Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) As the landscape of medicinal and adult personal use of cannabis change across the country, prevention practitioners are left with mixed messages about how to address youth cannabis use. Research is catching up to this...
E-Learning
Preventing Underage Drinking in Rhode Island, Why It Matters
Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center, 2021 The purpose of this eLearning course is to educate behavioral healthcare providers, educators, law enforcement officials, parents, and concerned citizens about the state of underage drinking in Rhode Island, prevention...
RIDE Distance Learning Series Resource Guide for Educators
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Education and the RIPRC, December, 2020 This resource guide was created to provide Rhode Island educators and counselors with behavioral health focused educational resources...
It’s Ok to Not Be Ok Campaign- Naloxone Saves Lives
We’re excited to share a new It’s Ok Not to Be Ok campaign video about lifesaving naloxone, featuring Lily Rivera, Ashley Perry, and Colleen Daley Ndoye of Project Weber/RENEW. Many thanks to Lily, Ashley, and Colleen who were wonderful at communicating this important...
Bradley Online Learning
Lifespan, 2020 Bradley Online Learning offers computer-based continuing education for professionals in a variety of disciplines, including psychologists, social workers, certified counselors, physicians, nurses, speech/language and occupational therapists, and...
COVID Video Resources for Families
Lifespan, 2020 The following videos address topics that may be helpful to parents as they teach kids about COVID-19 and navigate time at home. (Videos are in .mp4 format, and courtesy of Kids Health.) How to talk to your kids about COVID-19 - English Cleaning Hands -...
Minecraft, not Ms. Pac-Man: Transforming Prevention Presentations for Today’s Audience
Health eKnowledge Hey, the 90s called...they want their slide deck AND presentation back! Coalitions use presentations as a primary strategy to disseminate information, build skills, ignite calls to action and influence change. However most of us never receive any...
Prevention in Action Series: Teaching the SAPST at a University
Health eKnowledge In this one-hour self-paced course, participants will: Review milestones in this history of prevention certification in Maine Review background that led to the development of the SAPST course Understand the structure and content of a University...
Early Childhood Development: Toxic Stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences
Health eKnowledge Those working with young children have long known the importance of early experiences and relationship in health child development. Newer terms such as toxic stress and ACES are used when describing these not-so-new ideas, and are particularly...
Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics
Health eKnowledge This course provides a useful context for professionals new to substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion or in related fields. Regardless of the settings where you work, this information will help to prepare you to prevent substance...