How Coalitions Can Lead Through Change

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How Coalitions Can Lead Through Change

The only constant in life is change, something that most coalition leaders deal with constantly. And yet, it’s rarely something that they feel fully prepared for. This topic was front and center in CADCA’s Competencies in Focus webinar, which focused on change management.

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CADCA Unveils New Brand Identity Video

Prevention work doesn’t often translate easily into words, especially to people seeing it from the outside. It’s meetings in school cafeterias after hours, community data translated into action plans, and neighbors organizing around issues that are deeply personal.

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How Coalitions Can Treat Youth as Partners

Coalitions spend a lot of time thinking about how to reach young people, but what happens when you flip the script and start thinking about how to work with them instead?

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Welcoming the 2026-2027 CADCA National Youth Council

CADCA is proud to welcome the newest members of the National Youth Council (NYC), a select group of young leaders ages 15-18 who are shaping the future of substance misuse prevention.

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Smoke Is Smoke: Burning or Vaporizing Anything Causes Dangerous Secondhand Smoke 

What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke is the smoke or aerosol exhaled by a person who smokes any type of lighted or heated product. It is also the smoke or emission released directly from the product while it burns or heats. While the percentage of US adults that smoke cigarettes has reached a new low dropping below 10%, smoking and secondhand smoke exposure remain leading causes of preventable death and disease.

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How Coalitions Can Choose Evidence-Based Prevention Strategies that Work 

What does it take to choose the right prevention approach for your community and make sure it works? That was the focus of the tenth webinar in CADCA’s 18-part Competencies in Focus series, which took a deep dive into the Evidence-Informed Strategies competency.

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Bipartisan Senate Letter Supports DFC Program Funding  

On April 13, 28 members of the Senate signed onto a bipartisan letter led by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). The letter, addressed to the appropriations committee, advocated for funding of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Program at the highest possible level, but not below the current level of $109 million.

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President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Release

CADCA has reviewed the recently released Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President’s Budget Request (PBR). The PBR represents the President’s vision and funding priorities for all federal programs.

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Expanding the Circle: CADCA’s 2025 Year in Review 

Every year, CADCA’s annual report is a chance to take a step back and look at what we’ve built together and where the organization is going next. Between shifting federal funding and evolving community needs, 2025 pushed us to rethink priorities and adapt to the changing landscape.

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Global Prevention Leaders Convene at CADCA’s National Leadership Forum

At its National Leadership Forum in February, CADCA welcomed distinguished international leaders representing prevention organizations from Türkiye, Canada, and Spain