To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Red Ribbon Week Proclamation October 23-31, 2026
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution proclaiming Red Ribbon Week on October 23-31, 2026 in Contra Costa County, in recognition to the ongoing alcohol and other drugs prevention efforts by schools and prevention community organizations to increase safety and well-being among Contra Costa residents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
Once a year, Behavioral Health and its partners acknowledge Red Ribbon Week in Contra Costa County on October 23-31, 2026, to highlight substance use prevention efforts to increase awareness, safety and well-being of Contra Costa residents.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to adopt this resolution would result in a missed opportunity to formally recognize Red Ribbon Week and may reduce the visibility and impact of substance use prevention efforts.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING OCTOBER 23RD – 31ST, 2026 “RED RIBBON WEEK” IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, on the occasion of the proclamation of “National Red Ribbon Week,” Contra Costa County joins schools and communities across California—including the Community Alliance for Drug Free Youth (CADFY), parent community organizations, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the State Department of Education, the California Parent Teacher Association, and over 100 statewide agencies and organizations—to demonstrate their commitment to drug free lifestyles; and
WHEREAS, the National Family Partnership, Inc., initiated the Red Ribbon Campaign after Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was killed by drug traffickers in 1985...
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