Announcements

Please join us for an upcoming webinar in October to learn about resources available to support fentanyl education and Take Back Day activities in your community. This 60-minute webinar will provide prevention partners with an:

We are happy to offer two new Minerva 2.0 Biennial Data Refresh Trainings. These hybrid sessions will be offered on Zoom and in-person at the Washington Health Care Authority office, 626 8th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA 98504 in the Pear conference room.

During the training, we will discuss prevention data entry best practices. The goals are to ease data entry and to improve data quality.

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Youth Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Quiz for Reaching

Optimal Mental & Physical Wellbeing: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1117/8352/files/Youth_Healthy_Lifestyle_Behavior_Quiz_for_Reaching.pdf?v=1692797931

Parent Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Quiz for Helping Their Youth Reach Optimal Mental & Physical Wellbeing: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1117/8352/files/Parent_Healthy_Lifestyle_Behavior_Quiz_for_Helping_Your_Youth_Reach_Optimal_Mental.pdf?v=1692798147

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released its 2023-2026 strategic plan. This plan emphasizes a more person-centered approach and introduces a new mission and vision, key priorities, and guiding principles. View the strategic plan to learn more!

Communities around the world will come together on Thursday, August 31 for International Overdose Awareness Day to honor the thousands of lives lost to and affected by drug overdose. The day of observation is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose and reduce the stigma around drug use and drug-related overdose deaths.

In response to the growing numbers of fentanyl and opioid overdose deaths, the Washington State Health Care Authority launched the Friends for Life… read more

As part of the Not A Moment Wasted young adult substance use disorder prevention campaign, a new resource is now available to Washington state providers and prevention professionals!

In collaboration with the College Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Dr. Jason Kilmer, HCA developed a conversation card deck, featuring prompts designed to get young adults, ages 18-24, talking about SUD prevention and mental health promotion topics.

If you'd like to request to… read more

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery's Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Section is excited to share five new research briefs developed in collaboration with the Prevention Research Sub-Committee. These new briefs highlight the benefits and uses of prevention science and can be shared with statewide partners. The five new research briefs provide information on the following topics:

Did you know The Athena Forum has a discussion forum for providers? You can use the discussion forum to connect with other providers, ask and answer questions, request feedback, and more!

As a follow-up to the 2023 Coalition Leadership Institute, a new discussion topic has been posted - "2023 Coalition Leadership Activity." You can participate by logging on to The Athena Forum, selecting the discussion topic, and adding a comment!

While you're there, consider starting a new… read more

The Prevention Summit is an annual training and networking opportunity, hosted by HCA, for youth, volunteers, and professionals engaged in mental health promotion and substance use disorder prevention. This year's summit will be held at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane, WA, on October 24-25. More information, including the tentative agenda, is available on the event website. Registration is coming soon!

In the meantime, check out the attached 2023 Prevention Summit website… read more