Listening Sessions: Help Shape Youth and Young Adult Prevention Campaign

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October 2, 2026

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Listening Sessions: Help Shape Youth and Young Adult Prevention Campaign

HCA and its creative agency, DH, are hosting a series of listening sessions from October 6 to 8, to inform a revamped statewide prevention campaign focused on substance use prevention—specifically alcohol and cannabis—and wellness for youth and young adults in Washington.

Building on previous campaign work, this new and refreshed campaign will be shaped by the voices, experiences, and strengths of the people and organizations closest to communities and working alongside youth and young adults every day.

Listening session details

The sessions are open to prevention coalition partners, Tribal prevention partners, community-based organizations, and other prevention/behavioral health professionals. Register for a session below to participate:

Prevention professionals and partners who primarily serve youth/young adults in English-speaking communities
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Register here.
- Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Register here.
- Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 10:30 am - 11:30 am: Register here.
- Friday, October 9, 2026, from 9:00 am - 10:00 am: Register here.
Prevention professionals and partners who primarily serve youth/young adults in Spanish-speaking communities (sessions will be facilitated in Spanish)
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Register here.
- Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Register here.
Tribal prevention professionals and partners
- Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Register here.

These sessions will help inspire the updated strategies, messages, and creative ideas that will bring the campaign to life, ensuring it reflects community realities, honors cultural values and lived experiences, and builds on the powerful prevention work already happening every day.

Questions? Please contact Paj Nandi

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

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