NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, represents the professional interests of more than 100,000 addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United...
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Recovery Friendly Resource
The Rhode Island Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative works with partners and employers to help address substance use and mental health conditions facing workforces and communities.
R.I. Foundation, R.I. EOHHS offering $1.7M in grants to address opioid crisis
Applications are now being accepted by the Rhode Island Foundation from local nonprofits seeking $1.7 million in total grants to help address the opioid crisis in the Ocean State. The foundation says it anticipates making two to six grants in each category....
MENtal Health
Equipping Young Men with Healthy Habits Young folks in our We Think Twice™ Insider community say that we need to talk more about men's mental health. Experts agree that young people struggle to know when to ask for help, and men ask for help less frequently than other...
Announcing the 2023 New England PTTC Research & Design (RAD) Fellowship (HHS Region 1)
The 2023 Priority area is "Practical Resources to Address The Root Causes of Substance Misuse." The New England PTTC Research & Design (RAD) Fellowship aims to promote the career development of six, mid to advanced-level substance misuse prevention specialists who...
Rhode Island Stack the Deck Harm Reduction Initiative
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. This deck is made with input from people with lived and...
Rhode Island Harm Reduction Prevention Guide
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 drugs and their families with the choice to...
RI Harm Reduction “Stack the Deck” Resources
The RI Harm Reduction "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.
Harm Reduction Guide for Prevention Professionals in RI
The Harm Reduction Guide for Prevention Professionals in RI includes: - harm reduction defined - shared goals and priorities - collaboration across the continuum - best and innovative practices - resources
Addressing Youth Vaping
Addressing the youth vaping crisis requires a multifaceted approach that combines education, prevention, and treatment. Allocating litigation settlement and other funds strategically is one way to address the problem.