Prevention work is hard. The Prevention Leaders Podcast makes it a little less lonely. Host Dave Closson, a combat veteran, coalition builder, and prevention strategist, brings you real conversations with the people shaping the field. Each episode delivers practical tools, honest perspectives, and the kind of leadership development most prevention professionals never get. If you're doing this work, this podcast was built for you.
Prevention Leaders w/ Dave Closson
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Prevention work is hard. The Prevention Leaders Podcast makes it a little less lonely. Host Dave Closson, a combat veteran, coalition builder, and prevention strategist, brings you real conversations with the people shaping the field. Each episode delivers practical tools, honest perspectives, and the kind of leadership development most prevention professionals never get. If you're doing this work, this podcast was built for you.
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July 2, 2026
Fall, Feel, Rise: Hope Tour, Fourth Wave Foundation, and the Practice of Resilience
<p>Every heartbeat tells a story. Fall, feel, rise. That's the pulse of resilience -- and it's the theme of this year's World Resiliency Week.</p><p>This episode of the Prevention Leaders Podcast is a multicast collaboration with the Unnecessary Harm podcast, hosted by Shane Varkow, Executive Director of the Dalgarno Institute in Australia. Together, we sit down with two of the architects of World Resiliency Week 2026: Adam Woods from the Hope Tour in Australia, and Sneha Patiyathal from the Fourth Wave Foundation in Kerala, India.</p><p>Two different countries. Two completely different cultural contexts. One shared conviction: resilience is not a luxury. It is a practice that belongs to everyone.</p><p>This conversation is about what that theme means on the ground -- in schools, in coastal communities, on soccer fields, and in the lives of young people navigating peer pressure, social media, absence, and the very human need to belong. From the Venda Cup (800 boys and 800 girls this year across 14 districts of Kerala) to the Hope Tour's push to reach 100 schools across Australia in 2026 alone -- this is prevention work at its best: community-rooted, relationship-centered, and built for the long haul.</p><p>World Resiliency Week 2026 runs June 26-30. Learn more and access free resources at the World Resiliency Day platform.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p><ul><li>Why Sneha's organization focuses on the 75% of students who aren't using substances -- the fence sitters who could go either way -- and why that's where prevention actually lives</li><li>How the Hope Tour walks into schools across Australia and helps kids ask a simple but life-changing question: "Who are my five people?"</li><li>What the "Feel" in Fall-Feel-Rise actually means, and why slowing down to feel is harder than just rising</li><li>The story of the Venda Cup -- from 4 teams in 2017 to 800 boys and 800 girls this year -- and how a football tournament became a pathway to the Slum Soccer World Cup in the UK</li><li>The Humpty Dumpty Dilemma: why this generation is simultaneously the most connected and the most fragile that has ever lived -- and what prevention can do about it<strong></strong></li></ul><p><strong>Guest Bios</strong></p><p><strong>Adam Woods</strong></p><p>Adam Woods is the national coordinator of the Hope Tour in Australia and a youth coordinator at Acts Global Church in Bunbury, Western Australia. He leads school-based resilience and prevention programming for students in years 6-12, with the Hope Tour now operating in Melbourne, Western Australia, and Sydney, and expanding to more states in 2027.</p><p><strong>Sneha Patiyathal</strong></p><p>Sneha Patiyathal is a credentialed catalyst at the Fourth Wave Foundation in Kerala, India, and one of eight World Resiliency Day global ambassadors. She has represented her organization at the United Nations in Vienna and at the Asian Youth Forum on Drug Use Prevention. She works on Project Venda, Fourth Wave Foundation's 10-year substance use prevention initiative in Kerala.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://worldresiliencyday.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://worldresiliencyday.com.au/</a></p>
June 24, 2026
The Pulse of Resilience: Why Falling, Feeling, and Rising Matters
<p>This special multicast episode was originally recorded with our partners at the Dalgarno Institute and their podcast, Unnecessary Harm. As part of our ongoing collaboration around World Resiliency Week, we are excited to share this conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Host Shane Varcoe sits down with World Resiliency Week planning team members Dave Closson and Jen Schneeman to explore the 2026 campaign theme: <strong>The Pulse of Resilience: Fall, Feel, Rise.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Together, they unpack a powerful question: What if resilience isn't about pushing through, toughing it out, or simply "embracing the suck"?</p><p><br></p><p>Drawing on lived experience, trauma recovery, prevention science, military service, nervous system research, and community-building, this conversation explores resilience as a rhythm rather than a destination. Dave and Jen share practical insights on burnout, healing, youth wellbeing, substance use prevention, and the importance of creating space for both struggle and growth.</p><p><br></p><p>The result is a hopeful and deeply human conversation about how individuals and communities can develop the awareness, tools, and support systems needed to navigate adversity and emerge stronger.</p><p><strong>About World Resiliency Week</strong></p><p>World Resiliency Week is a global collaborative initiative bringing together prevention professionals, educators, researchers, community leaders, advocates, and lived-experience voices to strengthen resilience across individuals, families, and communities.</p><p><br></p><p>The 2026 theme, <strong>The Pulse of Resilience: Fall, Feel, Rise</strong>, focuses on helping people recognize life's inevitable challenges, develop healthy ways to process them, and build the capacity to rise with greater awareness, connection, and strength.</p><p><br></p><p>Get involved at: <a href="https://worldresiliencyweek.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://worldresiliencyweek.org/</a></p><p><br></p>
May 5, 2026
Navigating Change: Strategies for Prevention Leaders
<p>In this episode, Dave Closson sits down with Angie Asa‑Lovstad (Asa Facilitation) for a timely conversation about what it takes to <strong>lead through uncertainty and forced change</strong> in prevention and behavioral health.</p><p><br></p><p>They unpack a simple but powerful <strong>Change Formula</strong> (dissatisfaction with the status quo → vision → first steps) and connect it to tools many prevention leaders already use—like the <strong>Accountability Ladder</strong>, community readiness, and <strong>psychological safety</strong>—to help teams move from stuck to forward motion.</p><p><br></p><p>If your coalition or prevention team is feeling the weight of shifting funding, burnout, and “the rug getting pulled out,” this one is an encouraging, practical reset.</p><p><strong>Key takeaways (quick hit)</strong></p><ul><li>If any part of the change formula is zero, resistance stays high. Diagnose where the “zero” is.</li><li>Vision without first steps feels inspiring—but also overwhelming.</li><li>First steps without vision feels busy—but not meaningful.</li><li>Data + story can help communities move from denial → vague awareness → readiness.</li><li>Psychological safety isn’t optional during uncertainty—leaders have to model vulnerability first.</li><li>Different people process change differently (talking it out vs. quiet processing). Build space for both.</li></ul><p><strong>Practical tools mentioned</strong></p><ul><li>Change Formula (dissatisfaction + vision + first steps)</li><li>Accountability Ladder (victim mindset → ownership/can-do)</li><li>Community readiness (e.g., denial / vague awareness as common starting points)</li><li>Psychological safety (Amy Edmondson; Brene Brown referenced)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About Angie: </strong></p><p>Angie Asa‑Lovstad brings 25+ years of prevention experience—from leading a local coalition to running a statewide coalition (AC4C) to founding Asa Facilitation. Angie specializes in facilitation as “the secret sauce” for community-level change and helps groups connect, spark, and ignite progress—especially when things feel stuck.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Angie</strong></p><ul><li>Website: <a href="https://asafacilitation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://asafacilitation.com</a></li><li>Resources: Look for Angie’s free downloads under the “Resources” section of the site.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Prevention is better together: if this episode helped you, subscribe to the Prevention Leaders Podcast and share it with one colleague who’s leading through change right now.</strong></p>
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