Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) Day at the Capitol was held on February 24th, 2022. The purpose of SAP Day is to create awareness of substance abuse and mental health issues and to provide education and resources related to prevention advocacy at the state and community level. 

We had two keynote speakers for the day. Vinayak Menon was the youth speaker. Vinayak is a junior at Lambert High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and the Youth Sector Leader for the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council. He brought a powerful and inspiring speech about how youth can positively advocate for substance abuse prevention. He is truly a role model already having received several awards and accolades for his work in substance abuse prevention. 

Carlton Hall was also a keynote speaker. He is the President and CEO of Carlton Hall Consulting LLC. Carlton spent twelve years with the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) serving in several leadership positions and including most recently, Acting Vice President, Training Operations, and Acting Director for CADCA’s National Coalition Institute, responsible for the day to day operational oversight, design, and implementation of its premiere national training delivery system. Carlton delivered an amazing presentation on prevention and substance abuse prevention and why this work is so critical now!