Rhode Island State Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) & Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC), April 26, 2017 Regional Prevention Task Force (RPTF) Coalitions, funded by the RI Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and...
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Rhode Island Permanent Prescription Drug Disposal Sites
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals, 2017 This flyers lists all free, anonymous prescription drug disposal sites in Rhode Island. Under the name of each site is its location and phone number.
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Prevention Strategies from the Research Literature (Part 3)
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 This webinar summary (available in the PDF link above) describes the final in a three-part series, the webinar explores strategies aimed at reducing the harm (i.e., fatal and non-fatal overdoses)...
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Prevention Strategies from the Research Literature (Part 2)
SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 This webinar summary (available in the PDF link above) describes the second in a three-part series, the webinar explores strategies aimed at decreasing the availability and diversion of prescription...
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Prevention Strategies from the Research Literature (Part 1)
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 This webinar summary (available in the PDF link above) describes the first in a three-part series, the webinar explores strategies for preventing prescription drug misuse that focus on reducing...
Drugs of Abuse: A DEA Resource Guide 2017 Edition
U.S. Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 2017 The Drugs of Abuse guide is released on a periodic basis and designed to be a reliable resource on the most commonly abused and misused drugs in the United States. The guide provides important...
State- and Community-level Partners to Engage in Opioid Overdose Prevention Efforts
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 Preventing opioid overdose requires collaboration with a diverse range of partners—some familiar and some new to the prevention field. This resource is designed to help prevention practitioners...
Opportunities for Engaging Partners to Prevent Opioid Overdose-related Deaths
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 Preventing opioid overdose requires collaboration with a diverse range of partners—some familiar and some new to the world of prevention. This resource presents different sectors prevention...
Trauma Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Critical Issues and New Directions
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, June 2007 Child traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events or situations, and this exposure overwhelms their ability to cope with what they have experienced. For youth...
Summer Activities around RI – 2017
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2017 Here are some fun (and mostly free) activities to do in RI and nearby CT and MA with the kiddos (or not) for the summer. It helps make life a little easier when you hear “I’m bored, there’s nothing to do”.