Proudly Serving South Central Texas

The Prevention Resource Center provides prevention and behavioral health promotion strategies in alignment with the Spectrum of Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Health Interventions (Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth. The program will address consequences and problem behaviors related to Texas’ prevention priorities: underage alcohol use, underage tobacco and nicotine products use, marijuana and other cannabinoid use, and the use and misuse of other drugs and substances.

Our Goals

The goals of the Prevention Resource Center are:

• Maintain and serve as the primary resource for substance use and related behavioral health data for the region.
• Coordinate the required prevention strategies across all substance abuse prevention programs to ensure compliance with state lations.
• Strengthen compliance with existing laws on the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to minors through education activities and monitoring activities.
• Increase awareness of the community regarding substance use and misuse through the dissemination of information across a variety of media outlets and distribution networks.
• Build the prevention workforce capacity through technical support and coordination of prevention trainings.