SAMSHAʻs 21st Prevention Day
February 3, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 4:45 pm HST
SAMHSA’s Prevention Day brings together over 4,000 prevention practitioners, advocates, scientists, leaders (community, state, tribal, federal), and consumers at the largest federal gathering dedicated to advancing the prevention of substance use.
The event explores current, emerging, and innovative strategies, policies, programs, practices, and research.
The 2025 theme, “Telling the Prevention Story,” underscores sharing the successes of prevention and inspiring action.
Discover key takeaways from SAMHSA’s 2024 Prevention Day.
Event Focus
The event focuses on three aims:
Preventing initiation of substance use
Preventing progression of substance use
Preventing harms associated with substance use
Event Tracks
The event offers six tracks:
Youth-led Prevention
Prevention Science, Public Health Research, and Evaluation
Innovative Prevention Strategies
Prevention Efforts in Public Health Policy
Prevention Across the Lifespan and Continuum of Care
Prevention Workforce
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