This podcast published by the Forensic Technology Center for Excellence, a program of the National Institute of Justice, discusses the All Hands on DECK Program, which supports drug-endangered youth in Kansas.
In episode seven of the Just Science Podcast’s Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Cristi Cain, Local Public Health Section Director at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and Sally Wright, the All Hands on DECK, or Drug Endangered Children Kansas, Program Manager for the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, to discuss their All Hands on DECK Program, which helps support drug endangered youth and families across the state of Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment supports eighteen local jurisdictions implementing a range of activities to support drug endangered youth. The podcast guests discuss some of the catalysts for creating a youth-focused program, how each local site is identifying and addressing unique needs within their community, and some of the challenges and successes the DECK program has experienced so far.
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