Events

OPPA Youth Prevention Showcase

Youth prevention leaders, OPPA members, and other prevention advocates will celebrate the terrific prevention work of Ohio's teens at the OPPA Youth Prevention Showcase.

The virtual event takes place on December 3, 2025, 5:00 - 6:15pm.

The Showcase features spotlights on three innovative youth-led prevention initiatives taking place in Ohio, through short videos created by local and state-level youth-led or youth-engaged prevention programs.

We will also honor five young Ohioans with OPPA Youth Prevention Awards for their exemplary efforts in prevention. 

"The videos created by the three youth-led prevention groups will showcase specific prevention interventions, exemplifying initiatives our state's young people are leading at the local and state levels," notes OPPA Treasurer and Resource Development Chair Kristina Latta-Landefeld. "Presentation of the OPPA Youth Prevention Awards, honoring some of Ohio's exceptional youth prevention leaders, lets us shine a spotlight on individual teens who are changing their schools and communities."

Registration for the Showcase is available HERE.

Showcase Host Committee

OPPA members and other prevention advocates demonstrate their support of the teens honored at the Showcase, as well as OPPA's advocacy initiatives by joining the Showcase Host Committee. Host Committee members have no responsibilities with the event; they simply make a donation at the Change Agent ($100) or Champion ($250) level.

If you would like to join the Host Committee, you can make your donation below. Please then email OPPA at mail@ohiopreventionprofessionals.org how you would like your name(s) listed (e.g., Christina Franken, Julie & Jeffrey Leist, The Walker Family).