Resources for Educators
Websites
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Higher Education Center provides support to all institutions of higher education in their efforts to address alcohol and other drug problems.
NIDA Goes to School - Science-based Drug Abuse EducationIncludes information for students and parents, and teaching resources for the classroom, grades K - 12.
Teachers, The Anti-DrugA drug education resource provides classroom activities and reference tools that can be used by any teacher of students aged 11-14. This guide gives insight into the concerns of their students on the subject of drug use.
Reach Out NowA collaboration by SAMHSA, DHHS, and Scholastic Inc., to provide school-based, underage alcohol use prevention materials in time for Alcohol Awareness Month each April. This two-part set of materials is designed especially for use by fifth- and sixth-grade students, their families, and their teachers, and is sent to fifth- and sixth-grade classroom teachers nationwide each year.
Facts for Educators (American Council for Drug EducationIncludes lesson plans, creating and maintaining drug-free schools, signs of drug use, and basic facts about drugs.
Meth Education for Elementary School (MEDFELS)A drug education program that assists third and fourth grade teachers in presenting an accurate portrayal of the dangers associated with the manufacture, distribution and use of Methamphetamine.
The Life or Meth: What’s the Cost?Created with youth in grades 5 and 6 in mind, but the information is good for all ages. This interactive program provides information about methamphetamine, decision- making and assertiveness. The delivery system is completely computer-based, making it more appealing to youth who have grown up with technology.
Close to HomePBS series companion to "Moyers on Addiction." Understanding and treating addiction, controversial policy issues, lesson plans for teachers, and a 13-issue soap opera comic-book series for teens.
The Coaches Playbook Against DrugsOJJDP playbook to help coaches in their special role of educating athletes about the dangers of drugs.
School Violence Prevention TopicsHamilton Fish Institute links to resources on numerous prevention topics.
National School Safety Center (NSSC)Provides school communities with quality information, resources, consultation, and training services.
ERICThe Education Resources Information Center is an internet-based digital library that includes journal articles, books, papers, and reports in education. If available, includes links to full text. (from 1966 to present).
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)Indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators (some titles from 1984 – present).
Publications
Prevention Education in America's Schools: Findings and Recommendations from a Survey of Educators 
What You Need to Know about Starting a Student Drug-Testing Program
ONDCP
Marijuana Education Guide - assists middle and high school teachers educates students and their families about the dangers of marijuana. From the Newspaper in Education Program.
Inhalant Prevention
Resource Guide
A Short History of Tobacco - a teaching guide for grades 3-12 from Teaching About Tobacco
School Interventions to Prevent Youth Suicide
provides information on prevention, assessment, crisis response, and
aftermath assistance.
Early Warning Timely Response: A guide to Safe Schools (DOE) Contains early warning signs that can help adults identify and reach out to troubled children to reduce the likelihood of school violence.
Topics in Crime Prevention from the National Crime Prevention Council
Violence in Schools (CSAP) Resource Guide of materials and programs
Responding to Hate at School - 68 pg manual from Teaching Tolerance. In English & Spanish.
Operation Respect; Don't Laugh At Me Project - disseminates educational resources that are designed to establish a climate that reduces behaviors such as ridicule, bullying and - in extreme cases - violence.
