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:

The annual contractor meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 27, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. View the agenda.

This meeting is required for CPWI and CBO coordinators, contract contracts, and a fiscal staff representative. For school-based services, this includes a minimum of one representative from the educational service district (ESD) program staff. Register today!

For the past four years, the Washington State Health Care Authority, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery's (DBHR) Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Section, in partnership with Washington State University’s IMPACT Lab, has welcomed 28 passionate, inquisitive, and hardworking undergraduate and graduate students into the Prevention Fellowship Program.

The Prevention Fellowship is a paid 10-month opportunity that grants unparalleled access to… read more

As youth return to school, check out these resources to help them have their best year yet!

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.

To participate, please have an active Minerva account login through Secure Access Washington… read more

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!

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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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

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: