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State Legislation/Laws
BHDDH Prevention Strategic Plan and Feedback Form- deadline 12/18/24
Please provide feedback on the BHDDH Prevention Strategic Plan via the following link: BHDDH Prevention Strategic Plan 2025-2029 Feedback Form by December 18th. If you have any issues opening the link, an alternative form for feedback is provided as an attachment....
GMS E-Civis User Support
User Support Use the form below if you are experiencing technical difficulties, or have questions related to the eCivis Portal and Grants Management System. Do not use this form for questions about individual funding opportunities. Instead, refer to the information in...
RPTF Accomplishments and Barriers Form Template
This reporting format is intended to capture any accomplishments or barriers experienced by the Regional Prevention Task Force (RPTF) in implementing activities funded under the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Block Grant (SUBG) during the prior...
RPFT Annual Workplan Template
BHDDH will use the Regional Work Plan for programmatic and contract monitoring. It allows BHDDH to better align goals, objectives, activities/programs from your multi-year prevention strategic plan with your annual approved budget and the actual expenditures reported...
Tobacco Training Modules
Rhode Island has mandatory training for tobacco sales. In order to stay in compliance, the training modules are listed below and must be completed by those who hold the license to sell tobacco, and the employees of the establishments. There are two modules- license...
Background Checks and Working with Youth Resources
BHDDH and RIPRC, December 2022 This document outlines best practices and resources for working with youth, as well as guidance around obtaining and reviewing background checks from the RI Attorney's Office, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI). To...
Rhode Island Local Tobacco Control Ordinances and Policies
Tobacco Free Rhode Island, 2022 This archive contains city and town ordinances from around Rhode Island organized by policy topic and is in chronological order from oldest to newest dates. These are valuable resources for assessing the status of tobacco policies in...
Rhode Island Tobacco 21 Public Awareness Campaign
Tobacco Free Rhode Island, 2022 This Campaign was designed by Tobacco Free Rhode Island. It includes free resources for community partners to educate retailers about the tobacco sales age increase and resources for retailers to educate consumers. To access this...
Advocacy Basics
American Lung Association, 2022 The American Lung Association’s Advocacy Basics course is a free, 45-minute interactive online learning program designed to help people understand more about lung health advocacy and how they can get involved. In this course,...