Chariho Task Force, 2018 Approximately 1.35 million young athletes suffer a sports related injury every year1. Many of these injuries will have some degree of pain associated with them, and will often require pain management. The South Kingstown Partnership for...
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South Kingstown Pain Management Awareness
South Kingstown Prevention Partnership, 2018 Approximately 1.35 million young athletes suffer a sports related injury every year1. Many of these injuries will have some degree of pain associated with them, and will often require pain management. The South Kingstown...
Substance Use and Mental Health in Rhode Island (2017): A State Epidemiological Profile
Brown University School of Public Health Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), January 2018 This is the State Epi Profile report. The purpose of this report is to identify and present documentation on...
‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion
The New York Times, April 2, 2018 This article published in the New York Times about vaping in schools mentions Cumberland High School.
2018 Prevention Resource Guide: Keeping Children Safe and Families Strong in Supportive Communities
Department of Health and Human Services This prevention guide provides resources, techniques and information that help communities to support and strengthen families. Information and strategies within the guide also promote the well-being of children and the youth. By...
Take Charge of Your Behavioral Health: A Guide for Young Adults in Rhode Island’s Behavioral Health System
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals. February 16, 2018 A resource guide for Rhode Island youth and young adults who are transitioning from youth behavioral healthcare systems into adult healthcare systems. This guide helps...
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change
The National Academy of Sciences 2016 A publication from The National Academy of Sciences, Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores the ongoing priority of enhancing the lives of people...
Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018 The ENDS Committee was established in December 2016 under the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, with an ambitious timeline to complete a review of the science that can inform...
Perspectives on Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health
National Academy of Medicine, 2018 This collection represents a variety of disciplines and varied schools of thought, and each paper includes a set of the authors’ recommendations to advance the agenda to promote health equity for all. The series is organized by...
The CBHSQ Report: Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages Among Adolescents
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 3, 2017 Background: Substance use prevention programs are designed to reduce the influence of risk factors and increase the influence of protective factors. Parents may also affect substance use...