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This menu of items allows you to interact with other prevention professionals about ideas and issues that are important to you.

Blogs

Read and comment on these short articles on current about timely topics of interest.

Current highlighted blog postings:

Help guide the future of prevention

Meeting the Challenge of Reducing Drug Use: "The Direction We Must Take is Clear"

Privatization of liquor sales and underage drinking prevention

Prevention programs in the 21st century: What we don't talk about in public

National Health Reform has big implications for prevention

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Are you really struggling with a complex question? Would you like to be able to get some input from experts in research or practice?

Questions or comments received through Ask Athena will be referred to subject area experts in the prevention field for response. Specific responses will go back to the individual questioner and a general response will be posted for others to view. You may also submit a question to Ask Athena by emailing it to DBHRAthenaTeam@dshs.wa.gov.

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Botvin Lifeskills Programs

My coalition wants to do a mock car crash - is this a good idea?

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