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A Comprehensive Culturally Responsive Glossary: Concepts to Increase Awareness Towards Health Equity

PTTC Network Building Health Equity & Social Justice Working Group, November 2021 The PTTC Network’s Building Health Equity & Social Justice Working Group developed this resource for prevention professionals. The

Building Health Equity & Inclusion

PTTC Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Practices Work Group, January 2021 This resource list was developed by the PTTC Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Practices Work Group, and represents a compilation of

Prevention Success Video Series

New England PTTC, January 2024 This video series highlights several initiatives from across New England following evidence-informed prevention practices to develop effective prevention programs. Through interviews, you will see examples

LGBTQ+ & Diversity

This is a recording of RIPRC’s LGBTQ+ & Diversity training, presented by Dr. Vilna Tejeda and Dr. Aswood Bousseau, on January 26, 2024. This training introduced participants to why living

Rhode Island Stack the Deck Harm Reduction Initiative (2023)

Rhode Island’ s “Stack the Deck” initiative aims to empower everyone with harm reduction tools and resources to successfully find care through compassionate, human connection and use substances more safely.

Rhode Island Harm Reduction Prevention Guide (2023)

SAMHSA defines harm reduction as a practical and transformative approach that incorporates community-driven public health strategies — including prevention, risk reduction, and health promotion — to empower people who use

Data Brief: Youth and Young Adult Marijuana Use In Rhode Island

BHDDH, September 2023 Although now legal in Rhode Island, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance in the U.S., particularly among youth (aged 12-17) and young adults (aged 18-25).

October 2023 Drug Take Back Day Infographic

Drug Take Back Day is a campaign that encourages the safe disposal of unnecessary medications in an effort to prevent medication misuse. Thanks to our local substance use prevention community,

SAMHSA Prevention Month Toolkit

SAMHSA, September 2023 October is Youth Substance Use Prevention Month and Substance Misuse Prevention Month. Prevention science, and decades of community-based experience and scientific research, shows that prevention works. Check

Cannabis Conversations: A Toolkit for Communities with a Harm Reduction Lens

New England PTTC, November 2022 Cannabis Conversations: A Toolkit for Communities with a Harm Reduction Lens is intended to prepare prevention specialists and communities to have effective conversations around cannabis