The 2026 National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference is a premier national gathering of prevention professionals, researchers, policymakers, educators, coalition leaders, and public health partners focused on advancing substance use prevention through research, collaboration, policy, and evidence-informed practice.

Join prevention professionals, athletic leaders, coaches, and community partners from across New England for a regional webinar exploring how youth athletics, trusted adult mentorship, and positive team culture can help prevent underage substance use and strengthen student wellbeing.

Stanford University’s REACH Lab is recruiting middle and high schools nationwide to participate in Project CLEAR, a major national study evaluating the evidence-based Smart Talk: Cannabis Prevention & Awareness Curriculum for grades 6–12. Participating schools receive free curriculum access, staff training, stipends, student incentives, and national prevention conference registration opportunities.

An interactive Prevention Essentials workshop from Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America and the University of Florida Center for Public Interest Communications that explores how community conditions shape health and equips participants with practical, evidence-informed strategies to strengthen prevention efforts and support healthier communities.

Using Forum Theatre, the YAB will act out several skits on vaping and alcohol. The audience can stop the scene and share what changes they would like to see from the characters. The actors will continue the skit based on the changes suggested by the audience.

Karen Voetsch from the CDC, joined by Jessica Price of Washington University in St. Louis and CADCA Trainer Kristina Clark, will highlight how coalitions can use the ENGAGE strategies and FREE MIND campaign to implement evidence-informed approaches that prevent youth substance use and support conversations between youth and their parents or caregivers.

Join the Addiction Policy Forum for a webinar on Cannabis Use Disorder, exploring the science, risk factors, and evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies to support individuals and families affected by cannabis use.

Join us for the fifth and final webinar in the PTTC Network’s Strategic Prevention in Action series, where participants will learn to use data to evaluate prevention efforts, track outcomes, and demonstrate impact in addressing youth vaping through the Strategic Prevention Framework.

Join Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction for a virtual training on managing alcohol use during the holidays, where participants will learn strategies to reduce consumption, avoid triggers, and discuss alcohol use in stressful seasonal contexts.

Join us for the fourth webinar in the PTTC Network’s Strategic Prevention in Action series, focusing on how to implement evidence-based strategies with fidelity and community fit to effectively address youth vaping through the Strategic Prevention Framework.

Join us for the third webinar in the PTTC Network’s Strategic Prevention in Action series, focusing on how to transform assessment data into clear, actionable prevention plans to address youth vaping through the Strategic Prevention Framework.

Join us for the second webinar in the PTTC Network’s Strategic Prevention in Action series, focusing on practical strategies to build the organizational, workforce, and community capacity needed to effectively address youth vaping through the Strategic Prevention Framework.

The first webinar in the PTTC Network’s five-part Strategic Prevention in Action series, this session introduces the Assessment phase of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework, using youth vaping to show how communities can gather data, identify root causes, and lay the groundwork for effective prevention planning.

Join Deconstructing Stigma for a powerful webinar with Jeff Day, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, as he breaks down the unique mental health challenges facing LGBTQ+ individuals, offers practical support strategies, and shares his groundbreaking work preparing future nurses to provide inclusive, affirming care.

Join Stanford’s REACH Lab and Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher for a hands-on virtual training exploring the intersection of nicotine, vaping, and cannabis prevention—with practical, evidence-based strategies for your community.