During the fall and winter of 2020, the Community Prevention Initiative (CPI) hosted three virtual, one-day Regional Trainings. These trainings examined complex topics related to “Trauma-Informed Care: Research to Practice” and provided participants with 1) an analysis of different types of trauma individuals and communities experience, 2) strategies to implement a trauma-informed care approach, and […]

How can you promote the healthy development of young people, even those already experiencing problems? This training shifts the focus of prevention from mitigating risk factors to tapping protective factors that enhance youth resilience. Training topics include an overview of the research base, identification of personal assets identified with resilience, examination of the resilience process, […]

Recruitment and retention are critical to the success of any prevention program. This workshop highlights applied strategies for increasing outreach success and participant engagement. Learn about proactive and reactive recruitment strategies, and social marketing techniques. The workshop emphasizes youth and parent participation strategies and culturally appropriate techniques for facilitating participation. March 9, 2021, 9:00am – […]

We are excited to share that the California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS) and Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) just released a second Request for Applications (RFA) for funding projects under the California Youth Opioid Response Project (YOR California).  Applications are due by January 15, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. PST. Click here to access the RFA. […]

We are excited to share that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released its RFP for the Youth Cannabis Prevention Media and Social Marketing Campaign. Applications are due by December 29, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. PST. CDPH’s goal is to provide age-specific, developmentally appropriate, and scientifically accurate education and resources to youth and […]

 A 2-Part Series happening December 10, 2020 & December 17, 2020 • 3:00-6:00pm PT Brief Intervention (BI) is a short-term counseling intervention that consists of two-four sessions aimed at adolescents who use alcohol and/or other drugs. This approach uses motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy and the stages of change model to meet the needs of […]

Part 2 of the 2-Part Series happening January 14, 2021 Join the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) for an upcoming two-part presentation on the role that coalitions can play in addressing the opioid crisis. The first session takes a deep look at the Opioid Continuum of Care (e.g., prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare) and […]

Join SAMHSA’s Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network for Grief Sensitivity Institute Part 2: Applying concepts to practice (Part 1 recordings available soon). The series is geared towards providing front-line workers with tools and strategies for addressing grief and loss during COVID-19 and beyond. This free virtual event has three learning tracks: Evidence-based and Culturally Defined Practice, Grief Sensitivity in the Workplace, and School Mental Health. (Note: you do not need to have participated in Part 1 to join Part 2.)

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation is seeking applications from community-based and Tribal organizations for the Elevate Youth California — Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program. The Center will provide grants of up to $1 million to organization that strive for health equity and that will work on specific culturally and linguistically appropriate prevention, outreach, and education projects focused on youth ages 12 to 26. Applications due October 1.