Prevention Network

Name

Prevention Network

Legal name

Prevention Network

Website

https://preventionnetworkcny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prevention Network is a Syracuse-based nonprofit founded in 1949 that provides free substance misuse prevention, education, and family support services across Onondaga County and Central New York through OASAS-accredited programs including SBIRT training, Narcan distribution, family navigation, and youth prevention initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Substance Misuse Prevention Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK), Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Lifestyle Education (Non-clinical) (EDAAAHAL), Substance Use Prevention & Student Assistance Programs (School-Based) (EDAKAMAJ)

Keywords

• Substance misuse prevention
• Community health education
• Addiction prevention services
• Impaired driver program
• Opioid response training

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Support: The organization accepts donations and appears to be funded through charitable contributions to support its community programs and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Prevention Network is a community-based nonprofit organization that provides substance misuse prevention education and support services to individuals and families in Central New York. Its core offerings include free SBIRT and Motivational Interviewing training, family support navigation, youth prevention programs, impaired driver rehabilitation, opioid response and Narcan distribution, parenting classes, and a regional prevention resource center. All services are delivered free of charge and supported by donations and charitable contributions.

Product overview

Prevention Network is a community-based nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive suite of substance misuse prevention and support services across Central New York. Rather than a unified technology product, the organization offers multiple programmatic services including SBIRT and Motivational Interviewing training, Family Support Navigation through the New Journey Wellness Center, the Heart of NY Teen Institute (TI), Impaired Driver Program (IDP), State Opioid Response (SOR) with Narcan training, Victim Impact Panel (VIP), Prevention Education, Parenting Classes and Resources, and Prevention Resource Center (PRC) services. These programs are delivered through in-person and virtual formats, with free community education classes and OASAS CE credits available. The organization has served the community for over 75 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New Journey Wellness Center: Family Support Navigation services location
• Heart of NY Teen Institute (TI)
• Central Region Prevention Resource Center (CR-PRC)

Products and services

• SBIRT & Motivational Interviewing Training Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment training combined with Motivational Interviewing techniques, offered free of charge in-person or virtually in partnership with Authentic Trainings, with OASAS Continuing Education credits awarded to participants.
• Family Support Navigation (New Journey Wellness Center) Navigation and support services provided through the New Journey Wellness Center, connecting families with resources for substance use prevention, family wellness, and recovery support.
• Heart of NY Teen Institute (TI) Youth-focused prevention and empowerment program that equips teens to make healthy choices and become positive influences in their communities.
• Impaired Driver Program (IDP) Education and intervention program for individuals convicted of impaired driving offenses, often court-mandated, providing structured rehabilitation content.
• State Opioid Response (SOR) Opioid prevention and response program that includes Narcan/Naloxone training, free Narcan distribution, and fentanyl and fake pills awareness education.
• Victim Impact Panel (VIP) Panel-based education program illustrating the impact of impaired driving on victims, families, and communities, typically attended by court-referred individuals.
• Prevention Education Community education programs focused on preventing substance misuse and promoting healthy choices across diverse audiences including college students.
• Parenting Classes and Resources Educational classes and support resources for parents covering substance use prevention strategies and family wellness topics.
• Central Region Prevention Resource Center (CR-PRC) Regional resource center providing prevention materials, information, and support to the community across Central New York under OASAS oversight.
• Crisis Support Services Crisis intervention and support services connecting individuals in mental health crises to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline for immediate help.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Authentic TrainingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevention Network partners with Authentic Trainings to offer SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) and Motivational Interviewing training sessions. Trainings are provided free of charge and may be delivered in-person at Prevention Network's office or virtually.
• OASAS (New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevention Network is authorized to provide OASAS CE (Continuing Education) Credits for training programs. Operates State Opioid Response (SOR) program and serves as the Central Region Prevention Resource Center (CR-PRC) under OASAS oversight.
• Onondaga CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevention Network serves Onondaga County as its primary service area, with stated commitment to supporting the county community for over 75 years.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NCADD (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence): National nonprofit network focused on alcohol and drug dependence prevention, education, and advocacy. Directly comparable mission and community-education delivery model, though operating at national rather than regional scale.
• Partnership to End Addiction: National nonprofit supporting families affected by substance use through education, helplines, and resources. Comparable family-focused prevention and navigation services, with overlapping programs like Family Support Navigation.
• SAFE Project: Nonprofit dedicated to substance use prevention, addiction support, and recovery education. Comparable community-based prevention focus and emphasis on awareness/training similar to Prevention Network's SBIRT and SOR offerings.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): National nonprofit focused on impaired driving prevention and victim impact. Directly comparable mission to Prevention Network's Impaired Driver Program (IDP) and Victim Impact Panel (VIP), though operating at national advocacy scale.

Broad incumbents

• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA): National membership organization supporting community drug-prevention coalitions. Operates as the broad incumbent in the coalition-based substance-use prevention space that Prevention Network's community model participates in.
• Shatterproof: National nonprofit focused on addiction advocacy, prevention, and treatment system reform. Comparable substance-use prevention mission but operates at national policy and systems-change scale rather than regional service delivery.
• Center on Addiction: National research and advocacy organization dedicated to addressing substance use and addiction. Overlaps with Prevention Network on prevention education and policy advocacy but operates with a research-and-policy orientation rather than direct community services.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Major nonprofit provider of addiction treatment and prevention education. Comparable prevention-education mission but with a much larger treatment-services portfolio that Prevention Network does not operate.
• Caron Treatment Centers: Nonprofit addiction treatment organization with prevention and education programming. Comparable substance-use mission but anchored to clinical treatment services rather than community-based prevention only.

Others

• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Operation Prevention: DEA-funded substance misuse prevention education initiative for youth and educators. Adjacent ecosystem participant delivering overlapping prevention curriculum that Prevention Network's Teen Institute and Prevention Education programs compete against for school and community partnerships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/preventionnetworkcny
• Instagraminstagram.com/preventionnetworkcny
• Xx.com/prevnetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onondaga-council-on-alcoholism

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Investors

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