Prevention Makes Sense: A Business Case for Increased Focus on Substance Misuse Prevention Efforts

Prevention Makes Cents was initially conceived during a February 2024 planning meeting of the Chicago Strategic Action Council - a collective impact initiative that works to address systemic barriers for pursuing prevention within the Chicago area. During that meeting, a number of collaborators recognized the need for a prevention “business case” while also recognizing the challenges that come with ONLY considering prevention from a business or “profit/loss” perspective. Prevention Makes Cents is the result of careful research, planning, and writing to ensure that the work of prevention is recognized outside of a purely profit/loss framework, while also highlighting the many net benefits this work brings to our communities.