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The site for substance use disorder prevention and mental health promotion professionals and volunteers.

The Athena Forum has launched a page to support the prevention field in response to COVID-19. Find more information here. 

2023 Coalition Leadership Institute

Submitted by Jordan Wolfe on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 11:09

Registration is now open for the 2023 Coalition Leadership Institute! Please be sure to register by August 15, 2023.

Registration Link: 2023 CLI REGISTRATION

Dates: Tuesday, August 22 and Wednesday, August 23, 2023, with optional workshops on Thursday, August 24.

"Kick Butts Day" Renamed - Updated Post

Submitted by RayH on Sun, 03/01/2020 - 14:49

Kick Butts Day is now Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action

SAMHSA supports community town halls through Communities Talk

Submitted by Julee Christianson on Thu, 11/15/2018 - 12:24

Every 2 years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors national Town Hall Meetings to educate communities about underage drinking and to mobilize them around its prevention. Prevention is working! Help continue the downward trend in underage drinking by planning to host or attend a meeting in your area.  

 Join communities across the nation and host a Communities Talk event in your community to help prevent underage drinking.

Youth Liquor and Cannabis Investigative Aide - positions in eastern and western WA

Submitted by connie.lauderda... on Wed, 04/13/2022 - 10:29

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has several opportunities open for youth to participate in compliance checks. The positions are for non-permanent hourly Administrative Interns to work as Liquor and Cannabis Investigative Aides in the Enforcement and Education division. These positions work intermittently, non-standard hours (days, nights, and weekends), are located throughout the either the Easter or Western Washington areas, and are age-specific. 

Risk and protection profiles for substance use disorder prevention for Washington State and its communities released

Submitted by DBHR Athena Adm... on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 08:27

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has released the July 2022 Community Risk Profiles, a comprehensive collection of social indicators relevant to a broad range of problem behaviors among adolescents and adults, such as substance abuse among youth.