Day/Time:

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Presenter:

Beverly Watts-Davis, Special Assistant to the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
LTC Johnny Boatman, Chief of Substance Abuse Prevention National Guard Bureau and
MSG Stephanie Weaver, CA National Guard Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention (WASAVP)

Description:

The Prevention, Treatment, and Outreach (PTO) initiative provides prevention training, outreach to military families, and treatment referrals and resources to Army and Air National Guard members in an effort to increase military discipline, individual performance, combat readiness.

Learning Objectives:

• Address military community risk levels
• Strive to mitigate the risk factors
• Enhance the protective factors to support military members and their families in making responsible choices in regards to drug and alcohol use
• Community awareness of issues that Guardsmen are facing upon returning home
• Improve moral and safety among members of the Guard