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Questions loom surrounding State Issue 2 regarding health

BY: SAMANA SHEIKH PUBLISHED 8:30 AM ET OCT. 04, 2023 on Spectrum News 1 COLUMBUS, Ohio — This upcoming November,...

Prioritizing Youth Mental Health During the Upcoming Back-to-School Season

Prevention Action Alliance highlights why mental health awareness is vital as students prepare to go back to school....

The Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Program to Receive the 2023 Stick Your Neck Out for Prevention Award

Prevention Action Alliance announces the recipient of this year’s award for their annual fundraiser....

Renowned Mental Health Advocate Patrick J. Kennedy to Speak at Prevention Action Alliance’s Your Role in Prevention Luncheon

(Columbus, OH) – Prevention Action Alliance’s Your Role in Prevention Luncheon, set to take place on August 16th at the...

Northeastern, Springfield to participate in student prevention, wellness pilot program

Two local schools in Clark County are participating in a pilot program to help integrate additional student prevention and wellness...

Schools Take a Stand for Students Amidst the Growing Mental Health Crisis

4 Ohio School Districts Pilot a Three-Year Program to Integrate Additional Student Prevention and Wellness Strategies (Columbus, April 20, 2023)...

Ohio Launches Responsible Gambling Campaign Before Sports Betting Starts

Written By: Mike Mazzeo Updated on: Dec. 29, 2022 The original article can be found here. An Ohio campaign is...

A school-based support program coming to Ohio could benefit Lucas County students

Prevention Action Alliance is launching a new school-based support pilot program: Prevention and Wellness Academy of Ohio Written By: Madelyne...

Dopesick Author Speaks in Ohio Addiction Not a Moral Failure

Written By: Mary Schuermann Kuhlman Published on: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 The original article can be found here. With more...

All Sides with Ann Fisher

Fran Gerbig, PAA’s Executive Director, was featured on All Sides with Ann Fisher to discuss marijuana legalization in Ohio and...

Statewide Group Welcomes Anyone Dealing with Loss to Attend Free Virtual Conference, April 21-22

G.A.P. Network Connects Grieving Families to Prevention, Other Resources COLUMBUS, Ohio—Between June 2019 and May 2020, over 81,000 drug...

2,100 Students Rally for Prevention at Ohio Statehouse

COLUMBUS—More than 2,100 middle and high school students across Ohio marched in downtown Columbus as part of the 7th annual We Are The Majority Rally (WATM...