The Rhode Island Department of Health aims to prevent disease and to protect and promote the health and safety of the people of Rhode Island.
Resources
Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High School Students
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration This publication assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health. It includes tools to implement a multi-faceted suicide...
Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse This guide outlines practices that make for positive “family checkups”. Topics addressed include communication, encouragement, negotiation, setting limits, supervision, and knowing your child’s friends.
A Guide to Preventing Bullying, Teen Dating Violence, and Sexual Violence
Rhode Island Board of Regents for Primary and Secondary Education, 2012 According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, children who are bullied experience significant suffering that can interfere with their social and emotional development, as...
A Guide to Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse in the Schools
Rhode Island Board of Regents for Primary and Secondary Education, 2011 The Rhode Island statute requires all suspected child abuse/neglect to be immediately reported. Schools tend to be a place where abuse/neglect can be detected. A sample reporting procedure is...
Youth at Risk: 2011 RI High School Bullying & Health Risks
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2012 This brief examines differences in health risks for high school students who have or have not been bullied, and whether those risks have improved or worsened over time (2009-2011).
Youth at Risk: 2011 Rhode Island High School Sexual Orientation & Health Risks
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2012 This brief examines differences in health risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or unsure (LGBU) and heterosexual high school students, and whether those risks have improved or worsened over time (2007 to 2011).
Kids at Risk (2013 RI High School Health Risks)
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2013 The purpose of this brief is to: identify unfavorable risk factors among RI high schoolers; see how RI students compare to their peers across the country; to see if RI risks have improved or worsened over time; to see if there...
Parents Toll-Free Helpline from The Partnership at DrugFree.org
1-855-DRUGFREE (1-855-378-4373); Monday to Friday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm ET.
Youth Risk Surveillance Summaries and Topical Reports
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide a compilation of national publications regarding adolescent and school health, featuring summaries related to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) and reports on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey...