Substance Abuse Prevention/Mental Health Promotion

The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity

 The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity provides behavioral health practitioners with vital information on supporting the population of people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, and other...

2022 Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) Report

BHDDH, RIDOH, and RIDE, March 2023 The Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) is a collaboration among the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (RI BHDDH), the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Rhode...

Practical Theorist 13: Fentanyl – Why Fentanyl/Why Now

CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America), November 2022 In this video from the CADCA Research Into Action Webinar Series, Dr. Albert Terrillion (CADCA), Dr. Grant Baldwin (CDC), and Ms. Merilee Fowler (MATFORCE and Community Counts) provide an overview of...

Infographic – Partnership for Success: 2021–2022

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. and BHDDH, November 2022 The Partnership for Success (PFS) grant aims to reduce underage drinking and strengthen prevention capacity in high-risk communities. This infographic highlights the many evidence-based campaigns and...

October 2022 RI Drug Take Back Day Infographic

BHDDH and The Rhode Island Regional Coalitions, November 2022 Drug Take Back Day is a campaign that encourages the safe disposal of unnecessary medications in an effort to prevent medication misuse. Thanks to our local substance use prevention community, Rhode...

Rhode Island Local Tobacco Control Ordinances and Policies

Tobacco Free Rhode Island, 2022 This archive contains city and town ordinances from around Rhode Island organized by policy topic and is in chronological order from oldest to newest dates. These are valuable resources for assessing the status of tobacco policies in...