Coventry Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force, 2016 Informative video series featuring local community members discussing important topics: the opioid epidemic; how to keep our children safe; substance abuse signs; Narcan; Good Samaritan Law; recovery resources etc.
Resources
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Understanding Who Is at Risk
SAMHSA, June 3, 2016 This decision support tool provides information from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on factors that have been shown to increase risk of or protect against the non-medical use of prescription drugs.
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Programs and Strategies
SAMHSA CAPT, June 3, 2016 This decision support tool provides brief summaries of prevention strategies and associated programs that have been evaluated to determine their effects on the non-medical use of prescription drugs, including an overview of the relevant...
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Overview of Factors and Strategies
SAMHSA CAPT, 2016 This tool provides key research findings on the non-medical use of prescription drugs, a summary of risk and protective factors associated with prescription drug misuse, and programs and strategies that have been shown to be effective in addressing...
LGBTQI Health Resource Guide
Charlie McNabb, GLBT Roundtable, March 2016 This resource guide is intended to assist patients, clinicians, and researchers in finding information about LGBTQI-specific health issues, healthcare, associations, and providers.
Teen’s Summer: More Freedom, More Relaxation, More Risks
Tiverton Prevention Coalotion, June 2016 Coalition News is a free e-newsletter published monthly by The Coalition to keep the community informed about prevention initiatives in Tiverton. We'll keep you up to date about underage alcohol and substance abuse in Tiverton,...
Raising Healthy Teens: Promoting the Health & Safety of Bristol-Warren Teens
Bristol-Warren SAP, Summer 2016 Typically, success has been associated with good grades, high test scores and other indicators of cognitive development but contemporary research in neuroscience, economics and psychology doesn’t focus on IQ when determining who will be...
Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations Information & Resource Kit
SAMHSA, 2012 This Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations Information & Resource Kit, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), presents an overview of current health issues...
Guidance for Rhode Island Schools on Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students
Rhode Island Department of Education, June 2016 The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is committed to ensuring safe and supportive learning environments for all Rhode Island youth. It is imperative that the school system, along with family...
Addressing the opioid crisis in the U.S.
John Snow, Inc/JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., June 2016 Since 1992, JSI has assisted public health agencies and communities in the United States to develop initiatives across the continuum of substance use prevention, early identification, treatment, and...