Southern Providence County Regional Coalition, 2018 Click here or here to view a PSA produced by the Southern Providence County Regional Coalition about opioid storage and disposal.
Publications
Drive Safe 4 Life – Drowsy Driving
South County Prevention Coalition, 2018 The South County Prevention Coalition and youth from South Kingstown and Chariho youth prevention task forces came together to produce this prevention campaign supported with funds from the RI Department of Transportation...
Chariho Task Force Pain Management Awareness
Chariho Task Force, 2018 Approximately 1.35 million young athletes suffer a sports related injury every year1. Many of these injuries will have some degree of pain associated with them, and will often require pain management. The South Kingstown Partnership for...
South Kingstown Pain Management Awareness
South Kingstown Prevention Partnership, 2018 Approximately 1.35 million young athletes suffer a sports related injury every year1. Many of these injuries will have some degree of pain associated with them, and will often require pain management. The South Kingstown...
Substance Use and Mental Health in Rhode Island (2017): A State Epidemiological Profile
Brown University School of Public Health Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), January 2018 This is the State Epi Profile report. The purpose of this report is to identify and present documentation on...
‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion
The New York Times, April 2, 2018 This article published in the New York Times about vaping in schools mentions Cumberland High School.
2018 Prevention Resource Guide: Keeping Children Safe and Families Strong in Supportive Communities
Department of Health and Human Services This prevention guide provides resources, techniques and information that help communities to support and strengthen families. Information and strategies within the guide also promote the well-being of children and the youth. By...
Take Charge of Your Behavioral Health: A Guide for Young Adults in Rhode Island’s Behavioral Health System
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals. February 16, 2018 A resource guide for Rhode Island youth and young adults who are transitioning from youth behavioral healthcare systems into adult healthcare systems. This guide helps...
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change
The National Academy of Sciences 2016 A publication from The National Academy of Sciences, Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores the ongoing priority of enhancing the lives of people...
Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018 The ENDS Committee was established in December 2016 under the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, with an ambitious timeline to complete a review of the science that can inform...