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The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce submissions are now open to select the state’s tribal or urban native community for the Health Equity Zones Initiative. Tribal and urban native communities from across Washington are encouraged to apply during the open submission process now through Wednesday, May 22.

“DOH recognizes that people who are most impacted by health inequities are closest to the solutions that will improve their health,” said Michele… read more

Session Objectives:

Determine the varieties and components of one-lesson substance use Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs.

Review the SPORT (Alcohol/Drug) PPW individual and group scripts.

List the steps for implementing PPW programs to youth and adults.

Describe how to evaluate PPW program quality and outcomes.

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S4QWtZamR3eySKTCIz-yMA

Length: 60… read more

Greetings prevention providers,

The 2024 Spring Youth Forum Scholarship Application is now available! The application submission deadline has been extended to Friday, April 12, 2024.

To find out more, please visit: www.springyouthforum.org To submit an application, please visit: 2024 Spring Youth Forum Scholarship Application

For questions, please reach out to contactus@springyouthforum.org

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