National Prevention Week | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Prevention Week | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Prevention Week

Monday, May 12, 2019 – Saturday, May 18, 2019

National Prevention Week (NPW) is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, mental illness, substance use disorders, or both. Each year around this observance, communities and organizations across the country come together to raise awareness about the importance of substance prevention and positive mental health. Watch a video of Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use kick off NPW by discussing the power of prevention!