In Marin County, youth substance-use rates rank among the highest in the state. Now, a two-year prevention initiative led by local nonprofits is underway to address the specific needs of West Marin youth and families.
“There is an old paradigm of substance use as bad kids making bad decisions, but we know that’s just not true,” said Jackie Davis, the program director of Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships, which is part of the initiative. “We…