This interactive, role-based session immerses participants in the real-world complexity of a youth’s risk pathway—and explores how prevention, when applied early and across systems, can shift the trajectory from exploitation to resilience. Attendees will follow the fictional, research-informed journey of a youth, a composite youth navigating multiple system impacts including foster care, school instability, caregiver challenges, and online vulnerability. At four key turning points—each rooted in real-life scenarios—participants will assume roles across systems (education, child welfare, caregivers, and law enforcement) and make decisions that shape the youth’s path. Each scenario invites group decision-making, followed by a facilitated reveal of consequences and discussion about missed or seized prevention opportunities. 3Strands’s prevention programs like AWARE, CARE, RISE, and BRAVE will be presented as examples of how prevention can be applied across primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The session ends with a synthesis of lessons learned and a reflection on what prevention looks like in practice—when it’s community-rooted, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered. What sets this workshop apart is its experiential design. Rather than a traditional lecture, participants will actively engage in choosing outcomes, tracking them on a Journey Map worksheet, and reflecting on cross-sector dynamics in real time. A second takeaway handout—a Prevention-in-My-Role planning tool—will help participants connect what they learned to their own professional context and identify one actionable next step. Ideal for professionals in child welfare, law enforcement, advocacy, education, and healthcare, this session blends storytelling, applied systems thinking, and evidence-based prevention strategies to create a high-impact learning experience. It’s designed to foster empathy, illuminate the interconnectedness of systemic responses, and challenge attendees to consider: what if prevention had started sooner? Participants will leave with: A visual map of the youth’s trajectory based on collective decisions A printable or digital prevention planning tool for role-specific application QR code access, and hard copies for the information on the BRAVE, CARE, RISE, and AWARE programs Renewed clarity on how they—and their systems—can be part of upstream change This session is designed to be flexible and accessible, using both low-tech and digital formats to encourage dialogue, reflection, and lasting impact.