The East Providence Prevention Coalition (EPPC) is a citizens' group dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles. This newsletter provides updates on the proactive strategies and community collaboration in both the public and private sectors that the Coalition is using.
Prevention Providers & Educators
Healthy Steps Resource Guide for Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, and Scituate
This document outlines and provides contact information for community resources in the towns of Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, and Scituate. The resources in this guide are intended to link the non-metro communities in Northern Rhode Island with opportunities for...
The Mayor’s Substance Abuse Prevention Council
The Mayor’s Substance Abuse Prevention Council (MSAPC) is the lead drug and alcohol prevention voice and policy making body for the city of Providence.
New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
The New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC) aims to raise awareness of evidence-based and promising treatment and recovery practices, build skills to prepare the workforce to deliver state-of-the-art addictions treatment and recovery services,...
The New Hampshire Center for Excellence
This center provides technical assistance, disseminates data, and promotes knowledge transfer in support of communities, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders working to address alcohol and other drug misuse and related consequences throughout New...
Maine Behavioral Health Workplace Development Collaborative
This collaborative aims to help mental health and substance abuse professionals who are seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge to better serve the people of Maine by offering educational programs in Maine and online.
Health Resources in Action
Health Resources in Action develops programs that advance public health and medical research by working with governments, communities, scientists, and nonprofit organizations. This site includes resources such as public health toolkits, reports, and webinars on...
Careers of Substance: Supporting the MA Substance Use and Addictions Workforce
This site is a central resource for anyone involved in preventing, intervening in, treating, and supporting recovery from addictions in Massachusetts.
Right to a safe school [Section 16-2-17]
This legislation proposes that each student, staff member, teacher, and administrator has a right to attend and/or work at a school which is safe and secure, conducive to learning, and free from the threat, actual or implied, of physical harm by a disruptive student.
Lindsay Anne Burke Act
This legislation requires that Rhode Island school districts enact policies around dating violence, including reporting of dating violence, education around dating violence and efforts to prevent dating violence.