Introducing: Fresh Takes on Prevention
Prevention Action Alliance is excited to launch Fresh Takes on Prevention, a new monthly webinar series. It is a space to elevate new voices, highlight promising practices, and spark innovative ideas. Each session will explore diverse perspectives that strengthen prevention efforts across Ohio and beyond. The series was inspired by the strong engagement from our recent webinars.
Join us on August 19, 2026, as we kick off the series with a look at the power of upstream prevention.
About the Session
Substance use disorders are preventable. Prevention begins long before a crisis occurs. It starts with evidence-informed education and strong protective factors, equipping youth, families, and communities with the tools to make healthy decisions. Together, these efforts create an upstream approach to reduce the risk of substance use and support lifelong well-being.
Our featured speaker is Kayla Zawislak, LCSW, CADC, Director of Patient and Family Services at the Addiction Policy Forum. She will introduce free, evidence-informed prevention resources for youth, families, educators, healthcare professionals, and community organizations.
Participants will learn about Protect Your Brain and Protege tu Cerebro. These free, self-paced online courses are available in English and Spanish. They promote brain health, substance use prevention, healthy decision-making, emotional well-being, and family communication.
You’ll also learn how to use these no-cost resources in prevention programs, schools, healthcare settings, coalitions, and community outreach.
Whether you are a prevention professional, educator, coalition member, healthcare provider, or community leader, this webinar offers practical tools to strengthen prevention efforts and expand prevention education.
Learning Objectives:
After this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the purpose and key components of Addiction Policy Forum’s free prevention resources, including the Protect Your Brain and Protege tu Cerebro e-courses.
- Identify strategies for integrating evidence-informed prevention resources into schools, healthcare settings, coalitions, and community organizations.
- Locate, access, and disseminate free multilingual prevention resources to support youth, families, educators, and community organizations.
Essential Details:
Cost: Free
Location: Teams Webinar
CEUs: Prevention CEUs will be applied for
Meet the Speaker
Kayla Zawislak, LCSW, CADC | Director of Patient and Family Services, Addiction Policy Forum
Kayla Zawislak, LCSW, CADC, is the Director of Patient and Family Services at Addiction Policy Forum, where she leads the development of evidence-informed prevention, education, and stigma reduction initiatives. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Kayla has nearly a decade of experience advancing addiction education, training, research, and community engagement.
She has helped develop national prevention resources, including Protect Your Brain and Protege tu Cerebro, free online e-courses available in English and Spanish that promote brain health, healthy decision-making, and substance use prevention. Kayla is also passionate about ensuring that people with lived and living experience have meaningful roles in addiction research and has helped lead efforts to bring their voices to the table to strengthen research, improve care, and inform practice.
Drawing from both her professional expertise and personal recovery journey, Kayla is committed to expanding access to practical, evidence-informed resources that help communities prevent substance use and support recovery.
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