Collected Resources
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.
Recovery Research Institute
A leading nonprofit research institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, the RRI's mission is to enhance the public health impact of addiction recovery science through the summary, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific findings and the conduct of novel research.
Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults
The Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series is a comprehensive set of modules with resources to improve health outcomes for people at risk for, with, or recovering from mental and/or substance use disorders. It is designed for practitioners, administrators, community leaders, and others considering an intervention for their organization or community.
Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Reframing Adolescence and Adolescent Development
This toolkit is a resource for communicators who want to change the narrative about adolescence and adolescent development.
Author: FrameWorks Institute
Publisher: FrameWorks Institute
REPAIR Framework for Community-Institution Solidarity in Racial Healing
This framework can be used by leaders in the healthcare, community development, and philanthropic sectors to work with community development corporations to determine the most effective ways to rectify past harms done to historically marginalized and under-resourced communities in ways that are both tangible and sustainable. In addition, this framework provides guidance for institutions to more effectively partner with BIPOC communities to build trust, and ultimately solidarity to develop a shared vision of racial healing.
Author: Build Healthy Places Network
Publisher: Build Healthy Places Network
Research and Data Analysis Services Approved Vendors from DPH COMMBUYS
This is a list of approved vendors from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health who provide Research and Data Analysis Services listed by organization.
Author: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Publisher:
Research Support for Comprehensive Community Interventions
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how a truly comprehensive response to substance use and abuse in our country can be implemented. Specifically, this response includes BOTH environmental/policy efforts and individually-focused prevention efforts in order to reduce substance abuse population-wide. Furthermore, it is critical to recognize the invaluable role local, community-based coalitions play in implementing a comprehensive array of evidence-based strategies to reduce underage drinking, tobacco use and illicit drug use.
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Publisher: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Resources for Collaboration and Power Sharing Between Government Agencies and Community Power-Building Organizations
This resource guides health departments through the why and how of partnering with Community Power-Building Organizations (CPBOs) to advance health equity, via four guides with activities to build capacity and lay the groundwork for power sharing partnerships.
Author: Human Impact Partners (HIP)
Publisher: Human Impact Partners (HIP)
Risk and Protective Factors
Assessing the risk and protective factors that contribute to substance use disorders helps practitioners select appropriate interventions.
Many factors influence a person’s chance of developing a mental and/or substance use disorder. Effective prevention focuses on reducing those risk factors, and strengthening protective factors, that are most closely related to the problem being addressed. Applying the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) helps prevention professionals identify factors having the greatest impact on their target population.
Author: SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Publisher: SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
The mission of the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is to improve behavioral health through evidence-based prevention approaches.