The Prevention First Impaired Driving Prevention Program seeks to reduce impaired driving among youth by increasing awareness, fostering partnerships with school personnel, and providing evidence-based educational resources. The program’s goal is to actively engage school staff, driver education instructors, and community stakeholders to ensure adolescents receive accurate, consistent, and impactful traffic safety education that prevents impaired driving.


Training Events

Our training events (in person and virtually) are offered throughout the fiscal year. To find the next scheduled event, search below. Training on demand (self-paced) can be found via search or browsing through the online training and recorded webinar descriptions below. 


 Live Training: Classroom (In Person and Virtual) and Webinars

There are no training event scheduled at this time. Be sure to visit soon as we are updating this page often.

Online Training

Collaborating with Key Stakeholders

This online course will increase participants’ knowledge and skills in building relationships and collaborating with key community stakeholders. Participants will learn strategies for identifying and engaging key stakeholders, building relationships, getting stakeholders on board, and convening local coalitions.

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 Recorded Webinars

CEUs are not offered for recorded webinars.

Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Series

The Prevention First Leadership Center Strategic Prevention Framework series consists of five webinars focused on SAMHSAs Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), a five-step, data-driven planning process. 

View Webinar One: Overview

View Webinar Two: Assessment

View Webinar Three: Capacity

View Webinar Four: Planning

View Webinar Five: Implementation and Evaluation

Recorded Webinar

Engaging Youth in Prevention

Online
Description

This is a recorded webinar. No CEUs are offered for recorded webinars.

Presenters: Kellie Henrichs, Randyl Wilkins, Kathy Murphy, Jody Heavilin, and Jacob Levinson

Summary: This webinar will share effective strategies that have been shown to engage youth in meaningful prevention efforts. 

 

Please take a moment to complete our post webinar evaluation!

Upon completing the webinar, participants will be able to: 

  • Describe the importance of authentic youth engagement 
  • Recognize opportunities to engage youth in prevention work 
  • Highlight ways youth can benefit from being involved in prevention work 
  • Identify how to recruit youth for prevention work 

Helpful Links:

YPRC Tip Sheet - Engaging Youth in Your Messaging

TSRC Peer to Peer Traffic Safety Program

APRC Resource - Youth Voice: Educating Elected Officials

APRC Resource - Youth Voice: Educating on Policy

APRC Resource - Strategic Prevention Framework Resource Guide

APRC Resource - Law Enforcement Strategies Guide

ChangeLab Solutions Pathways to Policy

CADCA

 

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Traffic Safety Resource Center is funded in part or in whole by the Illinois Department of Transportation.