National Institute on Drug Abuse This guide outlines practices that make for positive “family checkups”. Topics addressed include communication, encouragement, negotiation, setting limits, supervision, and knowing your child’s friends.
Tools
A Guide to Preventing Bullying, Teen Dating Violence, and Sexual Violence
Rhode Island Board of Regents for Primary and Secondary Education, 2012 According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, children who are bullied experience significant suffering that can interfere with their social and emotional development, as...
A Guide to Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse in the Schools
Rhode Island Board of Regents for Primary and Secondary Education, 2011 The Rhode Island statute requires all suspected child abuse/neglect to be immediately reported. Schools tend to be a place where abuse/neglect can be detected. A sample reporting procedure is...
2009 RISAPA State Underage Drinking Logic Model
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, 2009 This is a logic model for underage drinking and retail access, with tools that include: media, policy, and enforcement strategies
Parents Toll-Free Helpline from The Partnership at DrugFree.org
1-855-DRUGFREE (1-855-378-4373); Monday to Friday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm ET.
Drug Guide for Parents Chart
The Partnership at Drugfree.org This is a guide is designed to inform parents about the dangers, street names, signs of abuse, and other details regarding drug abuse.
Prevention Acronym Dictionary
Rhode Island Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC) List of commonly used prevention acronyms and terms.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 2013 This toolkit equips communities and local governments with material to develop policies and practices to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. This toolkit addresses issues for first responders,...
Learn It! Live It! National Substance Abuse Prevention Month 2013 Activity Sheet
Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2013 The Office of National Drug Control Policy recognizes four key areas in its approach to preventing substance abuse targeting: youth, parents, communities, and the workplace. Prevention works and it is necessary to continue...
Standing Up, Not Standing By: A Free Cyberbullying Toolkit for Educators
Common Sense Media This free toolkit is designed to help educators take an effective stand against cyberbullying. It has the materials needed to show students how to stand up when they see digital harassment happening and to help create a positive school culture where...