Gender Spectrum, 2016 Gender Spectrum’s mission is to create a gender-inclusive world for all children and youth. To accomplish this, we help families, organizations, and institutions increase understandings of gender and consider the implications that evolving views...
Resources
The Very High Cost of Smoking Cigarettes (Finance Worksheet)
This worksheet helps smokers on how smoking affects their budget.
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineers, and Medicine, January 12, 2017 In one of the most comprehensive studies of recent research on the health effects of recreational and therapeutic cannabis use, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences,...
Facing Addiction in America
The Surgeon Generals Report, 2016 The United States has a serious substance misuse problem. Substance misuse is the use of alcohol or drugs in a manner, situation, amount, or frequency that could cause harm to the user or to those around them. Alcohol and drug misuse...
Operation Prevention: Middle School Lesson Plan
Operation Prevention, 2016 Operation Prevention is an initiative brought to you by the DEA and Discovery Education to educate middle and high school students about the true impacts of prescription opioid misuse and heroin use. The DEA and Discovery Education have...
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP), 2016 This website provides useful resources to assist you with the selection and implementation of evidence-based programs and practices addressing substance abuse and mental health. More...
Involving Youth in Your Substance Abuse Prevention Program (OPEN), Training Course
SAMHSA, 2016 Develop the knowledge and skills to effectively engage youth in all aspects of your substance misuse prevention efforts—from planning to evaluation.
Making the Most of Key Informant Interviews (OPEN), Training Course
SAMHSA, 2016 Learn how to plan and conduct key informant interviews that produce the valuable information you need to inform your prevention efforts.
Focusing on Focus Groups (OPEN), Training Course
SAMHSA, 2016 Discover the key elements of focus group design and delivery through case examples to highlight the many ways focus groups can be used to support prevention practice.
Go Get It! Finding Existing Data to Inform Your Prevention Efforts (OPEN), Training Course
SAMHSA, 2016 Explore strategies for identifying, locating, and accessing the data you need to assess the substance use prevention needs of your community.