Empowering The Future Through The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition

Editor’s Note RCYSUC wants to empower Richland County youth, families and the community to reduce youth substance use through education, intervention, and participation. This is part 4 of a 7 part sponsored series around preventing substance misuse. Read the previous story here. April Ward, a senior at Pioneer Career and Technology Center, is on a mission to…

RCYSUC & CACY Encourage Parents To Have Open Discussions About Risks Of Substance Use

Editor’s Note RCYSUC wants to empower Richland County youth, families and the community to reduce youth substance use through education, intervention, and participation. This is part 3 of a 7 part sponsored series around preventing substance misuse. Read the previous story here. As spring has finally arrived, so have the joyous and celebratory events of many proms…

Youth Prevention Contest Voting To Close March 30

MANSFIELD — There’s a little over one week left for local youth to vote for their favorites in a county-wide multimedia art contest. Students in grades Kindergarten through 12 were asked earlier this year to submit original art, videos, poems or memes with a drug/alcohol prevention message to the Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition (RCYSUC). Submissions are…

Local Student Brings Passion And Ambition Into Her Work With The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition

Editor’s Note RCYSUC wants to empower Richland County youth, families and the community to reduce youth substance use through education, intervention, and participation. This is part 2 of a 7 part sponsored series around preventing substance misuse. Julia Long has ambition. She dreams of renovating old Victorian homes across the United States and eventually different countries. When…

Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition Announces Richland County Art Contest

MANSFIELD – The Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition has announced its second annual drug & alcohol prevention art contest. The contest aims to get youth involved in creating and promoting anti-substance abuse messaging among their peers. Students in grades K-12 can enter by creating a poster, flyer, video, haiku, poem, meme or other work of art…

RCYSUC Hopes To Teach The Community The Science Behind Addiction And Break The Stigma

Editor’s Note RCYSUC wants to empower Richland County youth, families and the community to reduce youth substance use through education, intervention, and participation. This is part 1 of a 7 part sponsored series around preventing substance misuse. The three committees (Data & Evaluation Committee, Alcohol Misuse Prevention Committee, and Prescription Drug Misuse Prevention Committee) that make up…

Richland County Youth Art Contest Voting To Close Feb. 21

MANSFIELD — There’s only one week left for local youth to vote for their favorites in a county-wide multimedia art contest. Students in grades Kindergarten through 12 were asked earlier this year to submit original art, videos, poems or memes with a drug/alcohol prevention message to the Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition. Submissions are now closed, but…