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The Athena website is created for prevention professionals to develop, update, and sustain their substance abuse prevention work.

You can find general information about substance abuse prevention on this site or get specific documents and tools like sample agendas and surveys. You can also access prevention discussions and online training opportunities.

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National Prevention Week - Promotion of Mental Health

9 weeks 4 days ago

Promotion of mental health is a complex and often nebulous topic when it comes to community prevention work. Mental health is much more than simply the absence of mental disorders. However, this does not mean that promoting mental health and wellness is a simple task. see the link below for some great information about mental health and evidence-based promotion efforts. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs220/en/ May 14-20 is National Prevention Week. ... Read more...

Shared Documents

Quick Reference: An Update for Reporting Training in Minerva 1 week 23 hours ago
SSB 5131 - New Marijuana Advertising Restrictions - Fact Sheet 1 week 1 day ago
National Recovery Month Chalk Art Event North Kitsap 2 weeks 1 day ago
National Recovery Month Chalk Art Event Bremerton 2 weeks 1 day ago
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Response Training 2 weeks 1 day ago
Workshop - Lessons Learned from Marijuana Legalization in Washington State: A Deeper Dive 2 weeks 2 days ago
Keynote - Lessons Learned from Marijuana Legalization in Washington State 2 weeks 2 days ago
Minerva Reference Document: Reporting Environmental Strategies and Information Dissemination 2 weeks 5 days ago

News and Announcements

Funding Opportunity - Prevention of Opioid Drug Misuse and Abuse 13 weeks 9 hours ago
3 Strategies to Prevent Substance Use While Promoting Sports and Physical Activity among Youth 5 days 22 hours ago
New SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness Online Program 5 days 22 hours ago
Prevention Certification Website Down (for CPPs) 3 weeks 5 days ago

Discussion Activity

Looking for educational video recommendations 9 weeks 1 day ago
Looking for educational video recommendations 9 weeks 1 day ago
Quick survey regarding monthly SA prevention professional calls currently hosted by WASAVP 28 weeks 5 days ago

Upcoming Events

PAX Good Behavior Game

Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 8:00am - Friday, July 28, 2017 - 4:00pm
Strengthening Families For Parents and Youth 10-14 Years-Facilitator Training

Thursday, August 3, 2017 - 8:00am - Saturday, August 5, 2017 - 5:00pm
Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) Teen Smoking Cessation program: Facilitator Training

Monday, August 28, 2017 - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Job Opportunities

Epidemiologist 3 (Non-Medical) – Home Visiting Assessment & Evaluation Supervisor - Dept of Health Posted: 07/06/2017 - 8:09am
DSHS Prevention System Manger Posted: 06/23/2017 - 8:12am
Opioid STR Grant Prevention Manager Posted: 06/15/2017 - 7:55am
Epidemiologist 3 (Non-Medical) – Dept of Health Posted: 06/14/2017 - 5:59pm
Prevention/Intervention Specialist and Chemical Dependency Professional Posted: 06/06/2017 - 1:50pm

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Funding Opportunities

Current funding opportunities can be found on this page.

Contact Us

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