RI Specific

LGBTQ Youth and Substance Abuse Fact Sheet

Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC) This fact sheet highlights that the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse is much higher in the LGBTQ youth population and offers tailored prevention strategies.

Prevention Basics Fact Sheet

Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC) This fact sheet outlines the purpose of prevention: to stop the onset of destructive, high risk behaviors, while promoting positive, productive, and healthy lifestyle choices with a focus on building individual and...

2013 RI High School Health-Risks Summary Report

Rhode Island Department of Health, 2013 This report examines 21 health-risk indicators for RI public high school students (grades 9-12) as collected through the CDC sponsored Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The findings from the YRBS are used to inform policy and...

Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project

RIYSPP implements evidence-based suicide prevention education programs in selected public schools and community-based organizations in Rhode Island that serve adolescents and their families.

State of Rhode Island Department of Health: HIV/ AIDS

This website explains what HIV/ AIDS is, how it spreads, and how to prevent it. The website also assists with locating testing sites, healthcare providers, and other websites pertinent to HIV/ AIDS prevention and treatment.

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.