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Talk. They Hear You. Talking with Your Teen About Opioids: Keeping Your Kids Safe – Parent Brochure
A brochure for parents and caregivers about the risks associated with misusing prescription pain medications for teens and the importance of having conversations with their children to help them avoid taking medication that is not theirs.
Author: Publisher: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Talk. They Hear You. Talking with Your Teen About Vaping: Keeping Your Kids Safe – Parent Brochure
A brochure for parents and caregivers about the risks associated with vaping for teens and the importance of having conversations with their children to help them avoid substance use.
Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Publisher: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Talk. They Hear You.® Campaign Resources
SAMHSA’s national youth substance use prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers, educators, and community members get informed, be prepared, and take action to prevent underage drinking and other substance use.
Author: SAMHSA Publisher: SAMHSA
Teacher Connection and Support Predicted Less Substance Use and More Positive Coping Strategies During the COVID Pandemic
In this Fact Sheet, we look at the results of a study of alcohol and other drug use that Search Institute conducted during the course of the pandemic, from March 2021 to June 2022, including the period of the Delta variant surge in 2021. In particular, we looked at the impact that connection and support from teachers during the pandemic had on youth-reported substance use in the last 30 days, perceptions of parent and peer disapproval of substance use (shown to be linked to less use), students’ perceptions of risk from using various substances (shown to be linked to less use), and their use of positive coping strategies during the pandemic.
Author: The Search Institute
Publisher: The Search Institute
Telehealth Coverage Policies in the Time of COVID-19
This chart provides a quick reference summary of each state’s telehealth policy on Medicaid reimbursement, private payer reimbursement laws (both if a law exists and whether or not payment parity is required), and professional requirements around interstate compacts and consent based on information gathered between July and early September 2022.
The Cannabis/Marijuana Awareness & Prevention Toolkit
Theory-based and evidence-informed resources created by educators, parents, and researchers aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of cannabis/marijuana.
Author: Stanford Medicine
Publisher: Stanford Medicine
The Center for Advancing Alcohol Science to Practice
The Center for Advancing Alcohol Science to Practice is committed to preventing excessive alcohol use and underage drinking by creating more knowledgeable and connected communities across the nation. Their website contains resources on alcohol data tools and toolkits on how to assess and implement policy change related to underage drinking and excessive alcohol use by adults.
Author: The Center for Advancing Alcohol Science to Practice
Publisher: The Center for Advancing Alcohol Science to Practice
The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity eLearning
The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity provides behavioral health practitioners with vital information on supporting the population of people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, and other diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
These eLearning training modules equip behavioral health providers with information and practice tips to improve services for LGBTQ+ people in their care.
The Coalition Impact: Environmental Prevention Strategies
This publication provides an overview of the environmental strategies approach to community problem solving and includes examples of efforts where environmental strategies aimed at preventing and reducing community problems related to alcohol and other drugs were implemented.
Author: Publisher: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
The Data Dive: Episode 1 (Prioritization)
This handout provides an overview of one basic method for prioritizing needs assessment data, using the method described in Episode 1 of the PTTC's podcast, the Data Dive.
Author: Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC