BHDDH will use the Regional Work Plan for programmatic and contract monitoring. It allows BHDDH to better align goals, objectives, activities/programs from your multi-year prevention strategic plan with your annual approved budget and the actual expenditures reported...
Resources
October is Substance Use Prevention Month
SAMHSA has released a new toolkit for Substance Use Prevention Month. The toolkit includes information on social media resources, ways to get involved in your community, prevention planning, training opportunities, and technical assistance. Access the resource here.
Internet Safety and Social Media Guide
Navigating Safe Social Media and Internet Use - A Guide for Parents This guide was developed by the Rhode Island Regional Coalitions. This is a self Guided tool for parents and caregivers to learn about Internet Safety tools and latest information on social media...
“A Parent’s Guide to Opioid Use Prevention” E-book
The Prevention Training & Technical Assistance Service Center has created a complete parent eBook providing information on opioids, data and statistics of use and also how to have conversations with your child at different life stages. Access this resource here.
Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC) – Prevention Providers
Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center, July 2024 This list of prevention providers and contact information has been updated to reflect recent staff changes. Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC) - Prevention Providers
Implicit Bias Webinar
Implicit Bias, Understanding the Impact of What We Don't See This interactive two-hour training discussed how cognitive bias develops, contributes to inequitable outcomes for persons of color, and informed on bias reducing techniques for enhancing the provider-client...
Underage Drinking Knowledge Quiz
Kahoot Quiz: Underage Drinking Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s youth and can cause them enormous health and safety risks. Advancing research on underage drinking interventions and creating educational resources to prevent underage alcohol use...
Facts About Teen Drinking
Facts About Teen Drinking from NIAAA Facts About Teen Drinking is a resource for teens, created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, with research-based information on underage drinking. Research shows that underage drinking rates are declining....
NIAAA For Middle School
NIAAA For Middle School: Underage drinking curriculum This webpage contains interactive activities to help parents, caregivers, and teachers introduce and reinforce key messages about peer pressure, resistance skills, and other important topics related to underage...
Getting the Facts About Underage Drinking
Getting the Facts About Underage Drinking: Underage drinking statistics Underage drinking is a serious public health problem in the United States. Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s youth and can cause them enormous health and safety risks. The...