Griswold PRIDE is a Community Coalition in the Town of Griswold CT and serves as the Local Prevention Council for the community, preventing youth substance use and promoting mental health and wellness. Griswold Partnership to Reduce the Influence of Drugs for Everyone PRIDE is a community coalition created to work collaboratively to reduce and prevent underage drinking and substance use and their
impact on the community. Community coalitions connect multiple sectors of the community, including businesses, parents, media, law enforcement, schools, faith organizations, health providers, social service agencies, and the government. By acting in concert through the coalition, all of the partners gain a more complete understanding of the community's problems. Together, the partners organize and develop plans and programs to coordinate their anti-drug efforts. The result is a comprehensive, community-wide approach to substance abuse and its related problems. PRIDE is a recipient of a federal Drug Free Communities Grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), for which Community Health Resources (CHR) serves as fiscal agent.
