A communication frame that will compassionately educate prevention professionals and community members on the impacts of cannabis use on young brains while not stigmatizing cannabis use for therapeutic or medical reasons.
Annika Stanley-Smith is a certified prevention specialist with a degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University. Annika has worked in the prevention field since 2014, serving as the Director of Substance Misuse Prevention, for the Capital Area Public Health Network since 2019. In May 2016, she earned her Certified Prevention Specialist credential. That same year, New Futures awarded her the Tom Fox Prevention Scholarship in recognition of her demonstrated leadership and significant service to the delivery of preventing drug and alcohol problems. In 2021 she was awarded the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year award. Annika played a key role in the development of the Recovery Friendly Workplace and continues to develop meaningful partnerships between the prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery fields.
