Blue Rising Community

Blue Rising envisions a world where kids can enter adulthood without the emotional scars and trauma that are a part of struggling to recover from a high potency THC addiction, having friends and family members die from fentanyl poisoning, and experiencing the fear and anxiety that come with daily exposure to news stories, lockdown drills and in some cases, losing friends to gun violence. We believe young people should be able to take healthy risks, explore life and make mistakes safely without life-altering consequences that change their future opportunities and possibilities.  

This generation of kids is facing new and complex challenges that threaten the trajectory of their lives. Young people and their families are navigating coming of age with the presence of high potency THC, fentanyl, gun violence and other related issues. The risk landscape has changed.  Commonsense policies and programs need to be developed, adapted and informed by those most impacted.