
SAMHSA’s 21st Prevention Day!
Registration is now open!
The event is free, but registration is required. Presenters can now log in to the Speakers Center.
SAMHSA’s Prevention Day brings together over 4,000 prevention practitioners, advocates, scientists, leaders (community, state, tribal, federal), and consumers at the largest federal gathering dedicated to advancing the prevention of substance use.
The event explores current, emerging, and innovative strategies, policies, programs, practices, and research.
The 2025 theme, "Telling the Prevention Story," underscores sharing the successes of prevention and inspiring action.
Event
SAMHSA's 21st Prevention Day: Telling the Prevention Story
February 3, 2025
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD (near Washington, D.C.)
This is a day-long, in-person, free event — but registration is required.
Agenda-At-A-Glance
All-Day Sessions:
- Prevention Action Center: An interactive learning hub featuring exhibits, resources, and tools on the latest trends in substance use prevention.
- Prevention Poster Session: Discover and learn about the newest innovations and research in substance use prevention and behavioral health. Engage with experts during one-on-one discussions.
- Prevention Engagement Zone (PEZ): An innovative and vibrant space to connect, collaborate, and amplify prevention voices! The zone gives attendees a way to create meaningful partnerships with SAMHSA’s CSAP and help shape national prevention engagement activities.
8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | Opening Plenary: Youth-led Prevention in Action |
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Break |
9:30 - 10:45 a.m. |
SAMHSA Institutes. Workshops: Morning Session I |
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Workshops: Morning Session II |
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Workshops: Afternoon Session I Repeat of SAMHSA Institutes. |
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break |
2:45 - 4 p.m. | Workshops: Afternoon Session II |
4 - 4:15 p.m. | Break |
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. | Closing Plenary |
Event Tracks
The event offers six tracks:
- Youth-led Prevention
- Prevention Science, Public Health Research, and Evaluation
- Innovative Prevention Strategies
- Prevention Efforts in Public Health Policy
- Prevention Across the Lifespan and Continuum of Care
- Prevention Workforce
Contact
For questions, please email: info@SAMHSA-CSAPlogistics.com.