Announcements

As football fans and Swifties across the country are preparing for this year's super bowl, it's important to remember that some people may choose to cheer their team to victory without consuming alcohol or using cannabis. Regardless of why someone chooses to pass, their decision should be honored and respected.

Here are some tips to ensure the gatherings you're attending or hosting are inclusive of all guests and prioritize their safety:

In 2023, Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) received funding to support tribal communities’ arts and culture. This funding may be used for arts and/or cultural-related activities. Examples include, but are not limited to:

Each tribe may submit one… read more

Join the Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) on Tuesday, February 13, 3-4 p.m., for a webinar on youth substance use prevention education and harm reduction.

Youth overdose deaths continue to rise, despite a decline in youth substance use. This webinar will discuss Safety First, a comprehensive school-based curriculum created to educate youth about substance use that includes prevention and harm reduction messaging. The purpose of Safety First is to encourage youth to… read more

If you requested and received conversation card decks as part of the Not a Moment Wasted young adult campaign last fall, we are interested in hearing your feedback!

Earlier this month, a survey was emailed to all card deck recipients to gain insight and collect feedback on this resource. We kindly request that you complete the survey by Thursday, February 29.

Questions? Please send an email to Kendra Wilson.

The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program is a grant program designed to coordinate and assist federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement as well as prevention and treatment organizations.

Northwest HIDTA recently issued a prevention and treatment request for proposals (RFP) to address gaps in substance use prevention in Washington State that cannot be funded through other existing resources. Proposals are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2024.

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We appreciate your participation in DBHR's Learning Community Meeting (LCM) on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. You can find the agenda, presentations slides, and the third hour training, hosted by our partners at Prevention Voices, on The Athena Forum.

DBHR will host an optional LCM for DBHR prevention and promotion contractors on Wednesday, February 28, 9:05 a.m. to noon.

Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI) and community-based organization (… read more

The Healthy Youth Survey Planning Committee (HYSPC) is now collecting proposals for new and revised questions to include in the 2025 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS). If you would like to submit a proposal for a new question to be added to the survey, or you would like to propose a revision to an existing question or question scale, please complete and submit this form no later than Friday, April 12, 2024.

If you are interested in submitting a topic for consideration on the 2025 HYS, but… read more

FDA recently launched a Spanish-language version of the Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center. This resource center is an online hub with free science-based, standards-mapped lesson plans and materials teachers can use to help students understand the dangers associated with e-cigarette use and nicotine addiction.

All content on the resource center is free, easy to navigate, and optimized for different audiences. Teachers can use these tools to promote learning and initiate… read more

Tribal leaders and their representatives are invited to participate in a series of four listening sessions to provide guidance and proposals for the 2025 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey (HYS). The HYS survey focuses on health risk and protective factors and offers rich information about how youth are doing in their own voices.

Historically, the HYS planning committee has hosted general meetings about the survey and welcomed proposals for revisions in writing. For HYS 2025, the… read more