Caregivers & Community Members

Prevention Status Report 2013: Tobacco Use, RI

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This report highlights the status of select policies and practices that can help Rhode Island prevent or reduce smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. These policies and practices include increasing state cigarette...

Prevention Status Report 2013: Excessive Alcohol Use, Rhode Island

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This Prevention Status Reports highlight the status of Rhode Island policies and practices surrounding alcohol use and access, including: alcohol excise taxes, commercial host (dram shop) liability, and regulation of...

Department of Health

The Rhode Island Department of Health aims to prevent disease and to protect and promote the health and safety of the people of Rhode Island.

Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High School Students

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...

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 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...