Youth Prevention and Wellness Blog

How to Apply for Drug Prevention Grants: Free Online Course

How to Apply for Drug Prevention Grants: Free O...

Learn how to prepare for drug prevention grant funding with a practical, beginner-friendly online course designed for nonprofits, coalitions, schools, and community organizations. Hosted by Prevention Plus Wellness, this self-paced...

How to Apply for Drug Prevention Grants: Free O...

Learn how to prepare for drug prevention grant funding with a practical, beginner-friendly online course designed for nonprofits, coalitions, schools, and community organizations. Hosted by Prevention Plus Wellness, this self-paced...

Receive Cash Stipends for Evaluating SPORT PPW

Receive Cash Stipends for Evaluating SPORT PPW

Prevention specialists, or their organization, who are currently delivering (fall, 2026) the SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program and collecting our online pretest and posttest surveys are eligible for cash...

Receive Cash Stipends for Evaluating SPORT PPW

Prevention specialists, or their organization, who are currently delivering (fall, 2026) the SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program and collecting our online pretest and posttest surveys are eligible for cash...

Upgrade Your PPW Program & Training to Increase Reach & Outcomes

Upgrade Your PPW Program & Training to Increase...

If you’ve delivered Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs in the past and are ready to increase your prevention program reach and outcomes, our Unlimited and All Inclusive Program & Training...

Upgrade Your PPW Program & Training to Increase...

If you’ve delivered Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs in the past and are ready to increase your prevention program reach and outcomes, our Unlimited and All Inclusive Program & Training...

New Funding Opportunity for Youth Drug Prevention Programs in Schools and Extracurricular Settings

New Funding Opportunity for Youth Drug Preventi...

State and local governments, including education and behavioral health agencies, and non-profits that serve youth in extracurricular settings have a new opportunity to fund youth drug prevention initiatives in community...

New Funding Opportunity for Youth Drug Preventi...

State and local governments, including education and behavioral health agencies, and non-profits that serve youth in extracurricular settings have a new opportunity to fund youth drug prevention initiatives in community...

Empowering Youth Coaches to Provide Substance Use Prevention & Wellness: Webinar Recording & Slides

Empowering Youth Coaches to Provide Substance U...

Session Objectives:   1.   Describe common health behavior problems among student athletes. 2.   Identify links between youth physical activity, nutrition and sleep and substance use, mental and physical wellbeing, and...

Empowering Youth Coaches to Provide Substance U...

Session Objectives:   1.   Describe common health behavior problems among student athletes. 2.   Identify links between youth physical activity, nutrition and sleep and substance use, mental and physical wellbeing, and...

SPORT & InShape PPW Programs Linked to Multiple Drug Reductions: Revised Report

SPORT & InShape PPW Programs Linked to Multiple...

The Prevention Research and Community Education (PCRE) team at the University of Missouri St. Louis-Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) began implementing the SPORT and InShape Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW)...

SPORT & InShape PPW Programs Linked to Multiple...

The Prevention Research and Community Education (PCRE) team at the University of Missouri St. Louis-Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) began implementing the SPORT and InShape Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW)...