Careers of Substance collects resources from trusted organizations in order to support the substance use workforce in a variety of areas. If you would like to suggest a resource, please contact us.

Organization offering training

Community Health Training Institute

With support from MDPH, Health Resources in Action's Community Health Training Institute trains individuals and teams on a range of topics, including Coalitions; Leadership; Policy/Systems Change; Communications; Health Equity; Youth Development; Strategic Planning & Evaluation.

Tool

Community Readiness for Community Change

This resource provides an overview of the Community Readiness Model, the stages and dimensions of community readiness, and tools for conducting your own community readiness assessment.

Author: Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research

Publisher: Colorado State University

Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)
Organization offering training

Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery Coach trainings

The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery training programs focus on the Art and Science of Recovery Coaching and are based on the fundamentals of coaching excellence.  Come learn what it takes to serve others as a Recovery Coach by attending one of our programs, which are now offered online.

Addictions Workforce Development Recovery
Fact sheet/Issue brief

Connecting Prevention Specialists to Native Communities: Cultural Connectedness

This product is designed for Prevention Specialists working with Native Communities. Topics include: cultural connectedness (spiritual activity, cultural identity, and traditional activity), and cultural humility.

Author: Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)

Equity
Fact sheet/Issue brief

Connecting Prevention Specialists to Native Communities: Culture is Prevention

This product is designed for Prevention Specialists working with Native Communities. Topics include: intervention for Native youth's mental health, substance abuse, suicidality, and practice-based evidence.

Author: Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)

Equity
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Connecting to Early Childhood Programs Infographic

This infographic provides some of the sectors that those doing prevention in early childhood could partner with for each age range of early childhood (pregnancy and birth, 0-3, 3-5, and 5-11)

Author: The Center for Strategic Prevention Support and the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services Publisher: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services

Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) BSAS Funded Programs
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Crafting Strategic Communications in Prevention: Communications Planning Toolkit

The Center for Strategic Prevention Support (CSPS) Communications Planning Toolkit provides key principles and tools to enable your coalition, along with members of your community, to create a strategic and effective communications campaign – one that aligns with and strengthens your community’s substance misuse prevention efforts AND increases the likelihood of achieving your prevention goals.

Author: Center for Strategic Prevention Support Publisher:

Communications
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Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships

This toolkit provides guidance for creating a partnership among different organizations to address a common goal.

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Publisher: Community Toolbox

Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)
Fact sheet/Issue brief

Creating Authentic Partnerships with Historically Marginalized Families and Other Stakeholders: Embracing an Equity Mindset

Educational systems in this country have been shaped by the influence of White dominant culture, frequently precluding the authentic partnership of families and stakeholders who are vested in the success of historically marginalized students in their communities. This resource describes characteristics associated with White dominant culture as compared to those rooted in an intentional equity mindset. This resource can be used to assess the cultural norms that currently exist and to think about what changes are needed to create authentic opportunities for partnership that can improve learning conditions and outcomes for historically marginalized populations.

Author: Alexandria Harvey Publisher: NCSI

Equity