Seeking to help empower our communities to better address underage alcohol and substance abuse.
The Primary Prevention Project
is a federal grant directed by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation with the aim of
reducing alcohol and substance use in Children and teenagers within the local community.
The Primary Prevention Project is a 5-year, Federal Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships For Success grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, also known as SAMHSA, a part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
The goal of The Primary Prevention Project is to enhance the current insufficient prevention infrastructure by expanding the capacity to identify current and emergent prevention populations and concerns and to address those concerns with culturally appropriate evidence-based programs, practices, and policies.