This evidence-based guide provides strategies and insights specific to at-risk groups, to support interventions and help prevent suicides.
The guide :
- Highlights existing research
- Discusses barriers that hinder youth’s accessMore
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The November 26, 2024, episode of Voice of Vashon featured Dr. J. David Hawkins, founding director of the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington. He discussed research and strategies for preventing youth behavior problems, emphasizing evidence-based approachesMore
NDAFW is an annual event by National Institute on Drug Abuse focused on the science of drug use and addiction that educates and empowers youth to make informed decisions about substance use and their health. There are lots of resourse to help plan your community’s event. There are already events registered – More
Members of SDRG’s Center for Communities that Care participated in the European Society for Prevention Research’s annual meeting in Cremona, Italy, during the week of September 9, 2024. Dr. Margaret Kuklinski and Dr. Nicole Eisenberg from the Center attended the conference, where CTCMore
The purpose of the PTTC Network is to improve implementation and delivery of effective substance use prevention interventions, and provide training and technical assistance services to the substanceMore
In October, SAMHSA celebrates Substance Use Prevention Month! and they are Telling the Prevention Story. Prevention Month lifts up the national conversation — to showcase prevention’s positive effects on communities across the country.
- To inspire action, each of us can share how prevention is improving lives in our communities.
- We aim to prevent substance use in theMore
Communities That Care’s Director, Margaret Kuklinski, PhD joined the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) for an in-depth discussion on the opioid epidemic ahead of the election. Experts shared insights from a recent national survey on Americans’ views of the opioid epidemic and evaluated the government’s response to the crisis.More
The US Department of Health & Human Services Released it’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention is a bold new 10-year, comprehensive, whole-of-society approach to suicide prevention that provides concrete recommendations for addressing gaps in the suicide prevention field. This coordinated and comprehensive approach to suicide prevention at the national, state, tribal, local, andMore
Communities that Care (CTC) was recently featured in a Freakonomics Radio series shedding light on promising efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Keith Humphreys, Professor of Psychiatry and an Addiction Researcher at Stanford University highlighted CTC and the work of the Social Development Research Group to demonstrate the potential for evidence-based strategies and community engagement in tackling complexMore
Join the Northwest PTTC on Thursday, June 20, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Alaska
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Pacific
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Mountain
During this webinar, we will focus on jumpstarting a prevention coalition for long-term success. During the session we will go on a journey to developing a culture of participation, including techniques for identifying appropriateMore