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Nominate an outstanding prevention professional today!

Are you interested in nominating someone who has made an impact in your community? The ServiceNow nomination survey for the 2025 Prevention Awards…

May 14, 2025

Recognizing youth in lieu of the Spring Youth Forum

This year, the Health Care Authority's (HCA) Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) Prevention Section and leadership had to make the…

May 13, 2025

The draft agenda is live: DBHR's 2025 Coalition Leadership Institute

The draft agenda is now available! Register today and download the draft agenda for the Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and…

April 29, 2025

More DBHR announcements

Announcements

New Focus On social videos featuring real teens

The Focus On underage drinking prevention campaign is currently running an exciting youth user-generated content video project! An extension of…

June 25, 2025
Survey for Schools & School Partners: Confiscated Tobacco Products in Washington

Washington Breathes and the Rutgers Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco are asking educators to complete a simple survey to help us gather…

June 17, 2025
SDRG Office Hours Updates!

Effective 6/5/2025 SDRG Office Hours (formerly CPWI Strategic Planning Office Hours) will be shortened from 2 hours to 1 hour. We are also…

June 05, 2025
Feedback Survey: Draft Recommendations for Strengthening the Prenatal-age-25 Behavioral Health System Infrastructure in Washington State

Help Shape How Washington State Helps Young People With Behavioral Health
Washington Thriving is collecting information through a series of…

June 05, 2025

Support WASAVP by becoming a member

Please consider becoming a WASAVP member this month

The annual drive for renewal of existing memberships and recruitment of existing…

June 02, 2025
Prevention spotlight: Concrete Resource Coalition

In Concrete, WA, several families (pictured below)–a total of 26 people–graduated from the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) in March, after…

May 14, 2025
In case you missed it: Youth Leadership and Prevention Summit recap

This past March, more than 250 Cowlitz County sixth graders attended the Youth Leadership and Prevention Summit in Longview, WA. This annual…

May 13, 2025
New publication explores Healing of the Canoe (HOC) suicide prevention outcomes

Healing of the Canoe (HOC) is a community-derived, culturally-grounded, and flexible curriculum for native youth that builds a connection to…

May 13, 2025

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Upcoming Events

2025 Coalition Leadership Institute

Jun 24 - 25 2025

The Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is hosting the 2025 Coalition Leadership Institute on…
Eating Disorders: The Collaborative School Community

Jun 26 2025 | 10 - 11am

This webinar will empower teachers, school staff, parents, and the greater school community to be active eating disorder change agents by…
Rural Network - Annual Orientation Meeting

Jun 26 2025 | 2 - 3pm

Washington

Have you heard about the Rural Network and wondered what they do? Do you feel like working with or in a small town is challenging in ways that are…
Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure of Behavioral Health Disorders

Jun 27 2025 | 7am - 2pm

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a workshop discussing the recent consensus study report…

Overcoming Challenges Prevention-Focused Community Organizers are Facing in 2025

Jun 30 2025 | 9am - 12pm

Overcoming Challenges Prevention-Focused Community Organizers are Facing in 2025

What we are all becoming aware of is that what has…
Getting ready for sustainability planning series (5/7)

Jul 1 2025 | 1 - 2:30pm

This seven week series offers participants a unique, interactive experience to explore how to develop a sustainability plan. Sustainability…
CPWI Strategic Planning Office Hours

Jul 3 2025 | 2 - 4pm

Join the Community Prevention Strategists from UW SDRG during our open virtual office hours, made possible by HCA DBHR, designed to support your…
Getting ready for sustainability planning series (6/7)

Jul 8 2025 | 1 - 2:30pm

This seven week series offers participants a unique, interactive experience to explore how to develop a sustainability plan. Sustainability…

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Community Library

The Athena Forum’s Community Library makes various prevention resources readily available for use by substance use disorder prevention and mental health promotion professionals and volunteers statewide. The Community Library is comprised of handouts, templates, risk profiles, publications, brochures, guidance, and reference tools. Providers can also use this shared space to upload coalition-developed publications, such as newsletters, and earned media that highlights local work.

Visit the Community Library