National Family Partnership

Official 2026 Red Ribbon Week theme: “Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.™” ❤️Congrats to student winner Ava Tackett! Theme: redribbon.org/theme Blog: tinyurl.com/yvy4wput #RedRibbonWeek

🚨📸 Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest Reminder! Your photo MUST include BOTH: ✅ Full 2026 theme: “Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.™” ✅ A clearly visible red double-looped ribbon 🎀 ⏰ Deadline: TONIGHT, Nov. 2 at 9 PM EST! 🔗 hubs.li/Q04D10Lb0

❤️ Everyday heroes are making a difference! Meet Mary Navar, a middle and high school counselor from El Paso, Texas, who shared her Red Ribbon Story with us! Have a story to share? Visit hubs.li/Q04CVXtM0

🦸‍♂️📸 SHOW US HOW YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE! The 2026 Red Ribbon Week® Photo Contest is ON! 🎉 🏠 Decorate your home or 🏫 school for a chance to WIN an iPad + $1,000 for a K–12 school of your choice! 📅 Enter by Nov. 2! 🔗 hubs.li/Q04Cs-HH0 (hubs.li/Q04Cs-Kf0)

❤️ #RedRibbonWeek starts TODAY! The @CoralSpringsFL Youth Ambassadors are using their voices to inspire safer, healthier, drug-free communities. 🎬 Watch their 1-minute PSA and help spread the message! @redribbonweek #YouthLeadership

❤️ UNITED FOR PREVENTION! 🦸 The DEA & SAMHSA have issued a joint letter recognizing National Family Partnership’s role in growing #RedRibbonWeek into a nationwide movement. Join us October 23–31 to make a difference! 📄 Read & share: hubs.li/Q04BVVsb0

🦸‍♂️📸 SHOW US HOW YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE! The 2026 Red Ribbon Week® Photo Contest is ON! 🎉 🏠 Decorate your home or 🏫 school for a chance to WIN an iPad + $1,000 for a K–12 school of your choice! 📅 Enter by Nov. 2! 🔗 hubs.li/Q04BTlm00 #RedRibbonWeek2026

Making a difference starts with everyday actions, including keeping unused and expired prescription medications out of the wrong hands. 📍 Find a collection site near you at hubs.li/Q04z_XqP0 ❤️ Share this post to help spread the word!

Red Ribbon Week is almost here! ❤️ October 23–31 will be here before we know it, and now is the perfect time for schools to start locking in the details. #RedRibbonWeek #RedRibbonCampaign #NationalFamilyPartnership #DrugFree #Prevention

Red Ribbon Week® is next month. Now is the time for schools to start planning. ✔️ Finalize activities ✔️ Order materials ✔️ Involve students ✔️ Communicate with families ✔️ Connect with community partners 📅 Oct. 23–31, 2026 #RedRibbonWeek #DrugFree #Prevention

The 2026 theme has been announced. Now it’s time to help schools, families, and communities turn the message into action. Start planning now!

At the @DEAHQ Fentanyl Free America Summit, we proudly highlighted the 2026 Red Ribbon theme: "Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free." Prevention starts with all of us. ❤️🎗️ #RedRibbon2026 #FentanylPrevention #DrugPrevention

This weekend, try one screen-free family activity. Take a walk, cook together, play a game, or just sit and talk.  Prevention often grows in the ordinary moments.

Summer can be fun, but it can also bring more free time, less structure, and new pressures. This is the time to talk about expectations, friendships, parties, screen time, stress, and safe choices. Do not wait until something happens. Start the conversation now

Supportive relationships, clear boundaries, and trusted adults are powerful protective factors for youth. Prevention is not just about what we say no to — it is also about what we build around young people every day.

June is National Safety Month, and prevention is part of safety. Open conversations, safe medication storage, strong family communication, and trusted adults all help protect young people. Prevention begins at home.

Real talk: strong families get support. Asking for help isn’t failure — it’s prevention. If you don’t know the next step, reach out. That’s a hero move.

Mental Health Awareness Month may be ending, but the need for connection is not. Young people need adults who listen, families who stay involved, and communities that care before a crisis happens. Prevention is not one month. It is something we build every day.

The 2026 Red Ribbon Week theme is here: “Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.” And this message matters. Being drug-free is not about being perfect. It is about making choices that protect your future, inspire others, and show real strength.

Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. We remember their sacrifice, their families, and the freedom they helped protect.

Before the long weekend begins, have the conversation. Where are you going? Who will be there? What’s the plan? What do you do if uncomfortable? It’s not about control, it’s about making sure young people know you care, you’re paying attention, and they can call if they need help