2026-2027 Training Calendar
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
12:00 pm -12:45 pm
Lunch and Learn
Surveying Youth Attitudes on Nicotine Pouches
In March 2026, the Washington State Department of Health conducted a brief survey of 104 Washington youth ages 13–17 about nicotine pouches. The survey explored youth knowledge, awareness, and perceptions of nicotine pouches, as well as the factors that motivate or discourage their use.
During this webinar, we will share the key findings from the survey and discuss how the Department of Health is using these insights to inform communication and marketing strategies for its youth prevention campaigns, YouCan and ChooseYou.
Presented by: Antonio Gomez BSN, RN, Sally Riggs, DrPH
Ethics in the Substance Use Disorder Prevention Field (Part 1)
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Webinar
The goal of this interactive training is to help substance use disorder prevention practitioners make ethical choices in their field and practice. We will discuss the Six Principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics in large and small groups, walk through the decision-making process similar to using the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to use when faced with ethical challenges, and discuss the implications of ethics for our field.
Presented by: Alicia Hughes is a Certified Prevention Professional (CPP) and has been working in the prevention field since the 2010s. Starting in California, she supported individuals with technical assistance and training to obtain their state certifications in addiction counseling. From 2018 to 2024, Alicia served as a Supervisor for the Washington State Health Care Authority/Prevention Section, leading the substance use disorder prevention workforce system, implementing the WA State Fellowship Program, and managing federal prevention grants from SAMHSA. Now, Alicia is the Senior Training/Technical Assistance Specialist with both the Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC) and Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) supporting Regions 9 and 10 to build organizational capacity of SAMHSA prevention grantees.
Tuesday, September 29-30, 2026
Virtual
Conference
National Prevention Network Conference
October 13-15, 2026
In-person
Conference
Washington State Public Health Association Conference
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Webinar
Ethics in the Substance Use Disorder Prevention Field (Part 2)
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Webinar
Washington Prevention Summit
The goal of this interactive training is to help substance use disorder prevention practitioners make ethical choices in their field and practice. We will discuss the Six Principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics in large and small groups, walk through the decision-making process similar to using the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to use when faced with ethical challenges, and discuss the implications of ethics for our field.
Presented by: Alicia Hughes is a Certified Prevention Professional (CPP) and has been working in the prevention field since the 2010s. Starting in California, she supported individuals with technical assistance and training to obtain their state certifications in addiction counseling. From 2018 to 2024, Alicia served as a Supervisor for the Washington State Health Care Authority/Prevention Section, leading the substance use disorder prevention workforce system, implementing the WA State Fellowship Program, and managing federal prevention grants from SAMHSA. Now, Alicia is the Senior Training/Technical Assistance Specialist with both the Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC) and Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) supporting Regions 9 and 10 to build organizational capacity of SAMHSA prevention grantees.
October 29- 30, 2026
In-person
Conference
Assessing program impact - Ripple Effects Mapping
Description coming soon
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
12:00 pm -12:45 pm
Lunch and Learn
Are you still using Positive Community Norms messaging?
Description coming soon
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
10:00 am -12:00 pm
Workshop
Skill building workshop: Facilitation Part 1
Description coming soon
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
12:00 pm -12:45 pm
Lunch and Learn
Lunch and Learn (Title TBD)
Description coming soon
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
12:00 pm -12:45 pm
Lunch and Learn
Lunch and Learn (Title TBD)
Description coming soon
Tuesday, January 12, 2027
10:00 am -12:00 pm
Workshop
Skill building workshop: Facilitation Part 2
Description coming soon
January 26-27, 2027
Virtual
Conference
ToPCon tobacco prevention conference
Description coming soon
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Webinar
Substance Use Prevention and Mental Health conference
Description coming soon
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Lunch and Learn
Lunch and Learn (Title TBD)
Description coming soon
Wednesday, February 24, 2027
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Virtual Meeting
YCCTPP Quarterly Meeting
Description coming soon
Wednesday, March 10, 2027
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Webinar
Foundations of Prevention Part 1
Description coming soon
Tuesday, March 16, 2027
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Lunch and Learn
Lunch and Learn (Title TBD)
Description coming soon
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Webinar
TBD (Social media with youth?)
Description coming soon
Tuesday, May 11, 2027
Time TBD
Webinar
Foundations of Prevention Part 2
Description coming soon
May 13-16, 2027
Event
Moment of Youth, Latinx Youth Prevention Summit
Description coming soon
May 19-20, 2027
Time TBD
In-person Meeting
YCCTPP in-person Quarterly Meeting
Description coming soon
June 1-4, 2027
Washington DC
Meeting
Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting
Description coming soon
June 2-3, 2027
Virtual Conference
CannAct cannabis, prevention, public health conference
Description coming soon
Tuesday, June 15, 2027
12:00 pm -12:45 pm
Lunch and Learn
Topic TBD
Description coming soon
Wednesday, June 9, 2027
10:00 am -11:00 am
Webinar
Lunch and Learn (Title TBD)
Description coming soon
October 1-2, 2026
In-person
Conference