As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. In the prevention world, we say it takes an entire community to raise healthy, substance-free children.

Here in Portsmouth, our hope is to create a network of support including families, schools, healthcare, business and law enforcement partners, to promote the wellbeing of every member of our community.

The Portsmouth Prevention Coalition is a coalition of community members interested in coordinating and designing strategies addressing tobacco, alcohol and other drug abuse with the primary goal of reducing youth substance abuse and overall substance abuse rates to help create a health, responsible and safe community.