Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act

This bill would let federal grants be used to create and grow public service announcement (PSA) campaigns that help prevent youth substance use. The campaigns must use research-based, age-appropriate materials and can run on TV, radio, print, outdoor ads, and digital platforms. It can also include PSA contests that invite youth to submit their own messages .

It also requires the Attorney General to publish a yearly report on these PSA grants. The report must describe each grant and campaign, the research behind it, any region-specific messages, how it supports the grantee’s larger prevention plan, and how well it worked, such as whether it helped reduce youth drug use .

• Who is affected: Groups that receive these federal grants and the youth they serve .
• What changes: Grant money can fund research-based youth PSA campaigns, including contests; the Justice Department must issue annual reports on results .
• When: After enactment, the new grant use and yearly reporting would apply going forward .