Prevention Resources

1) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Model Programs (SAMHSA)
www.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

2) Prevention Online-National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
www.ncadi.samhsa.gov
A national resource for information about substance abuse prevention. Offers publications, videos, research information and curriculum materials-many free of charge.

3) Prevention Resource Center of the Pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation (PRC)
www.prev.org
A focus of The Prevention Research Center (PRC) is to better understand the social and physical environments that influence individual behavior that leads to alcohol and drug misuse. PRC is the only center of fifteen centers sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) that specializes in prevention.

4) Search Institute
www.search-institute.org
Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 developmental assets, which are positive experiences and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.

5) Society for Prevention Research
www.preventionresearch.org
The Society for Prevention Research is an international organization focused upon the advancement of science-based prevention programs and policies through practical research.

6) Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
wch.uhs.wisc.edu
As the Prevention Resource Center for Wisconsin, the Clearinghouse provides a wealth of free materials, publishes a quarterly newsletter, provides technical assistance and works on policy issues. WCH is a nonprofit publishing house as well, developing and selling high quality low-cost prevention materials nationwide.

7) Alliance for Wisconsin Youth
www.allwisyouth.org
A program of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, the Alliance for Wisconsin Youth supports and enhances the capacity of community coalitions in their substance abuse prevention and youth development efforts to ensure all of our state’s young people grow up in positive and nurturing environments. The alliance provides support to member coalitions through member sharing, technical assistance, training, information dissemination, and direct funding.