Jake joined our team of all-star training staff in July. Jake’s areas of expertise include planning and implementing youth prevention education; school-based communication campaigns; coordinating community coalitions; engaging stakeholders in community assessment and data analysis; and grants management. He is passionate about building provider capacity to implement strategies. Jake earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Education. Jake says working for Prevention First has always been a kind of dream job. We're very fortunate to have him on board.

Check out our new Training Catalog to learn about our resources and services, meet our TTA Specialists, read our training descriptions and policies, and view our FY20 Training Calendar! The catalog is available on our SUPP Training Page and print copies will also be available at training events. 

Click the pic to go to the catalog to download or view.

The technical assistance offered at Prevention First expands professional development beyond training to assist substance use prevention providers in applying what they have learned in their communities. Timely, flexible and provider-tailored technical assistance is available to meet the individual needs of providers. For more information about technical assistance or other services we offer, click email Provider Services.

Illinois Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) will be hosting our tenth “Dome Shift” Conference in Springfield, Illinois. Dome Shift 2019 is an opportunity for our Illinois youth to participate in substance abuse prevention and traffic safety advocacy.  

If you have any further questions contact us at [email protected]

August 7-8 - Chicago

If you have any questions about training please contact Anne Cox, SAP TTA Manager at [email protected]

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Canceling your registration in a timely manner will allow those on a waiting list to attend training.

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Be sure to visit the online training events offered at Prevention First.

Perhaps you were busy during the live webinar...or didn't know when it was scheduled. We've got ya covered!

Check out the Recorded Webinar tab in the SUPP Training Events. In each description is a link to the recording. Simply complete the registration and submit. The recording will begin and you are ready to go! NOTE: No CEUs are offered for recorded webinars.