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June 4, 2024

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) is looking for multiple schools, clinics, or other settings serving adolescents to partner with us to evaluate our evidence-based SPORT PPW program or one of its variations for adolescents.

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 an organization that can commit to implementing and...

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June 4, 2024

Washington Association for Substance misuse And Violence Prevention (WASAVP) is proud to present "What preventionists should know about opioids!"

Learn key information about opioids that every preventionist should be aware of in WASAVP's upcoming online event! 

Event information: 

  • Date and time: Thursday, June 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. 
  • Location: Virtual 
  • Cost: $108.55 ($100 registration plus $8.55 EventBrite fees) ...
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May 28, 2024

ESD 113, in partnership with the Washington State Healthcare Authority, is offering a two-part training series called “Growing the positive in your community.” This training series is led by the Montana Institute and is an introduction to the science of positive community norms. Explore, discuss, practice, and reflect on integrating positive norms into your messages and communications surrounding attitudes and behaviors among youth around substance use.

Part one: Introductory...

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May 23, 2024

Learning Objective: Participants will gain the knowledge, confidence and skills to set and monitor weekly goals to increase critical health habits aimed at improving mental and physical wellbeing, resiliency, and performance.

Participants will be able to:

1) Complete a wellness behavior screening survey to become aware of current health risk and protective behaviors associated with improving wellness and resilience,

2) Reflect on personal health behaviors, how risk...

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May 18, 2024

The Marijuana Parent Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) Program is our original evidence-informed marijuana youth program adapted for presentation to parents and caregivers.

The Marijuana Parent PPW Program consists of a one-session PowerPoint-driven workshop for parents/caregivers presented by prevention and health professionals or trained parents. 

The parent training session is designed to help parents/caregivers gain the knowledge, confidence and skills to provide brief...

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May 18, 2024

Session Objectives:

  1. Determine the varieties and components of one-lesson evidence-based substance use Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs. 
  2. Review the SPORT (Alcohol/Drug) PPW individual, SBIRT, and group scripts.
  3. List the steps for implementing PPW programs to youth and adults.
  4. Describe how to evaluate PPW program quality and outcomes.

Register: ...

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May 15, 2024

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Prevention Week is observed each May to promote prevention and spread awareness of its important role in keeping people and communities...

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May 14, 2024

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs, like the SPORT, Marijuana, Vaping, Opioid and InShape PPW programs for adolescents and young adults include materials and directions for implementation as an optional Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT).

These materials include directions for implementation of PPW as an SBIRT, the CRAFFT or ASSIST-Lite screening tool to identify high-risk substance use, and referral to treatment recommendations for high-risk...

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May 9, 2024

Mark your calendars; we have finalized the dates for the 2024 Washington State Prevention Summit and provider meeting! This year's provider meeting and summit will be held on the following dates:

  • Tuesday, October 29: All prevention provider meeting 
  • Wednesday, October 30 & Thursday, October 31: Prevention Summit

At this time, we are still working to secure the venue but are looking to be in the downtown Seattle area. More updates will be...

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May 9, 2024

Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed May 2024 as Maternal Mental Health Month in Washington State. This proclamation highlights the importance of maternal mental health and the need for increased awareness, education, and support for parents before, during, and after pregnancy.

Did you know that over 83,000 babies are born in Washington State each year? The mental health of parents during and after pregnancy is crucial for both parents and their families. Approximately 20 percent of...

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May 9, 2024

HCA is excited to announce the launch of our mental health toolkit, just in time for May, Mental Health Awareness Month! This toolkit is designed to provide practical resources and strategies to support your mental health and that of your community. It also provides coping...

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May 6, 2024

Tuesday, May 7, is National Fentanyl Awareness Day and an opportunity to educate your communities about the risks of fentanyl and encourage everyone to take action to address the overdose crisis.

Washington’s Friends for Life fentanyl education campaign has created a series of National Fentanyl Awareness Day social media posts available to download and share on your organization’s social media channels. The kit includes ready-to-use...

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April 26, 2024

Safe Medication Return launched two surveys, a ...

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April 24, 2024

The third tribal wellness and resiliency gathering will be held on May 28-30, 2024, at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort. 

This gathering will focus on a strengths-based approach to prevention and will strive to emphasize protective factors inherent in native cultural traditions and practices to address risk factors that adversely impact native people.

The initiation, planning, and implementation of this gathering will support the foundation for future programmatic...

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April 17, 2024

National Alcohol Awareness Month is an opportunity to refresh your knowledge and increase public awareness of alcohol misuse, underage drinking, and alcohol-related harms. While alcohol remains a leading cause of preventable death in the United States, there is hope - alcohol use among Washington teens has decreased 33 percent over the past 20 years!  According to the 2023 Health Youth Survey, 91 percent of 10th graders in Washington don't drink. As...

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