The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) is committed to assuring access to quality support services for Rhode Islanders with developmental disabilities, mental health and substance abuse issues, and chronic long term...
Alcohol
Rhode Island Health Care Matters
The Rhode Island Health Care Matters website helps community members and policy makers learn about the health of the community. It provides local health data, resources, best practices, news articles and information about community events. This site specifically aims...
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island
The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association (DATA) of Rhode Island is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1986 representing public and private alcohol and drug treatment, behavioral health, prevention, and student assistant programs.
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
This website brings together renowned scientists, parent, experts, and communications professionals to translate the science of teen drug use and addiction for families.
The Guide to Community Preventive Services/ The Community Guide: What Works to Promote Health
USA.gov and HHS The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in communities.
The Cool Spot
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health The young teens' place for information on alcohol and resisting peer pressure.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services. SAMHSA provides leadership and devotes its resources-...
Stop Underage Drinking: Gateway to Federal Resources
Stopalcoholabuse.gov is the web portal for the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) and a gateway to comprehensive research and resources on prevention.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline
1-800-622-HELP(4357)-SAMHSA’s National Helpline (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing substance abuse and...
Purple Project
Project Purple is an initiative of The Herren Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation established by former NBA basketball player, Chris Herren, to break the stigma of addiction, bring awareness to the dangers of substance abuse and shed light on effective treatment...