Drowning is a leading cause of death for all children. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, for every child who dies from drowning, another five receive emergency department care for non-fatal submersion injuries. Children 1 to 4 years old have the...
New England Region
Announcing the 2021 New England PTTC Fellows!
New England PTTC, 2021 Rhode Island's very own Kathy Gardner and Dan Fitzgerald have been selected as fellows by The New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center for 2021. This is a seven-month program where the fellows will create a tool or product around the...
Safe Sleep for Your Baby
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 2021 "Tragically, infants in Connecticut are still more likely to die from unsafe sleeping conditions than from child abuse, car accidents, choking,...
Presentation slides from the 2019 New England Summer School of Addiction Studies Marijuana Policy Plenary session: The Evolution of State Cannabis Policies and Where Prevention Fits In
Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network, October 2019 Presentation description: Cannabis laws and policies are rapidly changing in states. Various decriminalization, medical marijuana, and adult-use marijuana policies are being debated and moving through state...
Free On-Demand Prevention Courses
New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network, July 2019 The New England PTTC has developed free self-paced prevention courses that have been posted to the PTTC Network's learning portal. This is one of the strategies of the New England PTTC to increase...
RI PREVCON 2019 Keynote Address
Marisa Silveri, 2019 Marisa M. Silveri, PhD, has been studying the neurobiology of brain development and consequences of alcohol and drug abuse using preclinical and clinical models for over two decades. During her keynote address at RI PREVCON 2019, she presented an...
MA Substance Abuse Education and Information Helpline
Health Resource in Action, 2016 Since 1997, HRiA has managed the MA Substance Abuse Education and Information Helpline on behalf of the MA Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services. The Helpline is a comprehensive call center and website that...
Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use
The New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 The studies shows: The transition from prescription opioid non-medical use to heroin use appears to be part of the progression of opioid addiction in a subset of opioid users. Increased heroin use among non-medical users of...
Alcohol and Other Drug Policy Recommendations for Schools (2012-2013)
New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment This document includes information and suggestions for a range of possible policy components, from philosophy statements, commitments to professional development and...
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,...