Prevention Resources
Please visit these resources to learn more about youth substance use prevention and ways to support it in your community
Key Concepts & Planning
Resources on Key Concepts in Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Prevention Planning
- Prevention 101Advance Behavioral Health Prevention California (ABHPC)
- Understanding the Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Primary PreventionABHPC
- Substance Use Block Grant Primary Prevention Data Quality Standards and DefinitionsCalifornia Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
- A Paradigm Shift in Selecting Evidence-Based Approaches for Substance Abuse PreventionABHPC
- PreventionNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Selecting Best-Fit Programs and Practices: Guidance for Substance Misuse Prevention PractitionersSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Strategic Prevention FrameworkSAMHSA
- Prevention 101: Risk and Protective FactorsPrevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)
Mental Health Wellness and Promotion Key Concepts
Resources on Key Concepts in Youth Mental Health Wellness and Promotion
- Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth: A National AgendaNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and PossibilitiesNational Research Council and Institute of Medicine
- Project Cal-WellCalifornia Department of Education
- The Mental Health Wellness Act: Working Strategically Across the Crisis Care ContinuumCalifornia Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
- What Do Promotion and Prevention Mean in Mental Health? Helping Adolescents ThriveUnited Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Adolescent Mental Health Hub
Individual & Relationship
Resources on Effective Individual and Relationship-Focused Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention
- Digital After-School Programming as Prevention: Positive Outlets for Youth Expression in an Increasingly Hi-Tech WorldABHPC
- Support for Young Adults: Strategies and Approaches that Focus on Prevention Efforts for Transition Age YouthABHPC
- Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent’s Guide to Substance Use PreventionDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- College AIM: Alcohol Intervention MatrixSAMHSA
- Keeping Youth Drug FreeSAMHSA
- Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young AdultsSAMHSA
Community & Environmental
Resources on Effective Community-Based and Environmental Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention
- Culturally Responsive Environmental PreventionABHPC
- Restaurants that “Morph” into Bars and Nightclubs in California Communities: What’s the Problem and What Can Be Done About It?ABHPC
- Community Coalitions HandbookCommunity Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
- The Coalition Impact: Environmental Prevention StrategiesCADCA
- Planning and Implementing Policy, Enforcement, and Media Strategies: A User GuidePTTC
- Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention SystemSAMHSA
- Data-Based Planning for Effective PreventionSAMHSA
- State Performance & Best Practices for the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking 2020SAMHSA
- Environmental Strategies ToolWyoming Prevention Depot
Free & Low-Cost
Free and Low-Cost Resources to Support Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention
California Initiatives
Initiatives to Advance Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention in California
- Advance Behavioral Health Prevention California (ABHPC)ABHPC
- Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center NetworkPTTC
- Children and Youth Behavioral Health InitiativeCalifornia Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS)
- Elevate Youth CaliforniaDHCS