SAMHSA and DEA Hosting Twitter Chat on the Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest
As part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Red Ribbon Week campaign, DEA and SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention are co-sponsoring the annual Campus Video PSA Contest! The contest is designed to support colleges and universities in promoting the importance of preventing alcohol and drug misuse among college students.
Interested in submitting your own PSA this year? Join SAMHSA, the DEA’s Campus Drug Prevention initiative, and the larger prevention community for a Twitter chat to learn more on Wednesday, September 15 at 2 p.m. ET. During the chat, SAMHSA will share video creation tools, resources, and inspiration to help you create the very best 30- to 60-second video PSA showcasing your campus’s commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle!
This year DEA announced that they will be awarding prizes to first, second, and third place-winning entries.
- First place will receive $5,000 to support their campus’s prevention efforts and a trip for two to the NASPA Strategies Conference in January 2022 in Boston.
- Second place will receive $3,000.
- Third place will receive $1,000.
Follow #AskDEACampus, @SAMHSAgov, and @DEAHQ on Twitter to participate in the conversation. And you can learn more about the PSA contest by visiting www.campusdrugprevention.gov/
Did you know? Red Ribbon Week was created to honor DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena after he was murdered by drug traffickers in 1985. The week has now become an annual event highlighting the importance of preventing drug misuse in our nation’s schools and communities. Each year from October 23–31, people across the United States show their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle by wearing or displaying the Red Ribbon.