October is Substance Use Prevention Month. Join SAMHSA as partners in prevention!
- To inspire action, each of us can share how prevention is improving lives in our communities.
- We aim to prevent substance use in the first place, prevent the progression of use, and reduce harms. And we have the prevention playbook to do so.
- Prevention science (with decades of research and community-based experience) shows that prevention works.
- Prevention strengthens protective factors and reduces risk factors ― in individuals, families, schools, communities, and society.
- Prevention helps us get ahead of substance use and mental health challenges — so that youth, families, and communities can thrive.
Prevention Month lifts up the national conversation — to showcase prevention’s positive effects on communities across the country.
Showcase prevention’s positive effects in your community — and inspire action! Access SAMHSA’s toolkit to find social media posts, flyers, powerpoint presentations, and other prevention messaging.