Communities Talk What’s New articles share information to help event organizers plan, host, and evaluate events aimed at mobilizing a community around evidence-based prevention of underage drinking.
08/10/2023
The Communities Talk About Prevention podcast series has real-world examples of ways community-based organizations and institutions of higher education are advancing substance use prevention in their own communities. Three episodes are available now.
Episode #3: Leveraging Social Media for National Prevention Week Hear from a youth advocate, prevention coordinator, and youth leader as they talk about how they developed their own public service announcements and leveraged social media to join SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week. Our guests share how they developed their activities and saw them through to completion and success.
Episode #2: Prevention Campaigns and Community Collaboration Listen as a project coordinator discusses substance use prevention efforts in a diverse and rural Wisconsin community. Discover how the community amplified their Communities Talk activity through a statewide Wisconsin Department of Health prevention campaign called Small Talks and the valuable community partnerships that contributed to their success.
Episode #1: Prevention Partnerships Across State Lines Learn how one community coalition in Iowa works to address youth substance misuse, bullying, and mental health to strengthen its tri-state area. You’ll learn how they engage youth across their prevention activities.