Program areas at Prevention First
The Substance Use Prevention Training and Technical Assistance (SUP) program provides training and technical assistance to state-funded substance use prevention grantees.
The Cannabis Public Awareness Campaign (CANN) raises public awareness about the potential harmful effects of marijuana on youth and pregnant women and promotes responsible use of marijuana by adults.
The Opioid (OPIOID) project aims to develop and implement a statewide communications campaign to prevent opioid misuse and reduce stigma.
The Substance Use Treatment Training and Technical Assistance (SUT) program provides training and technical assistance to state-funded substance use disorder licensed treatment facilities.
The Resource Centers (RC) include four separate centers. The Alcohol Policy Resource Center (APRC) provides training, technical assistant, and support to municipalities, law enforcement, and community coalitions to affect the local alcohol environment by developing and implementing effective policies. The Youth Prevention Resource Center (YPRC) provides training and informational resources that address youth substance use, mental health, and traffic safety and promotes youth leadership in those areas. The Cannabis Policy Resource Center (CPRC) provides training, webinars, resources, and assistance to those in Illinois who are working to make communities healthier by reducing youth cannabis use and access. The Traffic Safety Resource Center (TSRC) encompasses 22 counties in the Southeast part of the State, including Williamson County, which falls in the Illinois Department of Transportation 23 County Model. The TSRC works to reduce the death and injury rates on Illinois roads and highways.
Prevention First, Inc. coordinates Substance Abuse Training to Department of Corrections (DOC) personnel to become certified addictions counselors to provide treatment services to inmates and those on probation and integrating back into the community.
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program aims to broker and deliver training to community-based organizations funded by the State to deliver teen pregnancy prevention programs.
Under the COVID-19 Mitigation (COVID) program, Prevention First purchases and distributes COVID-19 mitigation supplies to eligible licensed treatment and mental health facilities in Illinois.
The RPSA Youth Development Training, Technical Assistance, and Support (RYD-TTAS) program provides Chicago-based grantees training, technical assistance, and support to deliver evidence-based positive youth development and violence prevention programs and strategies.