On March 20th, the Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center is hosting Dr. Kevin Haggerty for a 90 minute webinar exploring The National Institute on Drug Abuse – NIDA‘s Monitoring the Future data and how to identify tested and effective prevention programs.
This 90-minute webinar will explore national and state level data points from middle and high school youth to make the case that Prevention Works! We will discuss the need to maintain, expand, and sustain our efforts of implementing tested and effective substance misuse prevention programs. The session will also focus on areas where we have not seen prevention success and a call for action to improve prevention among 18-25-year-old young adults.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Explore Monitoring the Future and some state trend data that have demonstrated decreasing overall trends in substance use among high school age youth.
- Identify three websites that provide information on the tested and effective prevention programs
- Identify areas of focus for the prevention field that need attention based on state and national data points
CERTIFICATES:
Registrants who fully attend this event or training will receive a certificate of attendance via email within two weeks after the event or training.
PRESENTER:
Kevin Haggerty, MSW, PhD
Kevin P. Haggerty, MSW, PhD, is an emeritus Professor of Prevention at the University of Washington School of Social Work. He is the former director of the Social Development Research Group where he specialized in the delivery of prevention programs at the community, school and family level. For over three decades, he has focused on developing innovative ways to organize the scientific knowledge base for prevention so that parents, communities and schools can better identify, assess, and prioritize customized approaches that meet their needs. He has served as principal investigator on a variety of intervention-focused federally funded grants.