NDAFW is an annual event by National Institute on Drug Abuse focused on the science of drug use and addiction that educates and empowers youth to make informed decisions about substance use and their health. There are lots of resourse to help plan your community’s event. There are already events registered – More
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The purpose of the PTTC Network is to improve implementation and delivery of effective substance use prevention interventions, and provide training and technical assistance services to the substance misuse preventionMore
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 theMore
The US Department of Health & Human Services Released it’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is a bold new 10-year, comprehensive, whole-of-society approach to suicide prevention that provides concrete recommendations for addressing gaps in the suicide prevention field. This coordinated and comprehensive approach to suicide prevention at the national, state, tribal, local, andMore
Join the Northwest PTTC on Thursday, June 20, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Alaska
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Mountain
During this webinar, we will focus on jumpstarting a prevention coalition for long-term success. During the session we will go on a journey to developing a culture of participation, including techniques for identifying appropriateMore
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Planning stipens available for 2024
Since 2006, more than 11,000 of these activities have been held across the country, supported by SAMHSA planning stipends that can go a long way in making the activities more strategic, collaborative, well-attended, and impactful.
Learn more at Communities Talk, follow #CommunitiesTalk for theMore
Hosted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Immigrants
Date: November 21, 2023, atMore

Join the PTTC Cannabis Risk Working Group and SAMHSA’s Evidence Based Resource Center for a webinar to explore a new SAMHSA brief on Cannabidiol (CBD).
August 8th, 2023
2:30 pm ET, 1:30 pm CT, 12:30 pm MT, 11:30 am PT
Cannabidiol (CBD) products are oftenMore
