Above the Influence The new Above the Influence (ATI) Toolkit enhances the existing ATI program efforts and furthers its goals with new individual and group activities that can help teens make healthier decisions, with the support of adults who value them. The new...
Caregivers & Community Members
Parent Power
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services As a parent, you have a huge influence on your child’s decisions. It’s a fact—children whose parents talk to them about the risks of alcohol and other drugs are much less likely to use them. Your kids may...
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 of studies concludes this view is misguided. Researchers found parental...
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 number of successful health-supportive policy, environment, and...
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 to empower the government, businesses, nonprofits, institutes of higher education, and...
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 guidance or technical...
Woonsocket Epi Community Profile
Rhode Island State Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) The community profiles describe all 39 Rhode Island municipalities. The three components of these profiles are (1) Demographic and Substance Use Summary; (2) Community Comparisons; and (3) Alcohol Time...
Westerly Epi Community Profile
Rhode Island State Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) The community profiles describe all 39 Rhode Island municipalities. The three components of these profiles are (1) Demographic and Substance Use Summary; (2) Community Comparisons; and (3) Alcohol Time...
West Warwick Epi Community Profile
Rhode Island State Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) The community profiles describe all 39 Rhode Island municipalities. The three components of these profiles are (1) Demographic and Substance Use Summary; (2) Community Comparisons; and (3) Alcohol Time...
West Greenwich Epi Community Profile
Rhode Island State Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) The community profiles describe all 39 Rhode Island municipalities. The three components of these profiles are (1) Demographic and Substance Use Summary; (2) Community Comparisons; and (3) Alcohol Time...