General prevention

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is offering webinars on our grant application process to help organizations better understand the steps to apply for a SAMHSA grant. This webinar will focus on the process to apply, from registration to completion of the application. Organizations that have not received SAMHSA funds may find this webinar helpful.

Please RSVP in advance for the webinar using the registration link below.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is offering webinars on our grant application process to help organizations better understand the steps to apply for a SAMHSA grant. This webinar will focus on the process to apply, from registration to completion of the application. Organizations that have not received SAMHSA funds may find this webinar helpful.

Please RSVP in advance for the webinar using the registration link below.

Presented by Elena Rivera, MPH, a senior consultant at the Rede Group.

Teens, dating violence and suicide - the lethal soup recipe. Those of us that work in the advocacy and prevention space are well aware of the toxic ingredients in young people's lives. Join the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) as they examine the ingredients that many of our youth, college students and young adults are navigating and then look at the promising approaches that are being employed to engage students in wellbeing and whole health to counter the negative trends.

In collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC) Regions IX and X team, the Pacific Southwest PTTC cordially invites you to join its two-part regional webinar, Strong Evaluation for Substance Misuse Prevention. The first session will be held on Tuesday, 12/17, 3-4:30 p.m.

In collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC) Regions IX and X team, the Pacific Southwest PTTC cordially invites you to join its two-part regional webinar, Strong Evaluation for Substance Misuse Prevention. The second and final session will be held on Thursday, 12/19, 3-4:30 p.m.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Community Outreach and Prevention Support Section is pleased to announce an upcoming live online discussion on Considering Culture in Preventing Drug Use Among College Students. Held in conjunction with Black History Month, this event is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, 2025, from 7:30-9 a.m. (PT). Additional promotional material highlighting the event’s panelists will be released in early January. 

Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Application for Prevention Success Training (SAPST) introduces the fundamentals of substance misuse prevention based on current knowledge and practice in the field. This training is designed to prepare practitioners to reduce the likelihood of substance misuse and promote well-being among individuals and within families, workplaces, schools, and communities.

This training is hosted by the Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center and will be held over the course of four days, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Resilience training (RT) teaches students 14 distinct skills that allow them to develop themselves and others in the six RT competency areas: self-awareness, self-regulation, optimism, mental agility, strengths of character, and connection. With these skills, students develop the ability to understand their own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, as well as the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors of others.

Facilitated by Yasmin Rivera, Margaret McCarthy, and David Cruz and hosted by the Rede Group in collaboration with Washington State Department of Health.