Announcements

The Washington State Parent Ally Committee (WSPAC) is a group of parents who have experienced the child welfare system and work to improve outcomes for families. They aim to keep families together, support safe reunification, and elevate the voices of parents who have been marginalized by the system. Their work focuses on policy, practice, and partnerships to make lasting changes.

WSPAC is currently need voting members from the following counties: Adams, Aston, Chelan, Clark,… read more

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) is looking for multiple schools or community organizations serving adolescents to partner with us to evaluate our evidence-based SPORT (Alcohol/Drug) PPW program or one of its variations.

The partnering organization(s) will receive free PPW program materials and online self-paced or live program implementer training, as well as implementation and evaluation consultation.

We are looking for organizations that can commit to implementing and… read more

The goal of the 2024 Northwest PTTC Prevention Leadership Academy is to engage leaders in the prevention workforce to identify and build upon their strengths to encourage the heart, model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, and enable others to act effectively in prevention.

The primary audience is community-level and prevention practitioners representing states and tribes throughout HHS Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Individuals who did not… read more

HearMeWA, the Washington State Attorney General's Office's (AGO) newest resource for Washington youth and young adults is now live! This program is designed to help youth experiencing stress, anxiety, bullying, violent threats, sexual abuse, or anything that makes life hard, connect with crisis counselors and receive secure, free support 24/7.

Youth can request help for themselves, friends, or classmates online, by phone, or in the app to be connected with a trained crisis counselor… read more

In May, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) launched its new 988 awareness campaign. The website is available in both English and Spanish, with campaign assets in all languages available in the campaign's partner toolkit.

With this campaign, DOH aims to build awareness and increase understanding and usage of the 988 Lifeline and drive action to prevent suicide. The campaign is focused on human connection, that mental health is something we can all relate to as people and… read more

We are excited to send out the finalized FY2025 Additional Commercial Tobacco Spending Plan for Washington State’s Youth Cannabis and Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program.

We had over 30 individuals provide feedback via survey, listening session, and 1-on-1 conversations. We appreciate the time spent to share thoughts and concerns regarding the funding allocated this upcoming year. Additionally, I want to express our team’s gratitude to all those that champion this program and it’s… read more

Please join the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) for two live webinar sessions on cultural humility and cultural competency featuring Dr. Ileana Ponce-Gonzalez. These sessions promise to be enlightening and insightful, providing attendees with valuable tools and perspectives to better serve a diverse range of communities. Each live session will be offering up to 1.5 total hours of AAFP credit (pending) and may qualify for Health Equity Continuing Education credit.

The Prevention Specialist Certification Board of Washington (PSCBW) has announced several important updates: