Challenges and Solutions

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Substance Use Challenges:

I challenge you to design an innovative approach that empowers young people to counteract social media messages that glamorize or encourage substance use.

David S. Bickham & Hannah Chidekel

I challenge you to lead an initiative that increases opportunities for young people to safely connect and support one another in talking about their relationship to substances; including opening pathways to existing resources in your community that support mitigating substance use.

Jim Crittenden & Alex Swift

Substance Use Solutions:

I challenge you to design an innovative approach that empowers young people to counteract social media messages that glamorize or encourage substance use.

David S. Bickham & Hannah Chidekel

Sub the Sub

Through innovative art-based initiatives, we’ll inspire young people to see that there are countless ways to have fun, express themselves, and cope with life's challenges—without turning to substances. Our solution is to reframe the idea of "cool" by celebrating and elevating drug-free lifestyles and emotional resilience.

I challenge you to lead an initiative that increases opportunities for young people to safely connect and support one another in talking about their relationship to substances; including opening pathways to existing resources in your community that support mitigating substance use.

Jim Crittenden & Alex Swift

Joy for Kids

By 2040 no youth in San Diego should feel that substance use is the only solution. Every youth will have access to mentorship, sobriety, and a clear path to success.

Elevate the Youth

Elevate the Youth aims to create a world in which youth have the option to be their best self. Starting with San Diego, every kid should be allowed to compete and be the best version of themselves, instead of using substances.