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Signature Event

CADCA’s 35th Annual National Leadership Forum

February 3-6, Gaylord National
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CADCA Initiative

2025 Annual Survey of Coalitions

Now open to ALL coalitions, emerging or well-established, and regardless of funding or memberships.
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CADCA Earns 2024 Great Place To Work Certification™

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Celebrating the Winners of the 2024 Dose of Prevention Challenge

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Membresía CADCA

When you become a CADCA member, you join more than an association. You join a movement to build healthy, drug-free communities and empower youth to reject substance use and misuse so they can reach their full potential.

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Who We Are

Founded in response to the devastating crack-cocaine epidemic of the 1980s, CADCA was born from a nationwide need to mobilize communities against rising drug use. In 1989, President George H.W. Bush established the President’s Drug Advisory Council to address the crisis, which led to the recommendation to form a nonprofit dedicated to coordinating prevention efforts. By 1992, CADCA was established to unite coalitions, share strategies, and drive community-level solutions. In 1997, CADCA played a pivotal role in securing the passage of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Act, the nation’s cornerstone program for preventing youth drug use.

CADCA represents over 5,000 community coalitions that involve individuals from key sectors including schools, law enforcement, youth, parents, healthcare, media, and others. We have members in every U.S. state and territory and more than 30 countries around the world.

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Leanne Reid Co-Coordinadora de Prevención, Coalición Prevent “CADCA ha sido fundamental en el éxito de nuestra coalición. La academia enseña una estructura que realmente funciona para las coaliciones comunitarias y nos ha permitido lograr resultados y crear un cambio real en nuestras comunidades”.
Dr. Nora Volkow

Ayudar a los niños y las familias que luchan por obtener acceso a los recursos de prevención de drogas.

Cuando hace una donación deducible de impuestos a CADCA, ayuda a educar, desarrollar habilidades y fomentar comunidades más saludables para millones de personas en todo el mundo.

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