Educational Information
Please click on a link below for useful material:
- NEW - Prevention in Rhode Island and the 2024 RI Student Survey (RISS)
- This PowerPoint was presented at at SAMHSA's 21st Annual Prevention Day in February 2025, by BHDDH staff members:
- Hailey Voyer, MPH
- Abigail Murdock, MPH
- Elizabeth Farrar, BA, ACPS
- This PowerPoint was presented at at SAMHSA's 21st Annual Prevention Day in February 2025, by BHDDH staff members:
- NEW - RI Prevention Certification Study Guide - Updated 01.2024
- The Rhode Island Prevention Specialist Certification Study Guide for the Certification Exam is a resource sponsored by BHDDH to serve as a study aid to assist prevention professionals to prepare for and pass the Rhode Island Prevention Specialist Certification Exam. The Guide, updated in January 2024, was developed by the RI Prevention Resource Center (RIPRC). The RIPRC is implemented by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. under contract with BHDDH. All or part of the funding for the contract is provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The content of this Guide does not necessarily represent the views or policies of either SAMHSA or BHDDH
- Harm Reduction Guide for Prevention Professionals in Rhode Island
- Harm Reduction Stack the Deck Resources
- Drug Guide – Chart
- Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) / E-Cig Fact Sheet
- LGBTQ Youth and Substance Abuse Fact Sheet
- Marijuana Fact Sheet
- Parents' guide to Drug Slang
- Prescription Drug Misuse among Older Adults
- Prevention Basic Fact Sheet
- Spice Basic Fact Sheet
- Teens are going to the medicine cabinet for a high
- Teen Prescription Drug Misuse
- Understand the Big Deal about Marijuana
- Underage Tobacco Use Fact Sheet