Prevention Research Collaborative (PRC)

2026 MEETINGS

  • March 11, 2026: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
  • June 10, 2026: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • September 9, 2026: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • December , 2026: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

PRC Mission Statement

To provide a forum for prevention researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to identify and address emerging and evolving substance use disorder prevention and mental health promotion service and research needs in Washington State by:

  1. Supporting the Washington State Health Care Authority, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery's (HCA/DBHR) evaluation of prevention services.
  2. Assisting HCA/DBHR in: (a) defining the criteria for determining that a service is evidence-based; and (b) establishing a protocol for review and acceptance to a list of evidence-based services.
  3. Advocating for state funding of evidence-based and other effective prevention services.
  4. Establishing collaborations to initiate new research and share existing research on substance use disorder prevention and mental health promotion in order to improve HCA/DBHR’s prevention services.
  5. Promoting implementation science through the collaborative knowledge exchange of prevention researchers, HCA/DBHR, andother prevention-related state agencies and community organizations.

Meetings

The PRC meets quarterly (March, June, September, December).

Membership

Member Affiliations

  • Washington State University
  • University of Washington
  • Washington State Health Care Authority, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
  • Washington State Department of Health
  • Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
  • Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Research and Data Analysis
  • King County, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division
  • King County, Department of Community and Human Services
  • Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Seattle Children's
  • Foundation for Healthy Generations
  • Snohomish County Human Services
  • Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center

Leadership and Staff Support

Co-Chair - Brittany Cooper, PhD
Associate Professor, Human Development, Washington State University
Extension Specialist, Youth and Family Program, Washington State University
Graduate Faculty, Prevention Science Graduate Program, Washington State University
brittany.cooper@wsu.edu

Co-Chair - Margaret Kuklinski, PhD
Director, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington
Director, Center for Communities That Care, University of Washington
Endowed Associate Professor of Prevention in Social Work, School of Social Work, University of Washington
mrk63@uw.edu

Staff Support - Patricia Gomez
Assistant to the Director, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington
pagomez@uw.edu

Staff Support - Rebecca Ruiz, MPH
Prevention Research and Surveillance Project Manager, Health Care Authority
rebecca.ruiz@hca.wa.gov

PRC Presentation from National Prevention Network Conference 2021

Prevention Research and Practice - a Collaborative Dance to Build Statewide Prevention Capacity and Resilience 8/24/21

Brittany Cooper, PhD, Washington State University; Sarah Mariani, CPP, Washington State Health Care Authority; Kevin Haggerty, PhD, University of Washington; Margaret Soukup, King County Public Health

2025 Meeting Notes & Presentations
  • March 12, 2025: Problem Gambling/Gaming Disorder/Internet Use Disorder
    • Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Introducing primary prevention for problem gambling/gaming disorder/internet use disorder - Jeremy Whitaker, HCA
    • Presentation: Primary prevention for problem gambling/gaming disorder/internet use disorder - Scott Graupensperger, CSHRB, UW
  • June 6, 2025: Collective Action for Prevention
    • Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Legislative updates & leadership perspective on session, budget and HCA priorities - Sarah Mariani, HCA
    • Presentation: Federal priorities HHS/Administration for a Healthy America
  • September 10, 2025: Hope & Resilience in Prevention
    • Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Collaboration with the WA State LGBTQ+ commission on the Washington State LGBTQ+ survey - Traci Gillig, WSU
    • Presentation: CPWI success story - Jaymie Bockelman, HCA
  • December 10, 2025: Strengthening Opportunities for Collaboration
    • Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Community behavioral health risk indexes: substance use, mental health, and a potential youth problem gambling risk index - Grace Hong & Irina Sharkova, RDA
    • Presentation: Evaluating young adult prevention efforts in a tribal setting - Marc Bolan, Consulting
    • Presentation: Snapshot of the YCCTPP community grants mentoring partnership project - Liz Wilhelm, DOH
    • Presentation: To use or be used: the role of media literacy in healthy decision making - Erica Weintraub Austin, WSU
    • Presentation: Promising findings on preventing suicidal thoughts and behaviors - Jennifer Bailey, UW
    • Presentation: WSIPP's latest report on cannabis retail access and healthcare outcomes - Amani Rashid, WSIPP
2024 Meeting Notes & Presentations
  • March 13, 2024: New Youth/Young Adult Data
  • June 12, 2024: Alternative Methods for Documenting Impact
  • September 4, 2024: Happy Retirement, Kevin
  • December 11, 2024: Moving into 2025: PRC Vision, Mission and Building Positive Childhood Experiences
    • Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Building Positive Childhood Experiences to Help Mitigate ACES - Sara Thompson, The Montana Institute
2023 Meeting Notes & Presentations
  • March 21, 2023: Adaptation of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs
    • Agenda & Notes
    • ​Presentation: Adapting First Years Away from Home (FYAH) for Spanish-Speaking Parents of Latinx Students Transitioning to College - Jennifer Duckworth, PhD, WSU
    • Presentation: Planning and testing program adaptations in community settings: A case study of the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 cannabis adaptation process - Elizabeth Weybright, PhD, WSU Department of Human Development
    • Presentation: Washington State Legislative Update - Harrison Fontaine, PhD, HCA/DBHR
  • June 13, 2023: Messaging Prevention/Harm Reduction in the Context of Fentanyl Fear
    • ​Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Setting the Stage for Messaging Prevention and Harm Reduction - Kevin Haggerty, UW & Brittany Cooper, WSU
    • Presentation: HCA Fentanyl Campaign - Stacie Jones, Paj Nandi, Corie Bales, HCA, & Desautel Hege, DH
  • September 6, 2023: Interplay of Risk Factors for Mental Health and Substance Use in Adolescents
    • ​​Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Risk Indices for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder: HCA Draft MH Logic Model - Sandy Salivaras, Jaymie Vandagriff, Billy Reamer, Sarah Mariani, Sonja Pipek, HCA/DBHR
  • December 6, 2023: Focus on Young Adults
    • ​​Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: State Problem Gambling Program: Brief Overview - Roxane Waldron, HCA
    • Presentation: Setting the Context: Trends in substance use for adolescents and young adults, and what this means for Washington State - Kevin Haggerty, UW
    • Presentation: Washington Young Adult Health Survey Update - Jason Kilmer, UW
    • Presentation: Dissemination and 5-Year Outcomes of the Letting Go, Staying Connected Handbook - Clara Hill, WSU
2022 Meeting Notes & Presentations
  • December 1, 2022: Cannabis Policy Research
    • ​​Agenda & Notes​
    • Presentation: What do stakeholders want? Mapping acceptable policies to curb high-THC cannabis in Washington State - Bia Carlini, PhD & Sharon Garrett, MPH, MA, ADAI & UW School of Medicine Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
    • Presentation: WSIPP's Initiative 502 Evaluation: Report Three Overview - Amani Rashid, PhD, Bailey Ingraham, MS, & Paige Wanner, MA, WSIPP
  • September 28, 2022: Community Resilience
    • ​Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Promoting Community Resilience Through a Statewide Community Coalition Initiative for Substance Use Prevention - Gitanjali Shresth, PhD, Brittany Cooper, PhD, & Jordan Newburg, WSU Impact Lab
    • Presentation: Monroe Community Coalition - Joe Neigel
    • Presentation: Northwest Center for Family Support: Mitigating Consequences & Promoting Wellbeing in Children Whose Caregivers are in OUD Recovery - Margaret Kuklinski, PhD & Jim Leighty, LICSW, UW Social Development Research Group
  • June 15, 2022: Healthy Youth Survey
    • ​Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: Adolescent Behavioral Health During the Pandemic: Results From the Healthy Youth Survey & COVID-19 Student Survey - Tyler Watson, PhD, MPH, Health Care Authority DBHR
    • Presentation: Community-Wide Resilience Mitigates Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Study Using BRFSS, HYS, and Archival Data - Dario Longhi, PhD, Participatory Research Consulting & Suzette Fromm Reed, PhD, National Louis University
  • March 24, 2022: Partnering with State Agencies for Selective Prevention
    • Agenda & Notes
    • Presentation: 2022 Legislative Session - Alicia Hughes, Health Care Authority DBHR
    • Presentation: Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care - Leah Rankin, MSW, Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence & Kevin Haggerty, PhD, UW Social Development Research Group
    • Presentation: Prevention Opioid Misuse in Youth Transitioning Out of Juvenile Justice - Kym Ahrens, MD, MPH, Seattle Children's Hospital & Ted Ryle, LICSW, MSW, MA, Department of Children, Youth, & Families
2021 Meeting Notes & Presentations
2020 Meeting Notes & Presentations
How can I get added to the PRSC email list?

Please contact Patricia Gomez: pagomez@uw.edu