Search our resource library to access a wealth of information to support your substance misuse prevention efforts. Use the drop down menus to search by resource type and/or prevention topic, or type a keyword into the search bar. New resources added regularly!
Resource Library
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Sample Question Guide for MOAPC Focus Groups | This focus group guide, developed for Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative, contains an overview of the structure of a focus group; tips for facilitators; and sample questions for various audiences such as active users, families of users, treatment providers, youth/teens, police/first responders, the recovery community, and the emergency department staff. |
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School Health Index | The School Health Index (SHI) Self-Assessment and Planning Guide is an online self-evaluation and planning tool for schools. The SHI is built on CDC’s research-based guidelines for school health programs that identify the policies and practices most likely to be effective in reducing youth health risk behaviors. The SHI is easy to use and is completely confidential. |
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Six Strategies for Talking about Adolescent Development | This resource outlines six strategies for effectively communicating about adolescent development. |
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Social Marketing and Sustainability of the Initiative | Information on conducting a social marketing effort (promoting awareness, interest, and behavior change), and planning for long-term sustainability. |
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Stories and Poems for Northeastern Native Tribal Families from A Circle Tied to Mother Earth | 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. |
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Strategies for Community Change and Improvement: An Overview | 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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Strategies to Prevent Binge or Heavy Episodic Drinking among Adolescents and Young Adults | 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. |
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Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative (SAPC) Guidance Document | 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. |
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Substance Use Prevention Resources for Use During a Pandemic | The Central East PTTC has created the Substance Use Prevention Resources for Use During a Pandemic guide to help prevention professionals navigate this challenging time. |
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Substance Use Prevention Resources for Use During a Pandemic | The Central East PTTC has created the Substance Use Prevention Resources for Use During a Pandemic guide to help prevention professionals navigate this challenging time. |
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Sustainability: Fostering Long-term Change to Create Drug-free Communities | This primer lays out a framework and describes key considerations and action steps for coalitions to include in their journey to sustainability. |
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Sustaining Effective Prevention Efforts: A Planning Toolkit | Sustainability in prevention is about figuring out what’s working well and how communities can continue to experience the benefits of prevention efforts over time. This requires the participation, resolve, and dedication of diverse community members—and a lot of careful planning. This online toolkit is designed to help coalitions engage in a thoughtful sustainability planning process. |
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Sustaining the Work or Initiative | This toolkit supports planning for using different tactics to sustain your organization or community initiative. |
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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. |
Report/Research |
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. |
Fact Sheet/Issue Brief |