2025-2026 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 2025-2026 DBHDD-funded YATs:

Region 1

• Bartow County
• Floyd County
• V2

Region 2

• Spirit of Sharing YAT
• Team Up Mentoring
• Warren County Teens in Action

Region 3

• CPACS CAT
• Georgia Teen State Executive Council
• GUIDE, Inc. Youth Advisory Board
• Jared’s Heart of Success

Region 4

• Teen Explosion

Region 5

• Soaring Eagles

Region 6

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