Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition (PAHYC) is one of the newest additions to the state-wide Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI), a proven model for sustaining a healthy and safe environment where young people thrive, without substance use and unaddressed mental health concerns.

March 2021 to March 2023, the COVID-19 Enhancement WA State Funding Cycle represents the capacity building grant cycle and relaunch period of Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition.

To learn more about our shared effort to increase our ability to reach the best possible outcomes for our children, families, and young adults join the Community Coalition meetings on the third Thursday from 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM via Zoom.

To join an upcoming Community Meeting, or Workgroup Meeting visit our Events page.

Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition Coordinator, Rachel Ray works at Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services and can be reached at 360-565-2637 or RRay@co.clallam.wa.us.

Read our newsletter, meeting minutes and agendas and more on our Communications Portal page.

Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (EOW) is responsible for data analysis, visualization, and interpretation. We acknowledge our success in communicating information does not start with the information itself. Our time is prioritized in understanding the local context and building content that meets our audience's intended purpose.

Our tools include Excel, Tableau Desktop and Prep, ArcGIS, XMind, and Canva.

To join a Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition Workgroup, visit our Get Involved page.

For more information contact Rachel Ray, the Community Coalition Coordinator at 360-565-2637, and RRay@co.clallam.wa.us.

Review our 2021-2023 Needs Assessment to learn more.

Youth Concerns Port Angeles provides an opportunity for leaders from youth-serving institutions to identify shared areas of hope and concern, share resources, update one another on trends and activities, and discover possibilities for collaboration. The overarching goal is to align services to ensure the community safety net is intact to meet the needs of young people in Port Angeles.

To join an upcoming Youth Concerns meeting, visit our Get Involved page.

For more information contact Rachel Ray, the Community Coalition Coordinator at 360-565-2637, and RRay@co.clallam.wa.us.

The Handle With Care (HWC) program enables first responders to notify schools when they encounter a child at an incident so schools can provide trauma- sensitive support right away.

HWC started in West Virginia in 2013. Now more than 500 school districts, cities, counties, and states have implemented HWC. In Washington State, nearby Kitsap County started HWC two years ago.

In Port Angeles, HWC involves a diverse team of agencies and organizations committed to helping children thrive including (in alphabetical order): Clallam County Sherriff’s Office, Clallam Resilience Project (United Way), Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Police Department, Port Angeles Fire Department, Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition, Port Angeles Police Department, Port Angeles School District.

To learn more visit, https://portangelesschools.org/community/handle_with_care.

Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition has determined it is essential to use this capacity-building phase to provide foundational knowledge of prevention science, risk and protective factors, short and long-term consequences of youth substance use, cultural humility, and community coalition building.

Stigma has been identified as a barrier to progressing substance use disorder and opioid use disorder prevention in Port Angeles. The Science of Stigma Training with the Montana Center for Health and Safety has been identified as the equity training for the 2022-2023 training calendar.

For a complete list of proposed Training Opportunities see page 22 and 23, on the 2021-2023 Strategic Plan.

For a list of upcoming trainings or to check and see if a training opportunity can be funded with our work, please contact us.

To register for a training at no cost contact Rachel Ray, the Community Coalition Coordinator at 360-565-2637, and RRay@co.clallam.wa.us.