substance use prevention
As beautiful and vibrant as Mitchell and Yancey Counties are, our residents still face many of the issues affecting the rest of the country. Substance abuse and addiction is a growing challenge we take very seriously at PATH. We take an approach that includes awareness, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our flagship program in this priority area is our Mitchell-Yancey Prevention and Recovery Coalition, which among other things is responsible for instituting drug take-back days, installing permanent drug drop boxes, and broadly distributing mental health and substance abuse resource guides. PATH believes addressing the environmental factors that contribute to addiction will reduce or eliminate addiction in the long run.
mitchell-yancey prevention and recovery coalition
The Mitchell-Yancey Prevention and Recovery Coalition (MYPRC)—formerly the Mitchell-Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force—is focused on confronting the opioid epidemic and substance abuse crisis affecting both counties. Our core approach to reducing and eliminating substance abuse in Mitchell and Yancey counties includes awareness, education, advocacy, and prevention.
cougar fit club
The Cougar Fit Club is an afterschool program that strives to foster healthy habits in Mountain Heritage High School students through physical activities and peer-to-peer focused discussion. The program brings together educators, counselors and fitness experts to support students in their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. Students who take part in Cougar Fit Club will enjoy a place and environment that supports all participants in becoming and staying healthy and well in both their bodies and minds.
youth to youth (Y2Y)
Youth to Youth (Y2Y) is an evidence-based, youth-driven, adult-guided program with a mission to engage young people through meaningful discussions, activities, and experiences. Youth to Youth engages young people through meaningful activities and experiences to develop and implement their own ideas to create positive change.
medication take back days/medication drop boxes
During our annual Medication Take Back Days, community members have voluntarily turned in more than 500,000 unused prescription medications and another 425 lbs. of illegal drugs, all of which were appropriately disposed of by law enforcement. In addition, community members are able to safely dispose of unused medication at one of 4 permanent drug drop boxes.