Department of Health and Human Services This prevention guide provides resources, techniques and information that help communities to support and strengthen families. Information and strategies within the guide also promote the well-being of children and the youth. By...
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Alcohol Portal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018 While most people know that drinking too much alcohol can lead to injuries and deaths in car crashes, many people do not know that drinking too much alcohol also can increase the chances of cancer, suicide, unintended...
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 priority of enhancing the lives of people...
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 drugs and alcohol. Click here for the full article.
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 dangers of tobacco and nicotine use, so they never start smoking. Or, if they already...
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 Child Health. By uniting multiple players in a child’s...
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 to complete a review of the science that can inform...
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 agenda to promote health equity for all. The series is organized by...
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 17 candidate screening...
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 use, substance use disorders...