This resource contains links to a variety of local, state, and national data sources relating to early childhood. Please keep in mind that there is often a lag time between when these data are collected and reported, so some of these data may be several years old. They may also exclude data specific to your centered populations. It is most useful to supplement these data with qualitative sources (e.g., key stakeholder interviews, focus groups).

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

Public health experts use the term “social determinants of health” to refer to the idea that nonmedical factors such as geography, income, and education have a significant effect on health.

While this is an important idea to get across to the public, there are good reasons to rethink the impulse to use the SDOH label. Communications researchers have found that this term doesn’t make sense to the average person. What’s more, the phrase can even leave mistaken impressions that the “social determinants of health” has something to do with socialism or a belief that people lack free will.

Author: The FrameWorks Institute Publisher: The FrameWorks Institute

This resource explores the intersection between social exclusion, trauma, and substance misuse. It suggests that chronic social exclusion can be akin to trauma, potentially leading to substance misuse as a coping mechanism. While substances may initially alleviate the pain of exclusion, long-term use can exacerbate the problem. Therapists adopting a trauma-informed approach should consider the role of social exclusion in clients' substance misuse issues and incorporate strategies to address it effectively.

Author: Leandra Parris (Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States), Eric D. Wesselmann (School of Education, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States)

Publisher: Frontiers in Psychology

FAVOR works to mobilize people in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. With the support of families, friends and allies, recovery community organizations and networks promote the right and resources to recover - through advocacy, education and showing the power of long-term recovery.

For family members and friends of people experiencing addiction, if you need advice and support on where to turn, there are many options.

This resource describes the ways in which parent support providers can offer hope, guidance, advocacy, and camaraderie to parents and caregivers of children and youth receiving services from mental health, substance use, and related service systems.

Author: Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS)

Publisher: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

It is important for the prevention community to know and understand the risks related to cannabis, especially in a time of changing laws, rules, and regulations in the region. The New England PTTC has created this page to bring together the latest health advisories from the CDC, CADCA, and other federal partners, as well as the health departments and organizations of the six New England States. You can also find some helpful informational resources and cannabis prevention toolkits from the New England states.

Author: New England PTTC Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network

This new series of equity-centered messaging guides highlight how communications around health equity issues must be strategically and thoughtfully created as certain disparity-focused messaging can bring greater harm to the communities most burdened by commercial tobacco use. The resources in this collection will help people to frame their messages within a justice and social context.

Author: FrameWorks Publisher: ChangeLab Solutions

Information on writing grants, preparing an annual budget, and planning for financial sustainability.

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Publisher: Community Toolbox

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), created a message guide and other tools to support youth-serving providers and other adults in their efforts to prevent youth substance use.

Author: The National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Publisher: The National Council for Mental Wellbeing