YOOT Coalition
A coalition working across Memphis to reduce youth overdose and address its root causes.
YOOT is not a single organization. It is a network of young people, caregivers, clinicians, educators, harm reduction workers, researchers, and community members working together to protect youth wellbeing and build more connected, more responsive systems of care.
This work is carried by people.
YOOT includes a growing network of members across Memphis and Shelby County, including youth and young adults, individuals with lived experience, caregivers, clinicians, educators, behavioral health professionals, researchers, public health leaders, and community advocates.
Some are affiliated with organizations. Some are not.
Both matter here.
Who shows up
Youth and young adults
People with lived experience
Parents and caregivers
Community members
Who collaborates
Clinicians and researchers
Educators and school staff
Public health professionals
Nonprofit and systems leaders
Coalition Organizations
YOOT includes partner organizations from across Memphis and Shelby County. These groups represent different sectors, but they share a commitment to youth-centered prevention, response, education, and community care.
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UT Health Science Center
University of Memphis
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A Betor Way
Heal 901
Memphis Prevention
BHG Recovery
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Crosstown High School
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We Fight Monsters
Urban Family Ministries
CAAP Inc.
Door of Hope Memphis
Taking Back 901
YMCA Memphis
Wee Care Memphis
Clean Incorporated
Joshua’s Hope
C.A.R.E. Consulting Group
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Shelby County Government
State of Tennessee
Additional coalition members participate as independent community members, caregivers, youth, and individuals with lived experience whose insight is essential to this work.
What YOOT holds
The Youth Overdose/Opioid Task Force brings together partners across healthcare, research, harm reduction, education, public systems, and community-based work.
Some members come through organizations. Some come through lived experience. Some come through both.
What connects this coalition is not title or institution. It is a shared commitment to young people, to honest conversation, and to building responses that reflect real community needs.