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Tools to Assess Community Readiness to Prevent Substance Misuse

SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 5/13/16 “Readiness” describes the degree to which a community is willing and prepared to address prevention needs. This resource provides a list

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

Media Messaging Efforts to Reduce Opioid Misuse and Abuse: Selected Examples from the Northeast

SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, February 27, 2016 Media, in its various forms, can be a powerful tool for conveying important public health messages. To help state-level

Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood

National Institute on Drug, 2016 An online guide about interventions in early childhood that can help prevent drug use and other unhealthy behaviors was launched today by the National Institute

PROMOTING EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND PREVENTING SUICIDE: A Toolkit for Senior Centers

SAMHSA, 2015 This toolkit is a resource for senior center staff and volunteers. As a focus point for the community, senior centers connect older adults with a range of critical

Prevention Collaboration in Action: Stories of Success and Tools to Help You Get There

SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), FEbruary 10, 2016 On February 10, SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) delivered a virtual guided tour to

MA Substance Abuse Education and Information Helpline

Health Resource in Action, 2016 Since 1997, HRiA has managed the MA Substance Abuse Education and Information Helpline on behalf of the MA Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services. The Helpline is

The Power of Prevention (APHA)

American Public Health Association, 2015 Highlights from APHA’s 2015 Annual

Broken Promises to Our Children: A State-by-State look at the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement, 17 years later

Tobacco Free Kids, December 8 2015 Since the states settled their lawsuits against the major tobacco companies in November 1998, our annual reports have assessed whether the states are keeping

National Report: Rhode Island Ranks 41st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

Tobacco Free Kids, December 8, 2015 A report that shows how Rhode Island ranks 41st in the country in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit,