Dr. Parissa Ballard, Ph.D., joins the podcast to talk about the benefits of interacting with youth at a community level and how it helps later in life.

Check out our other podcast episodes:

Ep. 1: Advancing Prevention Science —An Introduction to the Southeast PTTC and Interactive Forum

Ep. 2: Reducing Prevalence of Addiction Begins with Youth Prevention: One Choice for Health

Ep. 3: Prevention in a Changing Marijuana Landscape

Ep. 4: Understanding the Prevention Specialist Certification Process

Ep. 5: Innovative Strategies for Engaging Underserved Populations

Ep. 6: Youth Opioid Addiction: What Preventionists Need to Know

Ep. 7: Best Practices for Prevention Media Campaigns

Ep. 9: The Brain Science of Substance Misuse

Ep. 10: Leveraging a Health Equity Approach to Improve Prevention Efforts

Ep. 11: Community Engagement Strategies —Best Practices for Preventing Substance Misuse at the Grassroots Level

Ep. 12: TTC+ORN Collaborative Brown Bag Webinar

Ep. 13: Keeping Kids Safe in Schools —Associations between School Safety and Behavioral Health

Ep. 14: Leading From the Head and the Heart —The Pyramid of Success

Ep. 15: Managing the Impact of COVID-19 in Children, Families, and Communities through Prevention Strategies