In October, SAMHSA celebrates Substance Use Prevention Month! and they are Telling the Prevention Story. Prevention Month lifts up the national conversation — to showcase prevention’s positive effects on communities across the country.
- To inspire action, each of us can share how prevention is improving lives in our communities.
- We aim to prevent substance use in the first place, prevent the progression of use, and reduce harms. And we have the prevention playbook to do so.
- Prevention science (with decades of research and community-based experience) shows that prevention works.
- Prevention strengthens protective factors and reduces risk factors ― in individuals, families, schools, communities, and society.
- Prevention helps us get ahead of substance use and mental health challenges — so that youth, families, and communities can thrive.
To Tell Your Story During Prevention Month:
- Download the Substance Use Prevention Month toolkit — which includes social media messages, graphics, email signature graphic, virtual meeting background, and resources.
- Share your #MyPreventionStory on social media.