Youth recovery connections aims to focus on environmental prevention strategies in order to change the community norms, access, and availability that contributes to substance use problems. YRC provides substance abuse prevention for an individual(s) or a population of youth by focusing on environmental and community factors and policies, developmental factors, or skill development. In collaboration with local organizations, law enforcement, EMS, hospitals, schools, and other youth related entities we will increase public awareness and decrease substance use. We believe by focusing on early childhood prevention we can also reduce criminality and mental health problems while promoting academic achievement. Prevention programs can have long term benefits for their children and families they serve, as well as for society as a whole. Through collective action, we can strengthen prevention efforts throughout the community.
Michael Salinas
Executive Director
Danny Contreras
Cofounder
Reb Close, MD
Lead clinical physician
Reb Close, MD is an Attending Emergency Physician at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, and the lead clinical physician for the Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative. The Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative is a collaborative partnership in the Central Coast Region to promote the safe use of prescription drugs, promote safe pain management, reduce overdoses, and address substance use through preventative efforts and treatment. She has been a Regional Director/Implementation Leader for the California Bridge to Treatment Program since 2019. Dr.Close attended medical school at UCLA, and completed residency in Emergency Medicine at UCLA-Olive View Medical Center in Los Angeles. She has been on staff at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula since 2003.