Join WASAVP for their Virtual Prevention Policy Day on Feb. 20th @ 12 p.m.
Our Rock Solid members Luke Fincher, Ramona Flierl, and Johnny Berg made their poster again:) This photo was taken during a pre-pandemic event when our team made the trek to meet our legislators on the Hill in Olympia.
Are you interested in joining this year? It’s free! Let us know! Be an advocate for healthy communities!
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention (WASAVP) is to unite prevention advocates in Washington State in order to create environments that support safe and healthy communities through prevention of substance abuse and violence.
WASAVP OPERATING DEFINITION OF PREVENTION
Definition: With respect to human services, prevention consists of methods or activities that seek to reduce or deter specific or predictable problems, protect the current state of well-being, or promote desired outcomes or behaviors.
The term “prevention” is used to represent activities that stop an action or behavior, which are applied at a population and/or community level. It can also be used to represent activities, strategies and policies that promote a positive action or behavior. Research has found that successful substance abuse and violence interventions much both reduce risk factors and promote protective factors to ensure the well-being of children, families and communities.