Announcements

The 2024 Region 10 Opioid Summit is anticipated to be held both virtually and in-person in Boise, Idaho on July 25 & 26. At this time, we are exploring the ability to hold at least some components of the conference virtually, however, we are asking that all presenters attend in-person. Each proposal should address this year’s theme, "Breaking barriers, saving lives: Empowering individuals, strengthening families, healing communities, and embracing recovery," and fit into one of the four… read more

Washington State Community Connectors (WSCC) and partners offer a 16-hour training course split into four days to educate families about substance use disorder (SUD) and related treatment options. The training is for parents, family members, and caregivers seeking to support loved ones with SUD. Participants will learn about up-to-date information on SUD, addiction's effects on the adolescent brain, skills for families navigating their relationship with someone with SUD, and systems… read more

The 2024 National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference invites you to submit a proposal to speak at this year's conference in Phoenix, AZ!

The purpose of the NPN Conference is to highlight the latest research in the substance use prevention field. It provides a forum for prevention professionals, coalition leaders, researchers, and federal partners to share research, best practices and promising evaluation results for the purpose of integrating research into prevention practice.… read more

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a national, student-led organization that empowers and mobilizes students and adult allies to engage in positive change through leadership and smart decision-making. Its Student Leadership Council (SLC) is a focused youth forum that works to further the mission of SADD. Through participation in the SLC, selected students grow and strengthen their leadership skills and gain significant travel, training, leadership, and public speaking… read more

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released two 2024 notice of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. The two NOFOs include one for new coalitions who are applying for their first five years of DFC funding; the other is competing continuation for coalitions that have received five years of DFC funding and are applying for years six to ten of funding. Applications are due… read more

In partnership with Child Trends, The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) is looking for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) young people, ages 14-18, to participate in focus groups on mental health. These focus groups are critical to the inclusive development of TAAF's upcoming survey on AANHPI youth mental health. To ensure the focus groups are representative of the AANHPI community's incredible diversity, we're particularly in need of participants who identify with… read more

Health Care Authority (HCA) is inviting coalition and prevention partners to join an upcoming listening session and share feedback on the Starts with One opioid misuse prevention campaign. This will be an opportunity to offer feedback on materials, shape future iterations of the campaign, and learn how others are implementing the campaign in their communities.

Two listening session dates are being offered:

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The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) launched an adolescent and young adult needs assessment to learn about the state of adolescent health from young people and their health care providers. Feedback and insights will guide adolescent health programs at DOH, inform public health policy, and ensure health care meets the needs of Washington’s young people.

DOH wants to hear directly from medical and behavioral health care providers working in Washington and serving teens and… read more

3/15/24 - Updated to reflect new workshop dates.

The Washington Association for Substance misuse and Violence Prevention (WASAVP) announced the dates for its 2024 Art & Science of Community Organizing Training (ASCOT) spring workshops.

These workshops are drawn from the ASCOT curriculum and are designed for busy community leaders, advocates, allies, organizers, mobilizers, and champions in their work to prevent substance use disorder and local violence, while also… read more

For over 20 years, March has been recognized as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). Each year during March, basketball fans tune in to an elimination tournament of college basketball, known as March Madness. During March Madness 2023, over $15 billion was wagered during this time, and the American Gaming Association expects that amount to be even higher in 2024.

After the US Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on state authorization of sports betting, 38 states and DC have… read more