Call for prevention professionals to volunteer for the 2025 Prevention Awards of Excellence review team

Each year, the Prevention Awards of Excellence recognize outstanding prevention professionals, community members, youth, and coalitions for their exemplary contributions to substance use disorder prevention and mental health promotion across Washington state.

The awards are made possible by a volunteer review team, which provides feedback on the past year's nomination materials and process and reviews the current year's nominations. 

What is involved? 

The review team reviews the previous year's overview and nomination packet documents during January and February, making suggestions on improvements, marketing the awards to encourage more participation, and simplifying the nomination process. Any meetings are held via Microsoft Teams.

Award nominations are accepted during April to mid-July; there will be no review team meetings or duties during this time. During the last two weeks of July, review team members will be asked to review and rate nominations. Each nomination review takes approximately 30-45 minutes; the total time commitment for nomination review is dependent upon the number of nominations received.

After the awards ceremony at the 2025 Prevention Summit, the review team may be asked to review the process and make suggestions for improvement.

Want to be on the team?

Martha Williams will be putting this year's review team together by Wednesday, January 15, 2025. She is looking for five to six prevention professionals of varying experience levels to join the team. If you'd like to join the team or want more information, please email Martha Williams.  

DBHR staff and grantees: Please check with your supervisor/prevention manager for approval prior to contacting Martha Williams and include supervisor/prevention manager written approval in your email to Martha.