Prevention Profiles: Take Five - Whitney O'Regan

This month’s guest on Prevention Profiles: Take Five is Dr. Whitney O’Regan, Director of Prevention and Safety Initiatives on the Health, Safety, and Well-being team at NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. During the interview, Dr. O’Regan discusses how upper-level administrators can provide leadership in preventing drug use and misuse among college students, how a sense of belonging and engagement connects to a campus’ prevention efforts, benefits to entering the DEA’s and SAMHSA’s Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest, and more!

Prevention Profiles: Take Five - Rebecca Caldwell

This month’s guest on Prevention Profiles: Take Five is Dr. Rebecca Caldwell, Director for Residential Well-being at Virginia Tech. During the interview, Dr. Caldwell discusses her role on campus and her vision for the students’ well-being, how to ensure issues such as alcohol and drug misuse do not get lost in conversations about overall wellness and well-being, what was top of mind for her as she transitioned to new campuses in new roles, and more!

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2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest Winners

Prevention Profiles: Take Five - Haley Farrell-Kissun, Jose Vallejo, and Sydney Holcomb

This month’s guests on Prevention Profiles: Take Five are Haley Farrell-Kissun, a senior majoring in media and entertainment at Kennesaw State University; Jose Vallejo, Assistant Director of Collegiate Recovery, Baylor University; and Sydney Holcomb, Content Specialist in the Center for Campus Wellness, University of Utah. These guests represent the three winning campuses of the 2024 Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest sponsored by DEA and SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. During the interview, Haley, Jose, and Sydney discuss why their campuses decided to enter the contest last year, how they came up with the idea/concept behind their PSAs, the benefits to entering the contest, and more!