The National Prevention Network conference was held August
27-30, 2018 at the Boston Park Plaza. The conference was three days, complete
with keynotes, breakouts, and networking opportunities. The conference theme
for 2018 was A Revolution in Prevention Understanding the Past, Informing the
Future.
The National Prevention Network (NPN)
Conference (formerly called the NPN Prevention Research Conference) has a
long-standing history. The first conference was held in 1988 in Kansas City,
Missouri and has been conducted on an annual basis ever since in various cities
around the country. Over the years, the conference has grown in size, hosting
700-1,000 participants.
The National Prevention Network (NPN)
Conference hosts federal, state and local professionals from the substance
abuse prevention field and related disciplines. Participants included:
prevention providers, school personnel, government agency representatives and
directors, law enforcement personnel, policy makers, coalition leaders and
members, counselors, health education specialists, social workers, and high
school students.
The purpose of the National Prevention
Network (NPN) Conference is to highlight the latest research in the substance
abuse prevention field. It provides a forum for prevention professionals,
coalition leaders, researchers, and federal partners to share research, best
practices and promising evaluation results for the purpose of integrating
research into prevention practice.
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