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...
Prevention Providers & Educators
Primary Care 101: A Glossary for Prevention Practitioners
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 As the U.S. healthcare landscape continues to change under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), primary care will play an increasingly large role in preventive care, including the prevention of substance...
Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use
National Academy of Sciences, 2017 This consensus study report discusses the benefits and potential harms of prescription opioids in contemporary society. The Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse performed a...
Rhode Island Youth Marijuana 2015
Rhode Island State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW), May 2017 This data brief was created by the SEOW on behalf of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). It focuses on data gathered through the...
Beyond Bathrooms: Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Student Policies in Rhode Island
American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, June 2017 This report was developed by the ACLU of Rhode Island in response to the rescinding of the civil rights protections for transgender students. This report analyzes the current policy landscape at the state and...
Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach for Youth across Service Sectors
Find Youth Info This brief is based on a webinar, Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach for Youth Across Service Sectors, held Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The webinar was sponsored by the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP), a collaboration of 18 Federal...
Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma
Children's Bureau/Child Welfare Information Gateway, November 2014 This factsheet discusses the nature of trauma, its effects on children and youth, and ways to help your child. By increasing your understanding of trauma, you can help support your child’s healing,...
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”.
Recovery Support Line Now Available 24/7
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, March 16, 2017 The State’s dedicated recovery support phone line – 401-942-STOP (7867) –now connects Rhode Islanders with treatment and recovery supports at any time, day or night, 365 days...