National Prevention Week 2018

National Prevention week led by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) will take place from 13-19th May 2018.

Each day focus will fall on a different topic - starting off with the theme of "Promotion of Mental Health and Wellness" on Monday. 

Themes for the rest of the week are: Prevention of Underage Drinking and Alcohol Misuse on Tuesday; Prevention of Prescription and Opioid Drug Misuse on Wednesday; Prevention of Illicit Drug Use and Youth Cannabis Use on Thursday; Prevention of Suicide on Friday and Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use on Saturday.  

A webinar on opioid prevention will take place on Wednesday May 16th which you can register for here. 

Anyone hosting any events to mark the week can register them on the SAMHSA website here along with a toolkit for planning an event and materials including promotional videos and graphics.