PREVENTION ACTION ALLIANCE

Any teacher who has previously been certified in the pax good behavior game will be targeted for participation in the pax heroes training, while other student serving personnel will be invited to participate in pax tools community and human service workers training series. The 80 pilot schools participating in the ohio student wellness initiative will be targeted for the dbt skillssteps a training.

Know: know is a community wide-partnership that targets parents of middle school-aged children with prevention messages. Parents receive practical tips and information to help them talk to their children about alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention.

Buzzkill: to help colleges educate their students on the responsibilities of social hosting and is an eye-catching social host campaign that gives colleges the tools to let students understand the consequences when hosting parties with alcohol and underage people attend. Parents who host, lose the most: a public awareness program educating communities and parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol at teen parties.

Smart bet: an online portal that offers guidance, support, and information to help both young people and adults gamble responsibly. Gap network: motivated by families personally impacted by the consequences of substance abuse. Gap network seeks to end the crisis, specifically prescription drug and opiate addiction in all ohio communities by providing support to individuals and families affected by addiction. This initiative advocates for policy changes that can improve environmental conditions that encourage drug use and mobilizing communities to affect their own change.