Prevention Resources

• Primary Prevention in Behavioral Health: Investing in Our Nation's Future (PDF, 437 KB)
• Becoming a Preventionist: Making Prevention Part of Your Mental Health Practice; A Continuing Education Course (PDF, 5.1 MB)
• Situational Analysis: Issues of Relevance in Designing a National Strategy to Promote Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health and to Prevent/Reduce Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (PDF, 945 KB)
• Implementing Prevention-Based Behavioral Health Initiatives for Young People Toolkit (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Fact Sheet Series
  • The Business Case for Preventing Behavioral Health Problems and Promoting Emotional Wellbeing
  • Cost and Benefits: A Snapshot of the Value of Investing in Prevention
  • Creating a Path for Happy, Successful, Children, Youth and Families: Tips for Promoting Emotional Well-Being
  • Promoting Well-Being and Preventing Behavioral Health Problems Among Multicultural Populations: Effective Programs and the Need for Ongoing Research
  • Implementing Initiatives to Prevent Behavioral Health Problems and Promote Emotional Wellbeing
  • Simple Strategies to Prevent Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Problems and Promote Well-Being: Evidence Based Kernels
  • Culturally Competent Outreach: Creating Supportive Policies for LGBT Youth
  • Resources to Support Resilience in Military Families with Children
  • Engaging Stakeholders for Prevention Initiatives: Applying Social Marketing Techniques
• Policy Research Brief: Implementation Opportunities and Challenges for Prevention and Promotion Initiatives (PDF, 412 KB)
• Organizational Resources for Promoting Healthy Development and Preventing Behavioral Health Problems (PDF, 729 KB)

Prevention Related Webinars

• Prevention-Oriented Public Behavioral Health Infrastructure, February 14, 2013

• Critical Role of Families in Reducing Risk and Promoting Well-Being for LGBT Youth, September 6, 2012

• Suicide and State Mental Health Authorities: Our Time to Lead, December 6, 2011