The Prevention Leaders Podcast
Introduction to the Prevention Leaders Podcast [#1]
22 min
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The host introduces The Prevention Leaders Podcast, sharing its purpose to highlight the impact of stories and connect with prevention professionals. He discusses what listeners can anticipate and shares his personal journey into the prevention field. The podcast aims to foster collaboration and shared learning within the prevention community.
Key takeaways
- The podcast focuses on sharing stories and connecting prevention professionals.
- It emphasizes that prevention is more effective when people work together.
- The host shares his background as a police officer and how he transitioned into prevention.
- Listeners can nominate prevention leaders to be featured on the podcast.
Show notes
In this episode, I want to share what this podcast is all about and some fun things to look forward to. I’ve had so much fun with the Mid-America PTTC podcast, I wanted to launch my own personal podcast. Through the PTTC podcast, we have seen the power and impact of stories. There are a ton of great people doing amazing prevention work, through sharing, connecting, and unpacking that great work we as a prevention field can learn and lead ever bigger change! After all, prevention is better together.
For this first episode, I share my prevention story. How I came to be working in prevention after having been a police officer at Eastern Illinois University.
Prevention is better together!
Nominate a prevention leader for the podcast here: www.daveclosson.com/podcasts
Listen to the Mid-America PTTC Podcast here: pttcnetwork.org/mid-america-pttc/podcast
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