Substance Abuse Prevention: CSAP Director Frances Harding Speaking at Ohio Prevention Policy Summit
CSAP Director Frances Harding speaking at Ohio Prevention Policy Summit
Frances Harding, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), applauded Ohio for it’s prevention efforts: “You’re doing it all right,” Harding told about 200 prevention professionals who attended the Oct. 10 Ohio Prevention Policy Summit held in Columbus. “What you’re going to find out today is that now that you’re there, there is so much more that we can do. There’s a big leap ahead for us to take what we know and the successes that you have and move them forward.”
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