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Portsmouth This Week – Sep 26, 2014 – Prevention Coalition

Portsmouth This Week, 2014 Series under the auspices of John Klimm, Portsmouth RI Town Administrator. This episode, a discussion on drug abuse issues with the Portsmouth Prevention

Parents Teaching Teens “Responsible Drinking” is a Myth: Study

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 2014 Parents who provide their teens with alcohol and a place to consume it may think they are teaching their children “responsible drinking.” A new review

Reducing the Use of Marijuana and Other Drugs (MOD) Process Evaluation Briefing

Community Research and Services Team, University of Rhode Island This is a handout from Dr. Paul Florin’s presentation to the Governor’s Council on August 5th,

The Power of Youth in Improving Community Conditions for Health

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Though a common target for health-improving efforts, young people are not often regarded as agents of change for healthier communities. However, a growing

Rhode Island Community Profiles

The Providence Plan This site is designed to provide Rhode Islanders with easy access to data about their communities and assist them in making sense of this information. It hopes

Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, 2014 Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying is the summary of a workshop convened by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute

The Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene  The Collaborative brings together Maryland colleges to address the problem of excessive drinking and its consequences on their campuses and in their communities.

Talk. They Hear You.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2014 SAMHSA’s underage drinking prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children early—as early as 9 years old—about the dangers

Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: An Annotated Bibliography

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2014 This annotated bibliography was developed for use by substance abuse prevention practitioners charged with providing

Prevention Programs that Address Youth Marijuana Use

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2014 Drawing from national databases and registries of effective programs and practices, this tool provides summaries