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Overview

The Binational Alliance of Border Coalitions is an umbrella organization that was created to coordinate and facilitate the increased awareness, prevention, intervention, and treatment of substance use and abuse and related problems along the US-Mexico Border.

The Drug-Free Communities Act (P.L. 105-20) was signed into law on June 27, 1997. The Act provides financial assistance and support to community coalitions to carry out the mission of reducing substance abuse among the nation's youth.

The Drug-Free Communities Act builds on the documented success of community anti-drug coalitions in developing and implementing comprehensive, long-term strategies to reduce substance abuse among youth on a sustained basis.

Highlights of the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997
http://www.ncjrs.gov/ondcppubs/publications/prevent/highlights.html

Vision

“Safe and Healthy Border Communities, Free of Drugs and Alcohol Abuse”

 

 

Mission

The Binational Alliance of Border Coalitions is an umbrella organization that was created to coordinate and facilitate the increased awareness, prevention, intervention, and treatment of substance use and abuse and related problems along the US-Mexico Border.

 

Objectives 

  • Serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors of and organizations within a community;
  • Enhance community efforts to promote and deliver effective substance abuse prevention strategies;
  • Assess the effectiveness of community substance abuse prevention initiatives directed toward youth; and
  • Provide information about effective substance abuse prevention initiatives that can be replicated in other communities.

 
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For more information, please feel free to contact our offices at:

United States - Mexico Border Health Association
5400 Suncrest Dr. Suite C-5 Nav Bal El Paso, TX 79912
TEL: (915) 833-6450 Nav Bal FAX: (915) 833-7840