The Barrington Adult Youth Team Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Poster) - Marijuana impairs a young person’s ability to concentrate and retain information. - Marijuana use is linked to poor grades and a higher dropout rate
RI Specific
The Cost is Too High: Marijuana Affects Driving
The Barrington Adult Youth Team Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Poster) - Marijuana causes reduced attention, reaction time and impaired ability to track objects. - Drivers who use marijuana are 2x as likely to cause a crash resulting in injury or death
Chariho Task Force
Chariho Task Force Youth prevention activities around substance abuse prevention and education.
Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project (RIYSPP)
The Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project (RIYSPP) The Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project (RIYSPP) is funded by a Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grant. The grants are awarded to States, Native American tribes and institutions of higher...
2014 Tobacco Control Program Data Report: Youth Tobacco in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health, June 2014 This report focuses primarily on data from the Rhode Island High School and Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The national YRBS is administered every two years across the United States by the Centers for...
Fentanyl blamed for most of R.I.’s 51 overdose deaths so far in 2015
The Providence Journal, March 17, 2015 Illicitly obtained drug accounts for 74% of fatalities, outstripping deaths from prescription painkillers. State health officials on reported that 51 people have died of accidental drug overdoses so far in 2015, with a majority...
Anchor Learning Academy
Anchor Learning Academy Recovery high schools provide students in recovery from substance use issues with a supportive environment where they can achieve success in academics and focus on their recovery journeys. The curriculum combines educational and clinical...
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT The mission of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is to improve the health, safety, education, economic well-being, and development of Rhode Island's children.
Rhode Island 2015-2020 PK-12 Strategic Plan for Education
The Rhode Island Board of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education are launching Rhode Island’s PK-12 strategic planning process, which will result in a statewide vision for education through 2020. To see how you can participate in the planning process...
Rhode Island Data Brief
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2011 One in three RI high school students (34%) drinks alcohol. This Brief examines if these students are in greater jeopardy from other health risks than their non-drinking peers and whether those risks have improved or worsened...