SK Partnership for Prevention, May 19, 2016 Prom PSA video clip
Resources
For Parents By Kids
Warren Prevention Coalition What we know about elementary school students: -They are faced with many difficult decisions - They need decision making and problem solving skills to help them make good choices - They need good self-esteem to help fight negative peer...
Dangers of teen vaping topic of Portsmouth forum
East Bay RI, April 15, 2016 In this article, Portsmouth, RI educates the community about the risks of e-cigs and vaping. Youngster who vape have no shortage of products to choose from, and they come in three basic categories, according to Heidi Driscoll, coordinator...
Health Effects
Health Effects of marijuana on the body.
E-cigarettes: a new foundation for evidence-based policy and practice
Public Health England, August 2015 Smoking rates in England are in long-term decline. However, tobacco use remains one of the country’s major public health challenges with the harm increasingly concentrated in more disadvantaged communities. Over recent years,...
Bad Influence: The use of legal and illegal drugs is a growing menace on our roadways
Auto Club Group AAA, 2016 Today, impaired driving involves much more than just alcohol. It includes illegal drugs such as heroin, meth and even “bath salts.” It also includes prescription drugs, which can be abused by those with a prescription or, frequently, those...
State of RI Final Strategic Plan for Substance Abuse Prevention 2016-2019
The RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), 4/12/16 BHDDH and key stakeholders, who have a vested interest in prevention, have collaborated to develop the following strategic prevention plan. The purpose of this plan...
Rhode Island Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam (2016)
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., March 2016 The Rhode Island Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam is a resource funded by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals...
SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN RHODE ISLAND (2015) – A STATE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE
Brown University School of Public Health, Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology, State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), November 2015, revised February 29, 2016 This is the State Epi Profile report. The purpose of this report is to identify...
Webinar: Community Benefit and Local Substance Use Prevention
Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 21, 2016 The Office of National Drug Control Policy examines how the new ACA Community Benefit provisions can support community level substance use prevention efforts. Learn more about the Community Benefit and how...