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Planning Prevention Activities Made Easier with SAMHSA’s Event Planner!

09/01/2022

Planning Prevention Activities Made Easier with SAMHSA’s Event Planner!

Whether you are planning a Communities Talk or other prevention event, SAMHSA’s new Event Planner application has resources and event management capabilities that enable you to succeed. You’ll find resources to help you plan your event, as well as create tasks and collaborate with others as you plan. With the application, you’ll be able to:

• Leverage resources: Search and browse through hundreds of articles and blogs from experts in substance misuse prevention.
• Plan multiple events: Need to manage more than one event in your area? Our planner allows you to manage multiple events at once.
• Team up: Collaborate with people in your community by assigning tasks, sharing tips, and tracking your progress. Invite up to five others to help bring your event to life.
• Work on the go: Simply log in with any browser on your phone to use the mobile version.

Helpful Resources from the Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (PTTCs)
The SAMHSA-funded PTTC Network provides technical assistance and learning resources you can use in your substance misuse prevention efforts. By visiting the PTTC Training and Events Calendar, you can easily find webinars and other events to help you keep up with the latest prevention information. Here are some upcoming events on underage drinking and substance misuse prevention:

• Effecting Change through Alcohol Control Policies—September 20, 2022—hosted by the Great Lakes PTTC
• Underage Drinking: What’s the Big Deal and What Do We Do About It?—September 27, 2022—hosted by the Great Lakes PTTC
• Harnessing Community Organizing to Enact Alcohol Policies—October 4, 2022—hosted by the Great Lakes PTTC

You also can watch recorded webinars and videos and download products and resources. Here are some examples of what you’ll find:

• Alcohol Awareness Card
• Alcohol Awareness Toolkit: #ProofIsInTheNumbers
• Cannabis Prevention and Education Toolkit
• Demystifying Data: Gathering and Using Local Risk and Protective Factor Data for Prevention
• Effective Responses to Emerging Substance Use Issues: Applying Lessons Learned from Addressing the Vaping Epidemic to New Prevention Priorities
• Opioid and Alcohol Misuse and Risk of Suicide: A Literature Review
• Preventing Youth Vaping (Part 1): The Extent and Risk Factors for Youth Vaping
• The Nexus of Substance Misuse Prevention and Mental Health Promotion