The Office of Minority Health provides information and resources related to the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care to advance health equity by establishing a framework for organizations to serve increasingly diverse communities.

The National Council supports mental health and substance use providers through advocacy, consulting, and education to ensure equitable access to services, building capacity for care delivery, investing in the workforce, and promoting mental wellbeing as a core component of health and health care.

Funded by SAMHSA, the Center of Excellence is committed to advancing the implementation of high-quality treatment for individuals with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions, including substance use disorders.

he mission of the National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center is to provide high-quality training and technical assistance to improve the capacity of the workforce serving Hispanic and Latino communities in behavioral health prevention, treatment, and recovery. We disseminate and support the implementation of evidence-based and promising practices to enhance service delivery, promote the growth of a diverse, culturally competent workforce, and bridge access to quality behavioral health services. We are committed to increasing health equity and access to effective culturally and linguistically grounded approaches.

Author: National Hispanic and Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA)

Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)

NIH's National Library of Medicine is a searchable database of constantly-updated publications and resources related to a wide range of healthcare topics. Find resources for health professionals, students, researchers, trainers, and the general public.

The National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) is a network of community-based organizations focused on the mental health and substance use issues of diverse racial and ethnic communities.  The NNED supports information sharing, training, and technical assistance towards the goal of promoting behavioral health equity.

This 2016 study from the College for Behavioral Health Leadership examines wages and salaries for the peer specialist workforce with a specific focus on pay rate differences between the types of organizations in which they work, regional differences in compensation, and any prevailing inequities.

Authentic conversations about racial inequities are essential, difficult, and urgent. There are many forces that prevent people from talking about racism. Without honest reflections on race and the history of this nation, conversation and narratives often generate unproductive fear, shame, guilt, avoidance, and denial. We need to move past that to a place of healing and action. A book by RWJF’s chief science officer, Dr. Alonzo Plough, shows us how.  

Author: Dr. Alonzo L. Plough Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

This searchable repository contains articles, webinars, presentations, posters, reports and other works on a wide range of topics, including substance use, addiction, language, grief, overdose, families, recovery, drug courts, and more.

With this resource, the New England PTTC hopes to provide a strong science-based overview of the field for new professionals to assist them in getting through the orientation phase and into the work they came to do more quickly, and with a shared perspective throughout the region. Specific substance use prevention initiatives likely have their own onboarding process and tools that are program-specific. This resource is offered to supplement these program specific trainings, and give a scope of the prevention field.

This document is a living document that will change as the field of substance use prevention changes within the state, regionally, and nationally. Prevention specialists are welcome to return to this document at any point to review 101 level concept and ideas.

This document is interactive in that almost every graphic is clickable to bring you to an in-depth and reliable resource to learn more about the discussed topic. Many words are underlined to help break complex topics down into more details, as well. These links will be updated as this document is updated if more timely research or data is found within the field.

Author: New England PTTC Publisher: New England PTTC