This article from Health Resources in Action explores how people can continue in their recovery and stay healthy and how loved ones can help during this or any future public health crisis.

HRiA builds the capacity of coalitions, organizations, communities, government agencies, and the public health workforce to improve the health of communities. Through face-to-face, webinar, and eLearning formats, HRiA offers skill-building, tools and resources, and opportunities for peer learning.

The Federal Addiction Technology Transfer Center's Network Coordinating Office maintains an Online Learning Portfolio at HealtheKnowledge.org. Create a login to access free courses (both self-paced and instructor-led). Continuing Education credits are available for a small fee per contact hour.

To better understand how to prepare and cope during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline has provided resources to support treatment and recovery service providers, people who may be using substances, people in recovery, and other allies. 

Through funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, our Center of Excellence is established to advance the behavioral health of Latino communities through the development and dissemination of culturally-informed, behavioral health information, provision of training and technical assistance and directed support to expand the behavioral health workforce that serves Latino communities. We serve as a resource for mental health and substance use providers, primary care providers, community-based and faith-based organizations, research institutions, Hispanic and Latino-Serving Institutions (HSIs) of higher education, peer and recovery support service providers, as well as state, regional, local, and federal entities. Our outreach also encompasses the general public, including Hispanic and Latino individuals, families, and communities, as well as persons with lived experiences.  

History UnErased is an education non-profit bringing life-affirming, life-changing, and life-saving LGBTQ history into the mainstream curriculum. We are the first and only organization entirely dedicated to providing K-12 schools with the curriculum and training they need to teach LGBTQ-inclusive, intersectional history, and our curriculum is aligned with every K-12 state framework for a more complete, complex, and empowering story of America.

Author: History UnErased

Publisher: History UnErased

Owing to the collective work of movement builders and advocates, the field of public health has begun to reckon with the longstanding and well documented health impacts of policing and incarceration. This resource includes 5 recommendations and specific actions for health departments to take to help end police violence.

Author: Human Impact Partners Publisher: Human Impact Partners

Sometimes prevention practitioners cannot find a program, policy, or practice that is an acceptable fit for their community on a federal registry or searchable database. The next best place to look is in the peer-reviewed literature to identify other options. This handout provides a brief overview of how to approach searching through peer-reviewed or scientific papers. It outlines steps for conducting an unbiased literature search and includes tips and tricks for a thorough search.

Author: SAMHSA’S Pacific Southwest (Region 9) Prevention Technology Transfer Center Publisher:

How to protect yourself and others during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Resources in Action’s BeHERE Initiative embraces a broad, holistic definition of behavioral health that includes:

• The promotion of mental health, resilience, and well-being
• The treatment of substance use, mental health, and process disorders
• The support of those who experience or are in recovery from these conditions, as well as their families and communities