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Take Charge of Your Behavioral Health: A Guide for Young Adults in Rhode Island’s Behavioral Health System

Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals.  February 16, 2018 A resource guide for Rhode Island youth and young adults who are transitioning from youth behavioral healthcare systems into

Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change

The National Academy of Sciences 2016 A publication from The National Academy of Sciences, Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores the ongoing

Brain Development, Teen Behavior and Preventing Drug Use

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids There’s a reason that teenagers act the way they do. Understanding the brain science behind teenage behavior can help parents better prepare their kids to avoid

ASPIRE Other Tools From Youth & Family Cancer Prevention Program

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 ASPIRE is a free, bilingual, online tool that helps middle and high school teens learn about being tobacco free. It explains the

CATCH MY BREATH: Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Program Webinar Slides

CATCH Global Foundation, January 2018 These webinar slides introduce the Catch My Breath: Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Program developed by the CATCH Global Foundation. CATCH stands for a Coordinated Approach to

Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018 The ENDS Committee was established in December 2016 under the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, with an ambitious timeline

Perspectives on Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health

National Academy of Medicine, 2018 This collection represents a variety of disciplines and varied schools of thought, and each paper includes a set of the authors’ recommendations to advance the

Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ): A Brief Instrument for the Pediatric Emergency Department

American Medical Association, Dec. 2012 OBJECTIVE: To develop a brief screening instrument to assess the risk for suicide in pediatric emergency department patients. DESIGN: A prospective, cross-sectional instrument-development study evaluated

Understanding Substance Use Disorders

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies’ Collaborative for Excellence in Behavioral Health Research and Practice, 2018 This 2-hour, self-paced course provides a science-based introduction to substance

Is Alcohol A Problem? Online Tool Helps Assess Risk And Find Help

Rhode Island Public Radio, 2018 This brief article summarizing a piece heard on the Rhode Island Public Radio Morning Edition, discusses the broad spectrum of alcohol misuse and contains links