2023-2024 Youth Action Teams

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Office of Behavioral Health Prevention (OBHP) provides support for Georgia Teen Institute through a contract that includes funding for up to 30 Youth Action Teams across the state. Each of the six regions is represented by at least one YAT. These YATs focus on substance abuse prevention, primarily the prevention of underage drinking.

Listed below are our 2023-2024 DBHDD-funded YATs:

Region 1

• Bartow County
• Floyd County
• V2

Region 2

• Athens-Clarke County SADD
• Spirit of Sharing YAT
• Team Up Mentoring
• Warren County Teens in Action

Region 3

• Club Mixtura
• CPACS CAT
• Decatur Prevention Initiative
• Diamond in the Rough
• GUIDE, Inc. Youth Advisory Board
• Jared’s Heart of Success
• Parkview Voice

Region 4

• Mitchell County Eagles SAVE YAT
• Teen Explosion

Region 5

• Bulloch County Middle School
• Bulloch County High School
• Soaring Eagles

Region 6

• Crisp County Youth Advisory Council
• SAYA-AVPRIDE
• Spalding County Youth Advisory Council
• Teen Empowerment
• Teen On the M.O.V.E.