Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration This publication assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health. It includes tools to implement a multi-faceted suicide...
Resources
Crossing the Cultural Divide: Working with Latino Youth and their Families
Rhode Island Student Assistance Services 2013 Conference Dr. Lynn Hernandez's presentation slides: a summary of national and Rhode Island data regarding alcohol and drug use and their associated risks among Hispanic/Latino adolescents. The underlying interpersonal,...
Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
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.
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
Youth at Risk: 2011 RI High School Marijuana Use & Health Risks
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2012 This brief examines differences in health risks for high school students who used marijuana or not, and whether those risks have improved or worsened over time (2007-2011).
Youth at Risk: 2011 RI High School Bullying & Health Risks
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2012 This brief examines differences in health risks for high school students who have or have not been bullied, and whether those risks have improved or worsened over time (2009-2011).
Sexual Orientation and Health Risks among RI High School Students
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2014 This Health By Numbers article highlights RI High School data from the 2011 and 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
Youth at Risk: 2011 Rhode Island High School Sexual Orientation & Health Risks
Rhode Island Department of Health, 2012 This brief examines differences in health risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or unsure (LGBU) and heterosexual high school students, and whether those risks have improved or worsened over time (2007 to 2011).