The Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals (RIBCCDP) provides certification resources for prevention and treatment providers in Rhode Island.
Prevention Websites
Ocean State Prevention Alliance
The Ocean State Prevention Alliance (OSPA) is a coalition of prevention specialists and mental health professionals committed to reducing the negative impact that marijuana has on Rhode Island communities, especially among youth.
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 Centers for Disease Control – Health and Academic Achievement
This website establishes the correlation between physical health and academic success. It links to fact sheets and presentations regarding the correlation between physical health and academic success.
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.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the nation’s only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
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...