Training Opportunities
Solano County is part of Tobacco Use Prevention Education Region 4, along with Contra Costa, Alameda, Napa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties. SCOE Youth Development Services and our TUPE Region 4 partners offer a variety training opportunities for educators, students and community members. Trainings are free to districts and/or school sites participating in the Tier 2 Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Grant.
Additional trainings are provided by Orange County Department of Education, Stanford Reach Labs, CATCH My Breath, YVAPE, and additional organizations. SCOE TUPE staff will continue to update this training page as training opportunities become available.
August 2026
Healthy Futures Educator/Administrator Training
ATOD Prevention • Curriculum Training • Alternatives to Suspension
Wednesday, August 19 | 11:30 AM–1:00 PM PT
Virtual | Free
Virtual | Free
Join the Stanford REACH Lab for a 90-minute interactive training on Healthy Futures, an Alternative to Suspension intervention curriculum. Participants will explore curriculum content and strategies for incorporating Healthy Futures into restorative discipline approaches that support youth health and reduce health disparities.
Audience: Educators and administrators
Training certificates available upon request.
Register HERE for Healthy FuturesTraining certificates available upon request.
Safety First Curriculum Training
ATOD Prevention • Curriculum Training • Harm Reduction
Thursday, August 27 | 8:00–9:30 AM PT
Virtual | Free
Virtual | Free
Stanford REACH Lab's Safety First: A Comprehensive, Harm-Reduction-Based Drug Intervention Curriculum provides educators with resources for addressing substance use with youth through a harm-reduction approach. This interactive training explores curriculum content and strategies for effective implementation.
Audience: Educators and youth-serving professionals
Training certificates available upon request.
Register HERE for Safety First Curriculum TrainingTraining certificates available upon request.
BrightLife Kids: School Absenteeism Campaign Webinar
Mental Health & Wellness • Attendance • Family Engagement
Thursday, August 27 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM PT
Virtual
Virtual
Join BrightLife Kids for an interactive webinar introducing its School Absenteeism Campaign and resources for addressing chronic absenteeism and school-related anxiety.
Audience: Educators, families, and community partners
September 2026
Inclusive Skill-Building Learning Approach & Family Check-Up Online
School Climate • Mental Health & Wellness • Restorative Practices
Wednesday, September 2 | 3:00–4:00 PM PT
Virtual | Free
Virtual | Free
Explore evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral, mental health, and family supports from the University of Oregon.
Participants will learn about:
- Inclusive Skill-Building Learning Approach (ISLA): A Tier 1 schoolwide, instructional, and restorative alternative to exclusionary discipline that promotes positive student-teacher relationships and equitable social and behavioral skill-building.
- Family Check-Up Online (FCU-O): A Tier 2, strengths-based digital intervention designed to improve emotional regulation and family relationships while reducing behavioral and mental health concerns.
Audience: Educators, administrators, behavioral health professionals, and youth-serving professionals
Register HERE for Inclusive Skill-Building Learning Approach & Family Check-up Online
Join Webinar10th Annual Wellness Together Conference
Mental Health & Wellness • School Climate • Conference
September 9–11 | San Diego, CA
In Person
In Person
The 10th Annual Wellness Together Conference brings together educators and district leaders to explore strategies for supporting student mental health and wellness. Breakout sessions include student-athlete mental health, evidence-based youth interventions, and practical tools for school staff.
Audience: Educators, administrators, school mental health professionals, and district leaders
Group registration discounts available.
Group registration discounts available.
A Brighter Fall: Supporting Kids Through Back-to-School Blues
Mental Health & Wellness • Family Engagement
Thursday, September 10 | Time TBD
Virtual
Virtual
BrightLife Kids presents a coach-led webinar focused on helping families support children through challenges associated with returning to school.
Audience: Families, caregivers, educators, and youth-serving professionals
Attendance and Connections Network for Local Education Agencies
Attendance • School Climate • Data & Evaluation
Beginning September 29 | Five Sessions
Virtual | Free
Virtual | Free
The California Stronger Connections Technical Assistance Center invites LEA teams to participate in a no-cost, five-part Peer Network focused on strengthening data-use practices.
Participants will explore approaches for collecting and analyzing school climate and attendance data, identifying meaningful measures of belonging, connection, and engagement, and facilitating effective data reviews.
Audience: Local Education Agency teams
October - December 2026
Stanford REACH Lab Curriculum & Professional Learning Series
ATOD Prevention • Curriculum Training • Intervention • Data & Evaluation
Stanford REACH Lab offers free virtual professional learning opportunities addressing youth substance use prevention and intervention. Multiple dates are available for many trainings, allowing educators and prevention partners to select the session that works best for their schedule.
Healthy Futures Educator/Administrator Training
Interactive training on Healthy Futures, Stanford REACH Lab's Alternative to Suspension intervention curriculum. Participants explore curriculum content and strategies for incorporating the program into restorative approaches to discipline.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Wednesday, October 7 | 11:30 AM PT
- Wednesday, November 11 | 11:30 AM PT
Audience: Educators and administrators
Healthy Futures Educator/Administrator Training
Interactive training on Healthy Futures, Stanford REACH Lab's Alternative to Suspension intervention curriculum. Participants explore curriculum content and strategies for incorporating the program into restorative approaches to discipline.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Wednesday, October 7 | 11:30 AM PT
- Wednesday, November 11 | 11:30 AM PT
Audience: Educators and administrators
You & Me, Together Vape-Free Curriculum Training
Tobacco Prevention • Curriculum Training
Learn about Stanford REACH Lab's youth tobacco/vaping prevention curriculum and resources for addressing vaping and nicotine use with young people.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Wednesday, October 7 | 3:00 PM PT
- Tuesday, October 20 | 10:00 AM PT
- Monday, November 2 | 10:00 AM PT
- Thursday, November 19 | 11:00 AM PT
- Thursday, December 10 | 12:00 PM PT
PRIDE Curriculum Training
ATOD Prevention • Curriculum Training
Friday, October 9 | 8:30 AM PT
Professional learning opportunity from Stanford REACH Lab focused on its PRIDE curriculum and resources for supporting youth substance use prevention.
Aware & Prepare Curriculum Training
Fentanyl & Opioid Prevention • Harm Reduction • Curriculum Training
Monday, October 12 | 12:00 PM PT
Interactive training on Stanford REACH Lab's Aware & Prepare: Fentanyl & Other Opioid Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Curriculum. Participants will explore curriculum content and strategies for effectively using these resources with youth.
Smart Talk: Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Curriculum Training
Cannabis Prevention • Curriculum Training
Explore Stanford REACH Lab resources designed to support cannabis awareness and prevention education with youth.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Wednesday, October 14 | 8:00 AM PT
- Monday, October 26 | 10:00 AM PT
- Monday, November 9 | 10:00 AM PT
- Tuesday, December 1 | 8:00 AM PT
- Wednesday, December 16 | 1:00 PM PT
Stanford REACH Lab: Who We Are and Our Resources
ATOD Prevention • Professional Learning • Resources
Learn more about Stanford REACH Lab and the evidence-based programs, curricula, educational materials, and other resources available to educators and youth-serving professionals.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Wednesday, October 14 | 9:00 AM PT
- Tuesday, October 27 | 8:00 AM PT
- Thursday, November 12 | 11:00 AM PT
- Tuesday, December 1 | 8:00 AM PT
Using REACH Lab's Data Dashboard to Inform Your Work & Collect Clean Data
Data & Evaluation • ATOD Prevention • Professional Learning
Learn how Stanford REACH Lab's data resources can help inform prevention work and support quality data collection.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Wednesday, October 14 | 11:30 AM PT
- Tuesday, October 27 | 9:00 AM PT
- Thursday, November 12 | 12:00 PM PT
- Tuesday, December 1 | 9:00 AM PT
Safety First Curriculum Training
Interactive training on Safety First: A Comprehensive, Harm-Reduction-Based Drug Intervention Curriculum. Participants explore curriculum content and strategies for using the program effectively with youth.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Thursday, October 15 | 8:00 AM PT
- Tuesday, October 27 | 8:00 AM PT
- Thursday, November 12 | 8:00 AM PT
- Tuesday, December 1 | 8:00 AM PT
- Thursday, December 17 | 8:00 AM PT
Audience: Educators and youth-serving professionals
Webinar Series - 2026
Stanford REACH Lab October Webinar Series
ATOD Prevention • Current Trends • Community Education
Hosted by Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, the Stanford REACH Lab's October webinar series addresses emerging and ongoing youth substance use issues.
The series is designed for prevention partners, educators, healthcare providers, school leaders, school resource officers, parents/guardians, and other youth-serving partners.
Live Spanish translation will be available. Attendees will receive access to free evidence-based curricula, educational materials and resources, along with a certificate of attendance.
Beyond Vapes: Understanding Today's Nicotine/Tobacco Products and Their Impact on Youth
Wednesday, October 7 | 12:00–1:00 PM PT
Learn about current nicotine and tobacco products—including e-cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, hookah, and nicotine pouches—as well as youth trends, health risks, warning signs, and prevention strategies.
Cannabis and Youth: What Every Parent, Educator, and Community Partner Needs to Know
Thursday, October 8 | 12:00–1:00 PM PT
Explore current cannabis trends, increasingly potent and diverse cannabis products, youth health effects and perceptions, prevention strategies, and free evidence-based resources.
Kratom: What You Need to Know About This Emerging Substance
Tuesday, October 13 | 12:00–1:00 PM PT
Learn what kratom is, why people use it, potential health risks, youth exposure concerns, and practical communication strategies.
Fentanyl and Other Opioids: Critical Information, Prevention, and Youth Safety
Thursday, October 15 | 12:00–1:00 PM PT
Learn about fentanyl and other opioids, youth exposure risks, overdose prevention, and resources for schools, families, and community organizations.
