Kittitas County Community Coalition

Our Mission

Our mission is to identify and assess the substance prevention and safety needs of children, youth, adults, and families in an ongoing process. The Network will develop, maintain, and carray out a plan to address these needs. We will coordinate with all sectors of the community to plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based strategies to prevent:

substance use and abuse
child abuse and neglect
unintentional injuries and death
youth violence

The Network can accomplish this mission by enhancing those factors while reducing those factors that increase risk.

Our Vision

The citizens of Kittitas County live in a community where agencies, businesses, and community members partner together to maximize the use of resources and create solutions for a safe and healthy environment for all ages.

About Us

The Kittitas County Community Health and Safety Network began in December 1994, in response to the Youth Violence Reduction Act, to assess at the local level issues around problem behaviors effecting children, youth, and families in the community.
Since that time, the community has identified substance use and abuse as the common denominator of problem behaviors impacting the health and safety of the community.

Click to download our 2010 Annual Report

Current Priorities and Strategies

Reduce alcohol and substance use/abuse amoung youth and over time among adults.
Change favorable norms and attitudes toward underage drinking and substance abuse.
Decrease incidences, injuries, and deaths related to traffic safety, unintentional injury, and childhood neglect.
Improve leadership and decision-making skills among youth.
Strengthen prevention and enforcement in schools through the adoption of comprehensive and effective alcohol/drug prevention programs, and evaluation and enhancement of school policy regarding substance use violations.
Promote youth pro social movement.
Enhance parenting, communication, and family skills.
Strengthen and enforce laws and policies that address underage and adult substance use in schools and communities.
Facilitate community involvement in addressing the methamphetamine issues in our county.
Participate in efforts to improve collaboration of intervention, treatment, and aftercare services amongst service providers in our community.