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read moreThe Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is expanding on its statewide fentanyl education campaign, Friends for Life, with new materials and messaging designed to reach youth ages 12-18 and their parents/caregivers with primary prevention strategies.
Earlier this year, HCA launched the Friends for Life campaign to inform young adults about the risks of illicit fentanyl and the power of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses. Materials and resources from this...
read moreThe Washington State Health Care Authority's Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is hosting a prevention ethics course on Thursday, October 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Davenport Grand Hotel, in Spokane, WA. Note, this training will take place the day after the close of the 2023 Prevention Summit.
If you are interested in attending, please view the attached flyer for more information. To register, please...
read moreThe 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....
read moreThe registration for the 2023 Prevention Summit & annual prevention provider meeting has launched!
The Prevention Summit is an enriching training and networking opportunity for youth, volunteers, and professionals engaged in health promotion and the prevention of substance misuse, violence, and other high-risk behaviors, in a setting that promotes cultural humility. The Summit provides high-quality workshops, forums, and hands-on learning...
read moreAre you, your youth team, coalition, and/or any community members engaged in prevention and interested in attending the 2023 Prevention Summit but are limited in funds to attend? This year, the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) has identified funding to provide financial support to prevention professionals and youth to attend the 2023 Prevention Summit!
Requests will be reviewed internally and awarded dependent upon need and availability of funding. DBHR reserves the...
read moreFor 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.
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read moreSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Month, September 10-16 is National Suicide Prevention Week, and Sunday, September 10 was World Suicide Prevention Day. If you or...
read morePlease 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:
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...
read moreThe 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...
read moreYouth Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Quiz for Reaching
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Parent Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Quiz for Helping Their Youth Reach Optimal Mental &...
read moreCommunities 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...
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As a follow-up to the 2023 Coalition Leadership Institute, a new...
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