This website focuses on preventing dating abuse by educating 11 to 14 year-olds about healthy relationships.
Bullying and Violence Prevention
Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle engages, educates and empowers young people to build lives and communities free from domestic and dating violence.
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.
Lindsay Anne Burke Act
This legislation requires that Rhode Island school districts enact policies around dating violence, including reporting of dating violence, education around dating violence and efforts to prevent dating violence.
Penalty for hazing [Section 11-21-1]
This document includes a comprehensive definition of hazing and describes related penalties.
Penalties for drug, alcohol, or weapons offenses [Section 16-21-21.1]
This document describes disciplinary policies for public school students that violate a school policy relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs, or weapons.
RI Emergency & Crisis Intervention Resources List
Rhode Island Department of Health This list provides contact information for organizations and agencies who provide youth suicide prevention services and resources in Rhode Island. Organizations are organized by type of agency and support services offered.
RI Youth Suicide Prevention Resources List
Rhode Island Department of Health This list provides contact information for organizations and agencies who provide youth suicide prevention services and resources in Rhode Island. Organizations are organized by geographic area and support services offered.
Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Resource Guide: Services Available to Youth At-Risk of Suicide, 2010
Rhode Island Department of Health This guide provides an inventory and description of agencies throughout Rhode Island that provide services to youth at-risk for suicide. Service agencies include mental health outpatient providers, mental health inpatient providers ,...
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...