Prevention Pathways Monthly Bulletin
The Prevention Pathways Bulletin is a brief monthly publication that shares current information and best practices for prevention professionals. The bulletin covers topics around health equity, prevention education, months of recognition, and updates from DHCS and other state community entities. Posts will include links to relevant sources where you can learn more about each topic, as well as resources throughout California and the United States.
December 2023 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Social Determinants of Health Fundamentals, and Holiday Wellness & Self-Care.
November 2023 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Opioid Prevention Education, American Indian Heritage Month, and Veterans Day.
October 2023 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Prevention and Mental Health (MH) Promotion through School-Based Services, Blindness Awareness Month, and Bullying Prevention Month.
September 2023 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: National Suicide Prevention Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, and Deaf Awareness Month.
August 2023 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) “Big 5 by 2025,” Supporting Prevention for Transition Aged Youth (TAY) Returning to Campus, Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) Fundamentals, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).
July 2023 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Introduction to Advance Behavioral Health Prevention California (ABHPC), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Integrated Care Conference, and California Primary Prevention Data System: ECCO Listening Sessions for Demographic Variable Data Collection.
December 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: International Day of Persons with Disabilities, CSAP 6 Prevention Strategies: Environmental Strategies, National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and Community Spotlight: Gen-Z Visionary Youth Building Empowerment (Z-VYBE).
November 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Native American Heritage Month, Veterans Day: Service Members, Veterans, and their Families, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Collegiate Alcohol Awareness, CSAP 6 Prevention Strategies: Community Based Processes and Community Spotlight: Recovery Happens and Sounds of Recovery Events.
October 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Indigenous People’s Day, Six Prevention Strategies: Problem Identification and Referral, The Social Ecological Model, and Community Spotlight: Center for Community Research.
September 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Hispanic Heritage Month, National Recovery Month, Suicide Prevention Week and Community Highlight: The Parents’ Network via The Archewell Foundation.
August 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: National Back to School Month, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging and Youth in Primary Prevention, National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day and International Overdose Awareness Day, Community Spotlight: Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health’s Substance Abuse Treatment Services and DHCS 2024 Substance Use Disorder Integrated Care Conference.
July 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Re-Introduction to Advance Behavioral Health Prevention California, National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Community Spotlight.
June 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit + (LGBTQIA2S+) Pride Month, Substance Use Disorder/Mental Health Wellness & Prevention in Queer Communities, Juneteenth and Social Drivers of Health Fundamentals.
May 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Social Drivers of Health Fundamentals.
April 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: National Minority Health Month, Arab American Heritage Month, Alcohol Awareness Month, and National Public Health Week.
March 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Women’s History Month, Transgender Day of Visibility, Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) Fundamentals: Equity and Inclusion in Health Care System Access and Quality, and Call for Proposals: 2024 Substance Use Disorder Integrated Care Conference.
February 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Black History Month, Co-Occurring Disorders Prevention Education – Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Mental Health (MH) Diagnoses, and Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
January 2024 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Positive Childhood Experiences & HOPE Science Framework, National Mentoring Month, and Mental Wellness Month.
December 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: International Day of Persons with Disabilities, National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Social Drivers of Health: Neighborhood and Built Environment, and Community Spotlight: Youth Empowerment and Action for Health Unit (YEAH!) Public Health Division, Health Services Agency, County of Santa Cruz.
November 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Native American Heritage Month, Veteran’s Day – Service Members, Veterans, and their Families, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Collegiate Alcohol Awareness, Labor Acknowledgements: The Why and How, and Community Spotlight: The Sound of Recovery 2025 – San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services.
October 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Indigenous People’s Day, Land Acknowledgments: The Why and How, Blindness Awareness Month, National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month and Unity Day, and Community Spotlight: Substance Use and Misuse Prevention Month in California.
September 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Hispanic Heritage Month, National Preparedness Month, National Recovery Month, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Community Spotlight: California Consortium of Addition Programs and Professionals.
August 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: National Back to School Month, Youth in Primary Prevention, National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, and International Overdose Awareness Day.
July 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Disability Pride Month, Prevention Models: Continuum of Care, Prevention Models: Community Readiness Model.
June 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Juneteenth, Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning + (2SLGBTQ+) Pride Month, Strategic Prevention Framework: Cultural Responsiveness and Sustainability, and Community Spotlight: The Cambodian Family.
May 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, Jewish American Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, National Prevention Week, and Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF): Evaluation.
April 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Health Disparities in Substance Use/Misuse Prevention, National Arab American Heritage Month, Engaging Migrant Communities in Prevention Efforts, National Public Health Week, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF): Implementation, and Community Spotlight: Song for Charlie.
March 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Women’s History Month, Transgender Day of Visibility, Vaping Awareness and Prevention, National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, Strategic Prevention Framework: Planning, and Community Spotlight: California Mentoring Partnership.
February 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Black History Month, CSAP Six Prevention Strategies: Alternative Activities, Strategic Prevention Framework: Capacity Building, and Community Spotlight: Pueblo y Salud and Sierra Native Alliance – Digital Storytelling.
January 2025 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Engaging Refugee Communities in Prevention Efforts, CSAP Six Prevention Strategies: Information Dissemination, Strategic Prevention Framework: Assessment, and Community Spotlight: Orange County’s Strength in Numbers Club.
May 2026 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Advanced Behavioral Health California Update, ABHPC 2026 Action Lab, Mental Health Awareness Month, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, National Prevention Week and Community Spotlight: Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Prevention Team.
April 2026 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Advanced Behavioral Health California Update, ABHPC 2026 Action Lab, Second Chance Month, National Public Health Week, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Community Spotlight: Placer County: Rainbow Day Kids Connection.
March 2026 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Advanced Behavioral Health California Update, ABHPC 2026 Action Lab, Women’s History Month, Vaping Awareness Month, and National Drug and Alcohol Fact Week.
February 2026 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Advanced Behavioral Health California Update, ABHPC 2026 Action Lab, Black History Month, National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Prevention Models: The Public Health Approach and Ethical Principles in Prevention.
January 2026 Monthly Bulletin
Topics include: Advanced Behavioral Health California Update, National Mentoring Month, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Eight Dimensions of Wellness, Community Spotlight: Nitrous Oxide Litter and 7th Annual Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Conference.