Youth Substance Use Prevention

Insights from Youth Health Surveys

This page brings together resources related to youth substance use prevention, informed by findings from the 2025 Springfield Prevention Needs Assessment Survey. Learn more about the Springfield Youth Health Survey Initiative.

3 Tips For Parents & Guardians to Prevent Youth Substance Use

3 tips for parents and guardians to prevent youth substance use

This infographic was created for parents and guardians to share a few insights from the 2025 Springfield Prevention Needs Assessment Survey. To keep this resource concise and accessible, we've included source information below rather than on the file itself:

  • O’Connell ME, Boat T, Warner KE. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. 2009. Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and possibilities. The National Academies Press. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK32769/
  • Carver H, Elliott L, Kennedy C, Hanley J. 2017. Parent–child connectedness and communication in relation to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in adolescence: An integrative review of the literature. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687637.2016.1221060 

Youth Substance Use Prevention for Parents & Guardians: Learnings from the 2025 Springfield Prevention Needs Assessment Survey

Youth Substance Use Prevention for Parents and Guardians: Insights From the 2025 Springfield Prevention Needs Assessment Survey

This infographic presents the same key messages as 3 Tips for Preventing Youth Substance Use, but in a more detailed format that incorporates local survey data and supporting research citations.

Supporting Youth and Preventing Substance Use (Slides)

Supporting Youth and Preventing Substance Use

This slide deck, presented during a September 2026 virtual town hall hosted by the Gándara Center's Stop Access Coalition, highlights key findings from the 2025 Springfield Prevention Needs Assessment Survey.