Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center

What's driving today's substance use trends? Our four-part Emerging Drug Trends series explores current and emerging substance use patterns across the Pacific Southwest, helping prevention professionals better understand what's changing and how to respond.

Catch up on all four sessions:
🔗 Part 1: https://buff.ly/KWQcfP0
🔗 Part 2: https://buff.ly/Eo6mpuV
🔗 Part 3: https://buff.ly/NaxSknq
🔗 Part 4: https://buff.ly/1jdrkCs

Explore the full series and strengthen your understanding of today's evolving substance use landscape.

Early support and compassionate conversations can make a meaningful difference. ⬇️ Learn more.

Someone you love may face both a mental condition and a substance use challenge. They deserve steady support, starting with you. When more is needed, help is available 24/7. Call or text 988 anywhere in the U.S.

Learn more: 988lifeline.org

Strong families and supportive communities are key protective factors for substance use prevention. Having compassionate conversations and knowing where to turn for support can make all the difference.

When a family member or loved one is experiencing mental health or substance misuse challenges, it's important to know how to support them and what to say.

Not sure where to begin? Visit for resources: http://samhsa.gov/families

Cannabis policy is evolving and prevention professionals need to stay ahead of the conversation. Join the Pacific Southwest PTTC for the Navigating the Evolving Cannabis Policy Landscape webinar series:

📍 Part 1: https://buff.ly/kTSMZph
📍 Part 2: https://buff.ly/yFSU8rX

Explore how changing federal policies, emerging hemp-derived products, and shifting perceptions of harm may impact prevention, public health, and communities across Region 9.

Stay informed. Strengthen your prevention response.🔗Register now!

Youth thrive when they feel connected, supported, and empowered. Creating opportunities for meaningful youth engagement helps build confidence, strengthen relationships, and foster healthier communities for everyone.

Youth and community engagement is critical. Engaging youth fosters positive youth development by building a sense of belonging, life skills, and strong social connections. Connections with peers, families, and communities are a major factor in driving positive behaviors in our young people.

"☀️ Sharing a summer prevention resource from One Choice Prevention.

These customizable materials include simple tips and support resources for youth and caregivers to help promote a healthy and safe summer.

Let's help youth make it a healthy and safe summer! Customizable, easy to share, summer materials for youth and caregivers available at https://www.onechoiceprevention.org/downloadable-resources

Strong prevention starts with strong data. 📊 Join the Pacific Southwest PTTC for Collecting Prevention Data Part 1: What is Data Collection and Why It Matters and learn how data can help identify community needs, strengthen prevention strategies, and drive meaningful impact.

Whether you’re new to prevention or looking to build your data-informed approach, this webinar will provide practical tools you can apply to your work right away.

✅ Learn what data to collect
✅ Understand why data matters
✅ Explore how collaboration strengthens prevention efforts

Register now to strengthen your prevention efforts through data-driven decision-making:
https://buff.ly/KcW9owT

Checking in—with yourself or someone else—can make a difference. Support is always within reach ⬇️
samhsa.gov/find-help

It's ok not to be ok 🫤 🙁 🙃 🙂 Help is available if you or someone you love is having a hard time, or for those struggling with mental health or substance use.

❤️ Help yourself & share to help others: samhsa.gov/find-help

Military-connected communities face unique behavioral health needs. This SAMHSA resource helps strengthen engagement and improve support where it matters most!

Service members, veterans, and their families may face unique behavioral health challenges. SAMHSA’s new resource helps Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) strengthen engagement and improve support for military-connected communities ➡️ library.samhsa.gov/product/engaging-service-members-veterans-families-toolkit-certified-community-behavioral/pep26-01-007

Strong prevention starts with strong foundations. The Society for Prevention Research’s Core Competencies are designed specifically for prevention researchers, outlining the knowledge and skills needed to advance rigorous, evidence-based prevention science. A valuable resource for those in research roles and for anyone looking to better understand the science behind prevention.

Explore the SPR competencies ⬇️
https://preventionresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SPR-Core-Competencies-for-Prevention-Researchers_12.5.25-FINAL-1.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ85wdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFieUZFQlI5ZWtneDM0c1p3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHq1XmzeF6B5T_UOx_mr19eJp2o3LuL-pKdrCU7qYddbKq3MDduRJfWfXCv52_aem_5lh9g6SyAy8vYOOUh4Hnuw

Please share this important report with your colleagues and networks. The wider and broader the reach, the better! We look forward to engaging with the prevention community.https://preventionresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SPR-Core-Competencies-for-Prevention-Researchers_12.5.25-FINAL-1.pdf