Update in progress - stope the spread of germs poster from the CDC. 

Stop the Spread of Germs poster from the CDC in Spanish.

Developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in partnership with Native American communities in Massachusetts, this booklet provides a series of stories and poems explores the ways family members can help prevent youth drinking and other drug use. The images from Native American communities are interwoven with the best we know about the prevention of substance use. It includes guidance for positive discussion, as well as referral resources for counseling for youth and adults if needed.

Author: Massachusetts Department of Public Health in partnership with Native American communities in Massachusetts

Publisher: Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Learn about the Strategic Prevention Framework model for preventing substance use and addressing other community issues.

This resource provides information on what it means to organize for community change and effective strategies, as well as an overview on starting and maintaining a coalition with accompanying tools and examples.

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Publisher: The Community Tool Box

A history of unethical research and deficit-based paradigms have contributed to profound mistrust of research among Native Americans, serving as an important call to action. Lack of cultural safety in research with Native Americans limits integration of cultural and contextual knowledge that is valuable for understanding challenges and making progress toward sustainable change. This paper aims identify strategies for promoting cultural safety, accountability, and sustainability in research with Native American communities.

Author: Teresa N. Brockie, Kyle Hill, Patricia M. Davidson, Ellie Decker, Lydia Koh Krienke, Katie E. Nelson, Natalie Nicholson, Alicia M. Werk, Deborah Wilson, & Deana Around Him

Publisher: Contemporary Nurse

As part of a strategic planning process, practitioners need to select prevention strategies or interventions that address those risk and protective factors associated with their prioritized substance-related problem(s). This document summarizes evaluations of prevention strategies and interventions associated with binge or heavy episodic drinking, as identified in the prevention research literature. It also provides recommendations for using the prevention research to inform strategy selection.

Author: Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)

The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives is pleased to provide this 40-page booklet of factsheets documenting evidence for structural racism across societal systems. Experts from a wide range of fields present data on the negative impacts of racist practices on the health and well-being of children and families, and recommend public policies to weed it out.

Author: National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives

Publisher: National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives

This guidance document is a resource for municipalities, individuals, organizations, community coalitions, and other groups who are implementing universal prevention efforts aimed at preventing and reducing underage drinking and other drug use in Massachusetts, including those whose efforts are funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) and, more specifically, grantees of the Massachusetts Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative (SAPC) grant program.

Author: Center for Strategic Prevention Support Publisher: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services

A self-guided and reflective tool that is inclusive of evidence-based practices, risk and protective factors and coping skills specific to LGBTQ+ youth for educators to utilize when developing and evaluating their own curriculum and informational products, to ensure they are being intentional with their inclusion and support of LGBTQIA+ youth. 

Author: Alissa Cannon Publisher: New England PTTC, SAMHSA