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VA S.A.V.E. is a free, short course that teaches anyone four steps to help a Veteran in crisis. Here's what it covers and how to take it.

Hello Friends and Community Partners, There's always more we can do when we work together. In this month's newsletter, we're sharing resources to help strengthen our community efforts, including a toolkit for evaluating coalition effectiveness and information on how local conversations can help prevent substance misuse. We hope you'll find something useful to share with your organization, your neighbors, or someone who may need a little extra support. Thank you for continuing to be part...

Quick Answer: What Actually Prevents Substance Misuse? The strongest prevention combines education, family communication, community support, and early intervention. It addresses risk factors at the individual, family, community, and societal levels. No single tactic works alone. Prevention works best as a layered, sustained effort, not a one-time talk. Understanding Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Misuse SAMHSA's framework groups the factors that raise or lower substance misuse risk...