of its kind in the world. RyeACT leadership received foundational prevention training at the CADCA National Coalition Academy, graduating in February 2018. RyeACT was selected to participate in the pilot cohort of CADCA’s advanced leadership training, Graduate Coalition Academy, graduating in February 2019. RyeACT adult and youth leadership have also been selected on multiple occasions to present at CADCA’s National Leadership Forum.
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Because creating a community where young people are embraced and valued for who they are is fundamental to primary prevention, we proudly partner with pRYEde. The pRYEde Community Group (“pRYEde”) seeks to advocate for equality and inclusion; celebrate the diversity of the Rye and greater community; engage in opportunities for education; and challenge exclusion and discrimination.
Visit pRYEdeRyeACT is pleased to be a founding member and leadership partner in Rye’s Growing the Positive (GTP) group. GTP is a collaborative of more than 30 organizations and community groups that have a primary focus of serving youth and families in Rye. The Growing the Positive Group was formed to facilitate collaboration and shared planning. Access the GTP events calendar here:
Growing the Positive Community CalendarWe See Progress Toward a Promising Tomorrow!
RyeACT is proud to partner with The Institute for Behavior and Health as a founding member of the One Choice Community (OCC).
One Choice/I Am One is a NEW prevention message, supported by brain science and decades of data and research in the prevention field. The One Choice Community is committed to providing a platform for the steadily growing number of youth across the country who identify themselves (“I Am One”) by making One Choice: NO USE of any alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs, for reasons of health.
We are working together to share the One Choice/I Am One initiative with coalitions and prevention organizations. Over the last year, we’ve presented to hundreds of participants at professional conferences including the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) National Conference (April 2019), The School-Based Health Alliance National Convention (June 2019), and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Leadership Forum (February 2020), among others.
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Learn More About One Choice/I Am OneIn keeping with best practice, and as required by our federal Drug Free Communities (DFC) grant funding, RyeACT routinely collects both quantitative and qualitative data to inform our prevention work in the community, and to evaluate the impact of our prevention strategies. These data sources include formal and informal surveys, key leader reporting (schools, law enforcement, hospital partners), and anecdotal student and parent reporting, among others.
One key component of these efforts is to conduct a biennial student drug and alcohol survey, which is administered to all students in grades 7-12 at Rye Middle School and Rye High School in collaboration with our community partners at the Rye City School District.
This video presentation and corresponding resource materials track survey data collected in Febraury 2021 and feedback from RyeACT Coalition members, including youth leaders, and the RyeACT Steering Committee.
We contract with The Iona College Center for Social Research (Director, Jeanne Matich-Maroney, PhD, LCSW-R) to provide survey data analysis and evaluation services. We also contract with the Montana State University Center for Health & Safety Culture (Senior Research Scientist, Katherine Dively, M.S., MCHES) to consult on ongoing strategy development. Both of these valuable thought partners work with Coalition leadership to provide recommendations to the RyeACT Steering Committee.
To learn more about our survey instrument, the “Pride Student Survey for Grades 6-12” survey instrument, you can visit the PRIDE website
Our survey data presentation invites our community members to engage in our ongoing prevention work. Once you watch the video, follow the link below to let us know your thoughts, and to tell us how you will #ShowUp4Prevention.
Take SurveyAs part of our Red Ribbon Week activities, the RyeACT Youth Action Team is launching its “I AM ONE” campaign. Sending a positive message to their peers that they are NOT ALONE when they make ONE CHOICE to be DRUG FREE.
RyeACT and its partner coalitions from The Knowledge Network of Westchester (KNOW 2 Prevent) have come together in these difficult times to sponsor a virtual speaker series on a variety of prevention topics relevant to parents today. Learn more about K.N.O.W. 2 Prevent and register for FREE for our monthly events.
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