YCCTPP training and Technical Assistance Resources

Welcome to the resource page for the Washington DOH, Youth Cannabis, Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program. You will find information and links here to upcoming training opportunities as well as links to videos of past trainings. Please feel free to contact us with opportunities you would like to see added to our calendar or with any questions. This is an ever changing page, so please check back often!

Robb Hutson robb.hutson@redegroup.co

Skye Larsen skye.larsen@redegroup.co

Training calendar 2025-2026

Hypofrontality: Effects of Marijuana on the Growing Brain
June 17, 2026 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
This presentation examines how marijuana use and other high-risk behaviors disrupt adolescent brain development, particularly the prefrontal cortex responsible for judgment, impulse control, attention, and decision-making. Research shows early cannabis use correlates with weaker executive functioning, learning inefficiencies, and altered brain maturation patterns during this critical period. Dr. Collier will discuss a comprehensive, brain-based prevention approach that strengthen executive functioning through consistent skill-building, supportive environments, and developmentally appropriate interventions from childhood through adolescence. Evidence demonstrates prevention approaches promoting self-regulation, planning, stress reduction, and healthy decision-making improve long-term outcomes and reduce risk behaviors.
Presented by Dr. Crystal Collier, LPC-S, Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Executive Director of Know Your Neuro, Inc.. With her PhD in Counselor Education, Dr. Collier specializes in neuroscience-based youth prevention programs and has authored an award winning series for parents, children, and teens to protect healthy brain development and support youth success.
Registration: https://redegroup.zoom.us/meeting/register/8QEnfmOUQjqknMEqE1TkwA