Retailer Education and Youth Access Prevention
Retailer Education and Youth Access Prevention
Preventing youth access to tobacco and nicotine products is a critical part of community prevention. Our team conducts retailer education and outreach to promote compliance with state and federal laws and to support responsible retail practices.
Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Programs
Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Programs
Compass Health Network provides evidence-based prevention programs for adults and youth that are proven to reduce substance use and strengthen protective factors such as resiliency skills, goal setting, positive decision-making, and the effects of harmful and addictive substances.
Programs are delivered in schools, community settings, and other local environments, ensuring prevention education is accessible, engaging, and impactful.
Mental Health First Aid Training and Suicide Prevention
Mental Health First Aid Training and Suicide Prevention
We offer Mental Health First Aid and suicide prevention training to equip individuals with the knowledge and confidence to recognize warning signs, respond appropriately, and connect people to help when they notice signs of a mental health or substance use challenge.
Mental Health First Aid trainings are sponsored by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and other partners and are available only to individuals who live or work in Missouri.
These trainings are available to community members, educators, employers, first responders, and organizations seeking to build safer, more supportive environments.
Community Coalition Support and Technical Assistance
Community Coalition Support and Technical Assistance
Compass Health Network provides support to community substance use prevention coalitions across our service areas. We help coalitions plan, implement, and sustain effective prevention strategies by offering guidance on best practices, including community assessment, capacity building, data-driven decision-making, planning, strategy implementation, and evaluation.
Our goal is to empower local leaders and partners to create lasting changes that reflect the unique needs of their communities.
Prevention Services
Prevention Services
We are proud to serve as a Prevention Resource Center, one of only ten providers leading Missouri in community-based, primary prevention of substance use, suicide, and other behavioral health challenges. Our prevention work focuses on reducing risk factors and building protective factors by strengthening communities, educating individuals, and empowering youth.
Through our contracts with the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Division of Behavioral Health, we partner with local coalitions, schools, businesses, and other community organizations to create safer, healthier environments where adults and youth can thrive.
Primary prevention focuses on reducing risk and increasing protective factors before substance use or related harms occur. Rather than responding after a crisis, prevention work builds knowledge, resiliency skills, and community systems that support long-term wellness for individuals and communities.
Prevention Consultants of Missouri joined Compass Health Network and has strengthened our prevention services across our southern and central regions.
Services
Community Coalition Support and Technical Assistance
Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Programs
Mental Health First Aid Training and Suicide Prevention
Retailer Education and Youth Access Prevention
Compass Health Network Announces Prevention Consultants of Missouri Joining Organization
Compass Health Network Announces Prevention Consultants of Missouri Joining Organization
Clinton, Missouri — Compass Health Network is pleased to announce that Prevention Consultants of Missouri (PCMO) joined the organization, strengthening Compass’s prevention efforts across the state, as of January 1, 2026.
As part of this integration, Jamie Myers, Executive Director of Prevention Consultants of Missouri, will oversee all Department of Mental Health (DMH)–contracted prevention programming for Compass Health Network, including C2000 (Community 2000), Mental Health First Aid, and the Firearm Suicide Prevention Grant. Compass Health Network is a contracted DMH provider of prevention services in 29 Missouri counties, with PCM leading prevention efforts in the southern region of the state.
C2000 is DMH’s statewide prevention framework designed to support community coalitions in reducing substance use and improving youth mental health outcomes. Through this program, Regional Support Centers and local coalitions receive training, technical assistance, and connections to DMH and community resources that strengthen prevention capacity at the local level.
Based in Rolla, Missouri, Prevention Consultants of Missouri has served as a DMH-contracted Prevention Resource Center since 1993, supporting prevention efforts across an eight-county region. In addition to its DMH contracts, PCMO delivers prevention programming through contracts and grants with five additional state and local organizations.
PCMO has a long-standing history of delivering evidence-based prevention programs and community education, including initiatives such as Too Good for Drugs, anger management classes, parent education programs, and counseling services for children and families. For more than 22 years, PCM’s Mentoring Makes a Difference program has provided over 55 local youth annually with one-on-one adult mentors. The organization employs 20 full- and part-time staff members and coordinates nearly 60 volunteers through its mentoring program.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Prevention Consultants to our team,” said Tim Swinfard, President and CEO of Compass Health Network. “Over the past 20 years, I have seen firsthand the meaningful impact Jamie Myers and his team have made in the South-Central Missouri community. Bringing that level of leadership and experience to Compass Health Network’s Prevention team creates a powerful opportunity to expand this work across Central and Western Missouri. Compass is also committed to continued investment in prevention efforts in South Central Missouri. With the many challenges facing today’s youth and families, it is more important than ever to reach individuals early, before concerns escalate or become more serious.”
By integrating Prevention Consultants of Missouri into Compass Health Network, the organization continues to advance its commitment to proactive, community-based prevention services that support youth, families, and communities across Missouri.
“We are excited about the opportunity to enhance substance use prevention efforts for kids, families, and communities across Missouri,” said Jamie Myers, Executive Director of Prevention Consultants of Missouri. “Joining Compass Health Network will help strengthen the positive outcomes we’re seeing in youth substance use prevention, both regionally and statewide. We see and believe in the value of working upstream. With Compass Health’s resources and organizational capacity, we can expand sustainable prevention programs throughout Missouri. Prevention Consultants of Missouri will bring valuable professional experience and innovative strategies, contributing to our collective success in prevention.”
Compass Health Network remains dedicated to investing in prevention as a critical component of behavioral health care. With growing challenges facing youth and families, prevention services play an essential role in reaching individuals early, strengthening protective factors, and promoting long-term wellness.
For more information about Compass Health Network and its prevention services, visit CompassHealthNetwork.org.