October is Prevention Month

October is Prevention Month! We’re observing Youth Substance Use Prevention Month and Substance Misuse Prevention Month.

To help spread the good news of prevention, visit our Prevention Month toolkit:

• Share our social media graphics.
• Use the hashtags.
• Update your virtual meeting background and email signature.

To get involved:

• “Talk. They Hear You.”^® ― Get informed, be prepared, and take action to prevent underage substance use.
• SAMHSA’s 20th Prevention Day ― Learn what’s new and innovative, on Jan. 29, 2024.
• National Prevention Week ― Showcase your community’s prevention work.
• Communities Talk to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse ― Offers resources to plan local events.
• Voices of Youth ― Welcomes youth and young adults as agents of change.