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In 1995, a group of concerned citizens started an informal coalition focusing on how to address the growing substance abuse problem in Washoe County Original conversations and plans centered around treatment services and eventually expanded to include prevention In 1998, the group chose the name Join Together Northern Nevada (JTNN) and incorporated as a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizationWhat is a coalition?A coalition consists of collaboration between groups in the community Each group retains its own identity while working together toward the common goal of building a safe, healthy, and drug-free community In that vein, JTNN brings citizens, agencies, businesses, and government together to form a whole that has the ability to identify, measure, and develop strategies to deal with substance abuse problems in the community JTNN acts as a clearinghouse for information, community assessment, planning, grant funding and administrationSubstance abuse is not selective Every community throughout the country is touched by substance abuse related problems, and Washoe County is no different Each person has his or her own perception of the problem It
