National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA) Board members attend the Pacific Substance Abuse and Mental Health Collaborating Council meeting held in Pohnpei (Dec. 7-10, 2009).  NAPAFASA collaborates with Pacific Island leaders in developing local prevention resources.
	CSAP Fellowship: Juanita Blaz receives an International Prevention Specialist Certification from the Center of Substance Abuse Prevention.
	4th Annual PEACE Conference: Uniting Hands to Empower Life The theme for this year's 4th Annual PEACE Conference was "Uniting Hands to Empower Life." The conference appealed to nearly 300 youth and adults and was held on Sept. 11-12, 2009 at the Holiday Resort & Spa.
	Service to Science Academy 2009
	DMHSA opens up a new Children's Inpatient Unit
	Over 450 middle/high youth from Guam and the neighboring islands attended the 19th Annual Youth for Youth Conference held on April 25-27, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.
	Dr. Eric Broderick, Acting Administrator from SAMHSA presents $1.5 million dollars to DMHSA for the Focus on Life Youth Suicide Prevention Grant.
	DMHSA Prevention & Training Branch staff completed 15 hours of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) certification in suicide first aid. The training was held on March 10-11, 2009 at the PEACE office.
	Lou Leon Guerrero is sworn in as PEACE Council Member on January 13, 2009 at the Governor's Complex in Adelup.