East Bay RI, April 15, 2016 In this article, Portsmouth, RI educates the community about the risks of e-cigs and vaping. Youngster who vape have no shortage of products to choose from, and they come in three basic categories, according to Heidi Driscoll, coordinator...
RI Specific
State of RI Final Strategic Plan for Substance Abuse Prevention 2016-2019
The RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), 4/12/16 BHDDH and key stakeholders, who have a vested interest in prevention, have collaborated to develop the following strategic prevention plan. The purpose of this plan...
Rhode Island Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam (2016)
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., March 2016 The Rhode Island Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam is a resource funded by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals...
SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN RHODE ISLAND (2015) – A STATE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE
Brown University School of Public Health, Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology, State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), November 2015, revised February 29, 2016 This is the State Epi Profile report. The purpose of this report is to identify...
Rhode Island Prevention Specialist Certification Exam Study Guide (2016)
The Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC), December 2015 The Rhode Island Prevention Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam is a resource sponsored by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals...
National Report: Rhode Island Ranks 41st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
Tobacco Free Kids, December 8, 2015 A report that shows how Rhode Island ranks 41st in the country in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations....
TFRI Annual Meeting: Electronic Cigarettes
Tobacco Free Rhode Island, 2015 TFRI had its annual meeting in October 2015 on discussing electronic cigarettes: Who is using them? 2009 Tobacco Control Act What is the science? CDC - potential harms and benefits Federal, state and local initiatives Next...
Partners for Success
Youth Marijuana Use Prevention Initiative, 2015 In 2014, Citizens and Students Together (CAST) received funding from Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) to implement the Partners for Success program in collaboration with the town of...
SKPP “We Hear You” PSA
South Kingstown Partnership For Prevention, 2015 Created by teenagers to let parents know they hear them listens to them when talking about drugs and alcohol, and also not to give up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH2dBw6WM38
17 Things To Do Instead of Drugs
Mt. Hope High School Kids A group of kids from Mt. Hope High School did a video to promote awareness on life choices for young people on what they can do instead of using drugs.