A program of the Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Prevention Resource Centers serve as a central data collection repository are the substance use and misuse prevention trainings liaisons for each region.
Region 9 PRC serves as the data repository for West Texas and, as such, collects and disseminates substance abuse data year-round throughout Region 9. The PRC also provides substance and misuse trainings all year, promotes prevention through media awareness, and performs tobacco compliance checks throughout the region.
About the PRC
Region 9 Counties
Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Kimble, Loving, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Winkler
PRC 9 Services
Maintain and serve as the primary resource for substance use and related behavioral health data for the region
Coordinate the required prevention strategies across all System Agency-funded substance abuse prevention Grantees to ensure compliance with state regulations
Strengthen compliance with existing laws on the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to minors through education and monitoring activities
Increase community awareness about substance use and misuse through the dissemination of information across a wide variety of media outlets and distribution networks
Build the prevention workforce capacity through technical support and coordination of prevention training.