The Power of Protective Factors

The Power of Protective Factors: What Recovery Professionals Can Teach Prevention (and Vice Versa)

Prevention and recovery often operate in parallel, yet both fields center on building protective factors that support individuals, families, and communities. This session will explore the common ground between relapse prevention and community-level prevention, highlighting strategies for resilience, connection, and long-term well-being. Participants will learn how recovery principles, such as peer support, empowerment, and hope, can enhance prevention efforts, while prevention frameworks offer tools for shaping environments that support sustainable recovery.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify the protective factors that overlap across prevention and recovery efforts.
• Participants will be able to analyze how principles from recovery (peer support, empowerment, resilience) inform community-level prevention.
• Participants will be able to apply strategies to bridge prevention and recovery for stronger, integrated systems of care. 

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