On the FAST Track: Helping Youth to Succeed by Building Family and Community Relationships

Latino Health Access in Santa Ana, California, recipient of a SAMHSA Youth Violence Prevention grant, is currently implementing the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program. Created by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, the program helps children to succeed by building protective factors against failure in school, substance abuse, and other risks encountered in their daily lives. It is managed by the agency's director of family programs, Cristina Jos