Identify abuse environments and root causes within the community, assess needs, and implement effective education and prevention programs.
Base abuse and prevention programming on community needs, including but not limited to, Alcohol, Drugs, Mental Health, Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, and Suicide Prevention.
It is the responsibility of the New Providence Alliance:
- To enhance the knowledge and skills necessary to identify risk factors.
- To target populations and assure the effective use of resources.
- To establish borough-wide prevention and education programs and coordinate awareness and information dissemination efforts through county and local government agencies, elected officials, police, school, religious, business, civic and other community groups.
- To promote and encourage a change in community attitude so as to promote community health, safety and substance abuse prevention.
- To identify funding sources in order to conduct, promote and expand our education and prevention efforts.