View the full contest rules for the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, open through November 4.

Amelia Parnell currently serves as President of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and is an accomplished higher education executive and an internationally recognized thought leader regarding current issues and emerging trends in the field. In this month's article, she discusses how prevention professionals can bolster student well-being via ensuring access to resources, implementing a cycle of feedback, and more.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is pleased to announce the next installment of its collaboration with the Elks Drug Awareness Program. From the science of addiction to the impact of influencers, take a peek at the topics, as well as guests of upcoming episodes of "Awkward Conversations", Season 4 by accessing the DEA news release.

This month’s Prevention Profiles: Take Five is an encore presentation with Aurora Rousseau (University of Northern Colorado), Ashley Hinton (Centre College), and Bridget Looby (West Chester University). Aurora, Ashley, and Bridget represent the schools that won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, respectively, in the 2023 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest and discuss the inspirations for their PSA submissions, why they entered the contest, and more! The 2024 contest entry period is September 9 -- November 4, 2024.

Being a college athlete has its share of challenges. Injuries happen. An athlete may get less playing time than they were expecting. The stress of competing at a high level can become too much. If left unexamined, these experiences can all contribute to substance use. Campus-based prevention staff can play a significant role in ensuring that student-athletes do not turn to substance use when the going gets tough. Learn how in the latest supplement to Prevention with Purpose.

You don’t want to miss this episode of SAMHSA's "Talk. They Hear You". Tips on talking to students about the importance of substance use prevention are shared by DEA Senior Prevention Program Manager Rich Lucey and Dr. Jason Kilmer of the University of Washington School of Medicine.

NASPA’s Strategies Conference is scheduled for January 16-18, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. If you work in college student safety, health, and well-being, prevention professionals want to hear from you. Proposals are due August 6, 2024 for the pre-conference workshop and September 17, 2024 for the main program.

The Drug Enforcement Administration presents the 2024 edition of "Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students". In this 2024 edition of the guide – first published in 2020 – you will find updated data, profiles highlighting real-life stories from campus prevention professionals focused on a unique or innovative approach to the Strategic Prevention Framework, ideas for building considerations of cultural factors into each step of the SPF, and five strategies for success during times of disruption to campus life.

Schools across the nation have started to rally around the effort to educate their campuses and local communities about the issue. Is your school using ‘One Pill Can Kill’ materials to get the word out about counterfeit pills? If so, let us know!