Prevention Tools and Resources
Websites
Links to SAMHSA's prevention initiatives.
SAMHSA's Prevention PlatformThis website provides interactive tools that actively guide the user in conducting needs assessments, capacity development, strategic planning, and outcome evaluation.
National Center for the Application of Prevention TechnologyListing of prevention evidence-based programs from National CAPT.
Technical Assistance Publications (TAPs)Helps apply science-based prevention strategies in the field. Available online or to order from SAMHSA.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Prevention Resources:Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program (For grades K-1)
Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program (For grades 2-3)
NIDA for Teens (For grades 5-9)
Mind Over Matter (For grades 5-9), Teacher’s Guide for the Mind Over Matter Series
HEADS UP: Real News About Drugs and Your Body (For grades 6-10)
Slide Teaching Packets (For grades 9-12). The Neurobiology of Ecstasy, Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction, Bringing the Power of Science to Bear on Drug Abuse and Addiction, The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, and Marijuana, The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction.
The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction (For grades 9-12)
NIH Science Education Homepage. Curricula developed by NIH for elementary, middle, and high school classes
NIDA Goes Back to School. Science-based educational materials
Workplace Resource CenterSAMHSA site that provides assistance and guidance in developing and evaluating programs and policies that address alcohol and drug abuse problems in the workplace.
Community ToolboxPromoting community health and development by connecting people, ideas and resources. Provides over 7,000 pages of practical skill-building information on over 250 different topics. Topic sections include step-by-step instruction, examples, check-lists, and related resources.
Center for Study and Prevention of ViolenceComprehensive site from the University of Colorado that offers access to information and research concerning youth violence, and access to current research on violence.
Publications
A guide for policy makers and providers from the Bureau of Justice Assistance Center for Program Evaluation
Basic Guide to Program Evaluation (Including Outcomes Evaluation)Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation
NIDA InfoFacts: Lessons from Prevention ResearchThe principles listed are the result of long-term research studies on the origins of drug abuse behaviors and the common elements of effective prevention programs.
Preventing Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents - A Research Based Guide, Second EditionThis NIDA guide provides important research-based concepts and information to further efforts to develop and carry out effective drug abuse prevention programs
Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family InterventionNIDA Research Monograph, Number 177 [1998]
National Cross-Site Evaluation of High-Risk Youth ProgramsHighlights the effectiveness of prevention programs and practices, and identifies critical targets for strengthening protective factors in youth at high risk for substance abuse
Clinical Preventive Services in Substance Abuse and Mental Health UpdateSummarizes promising prevention interventions delivered by health care systems that impact mental disorders and substance abuse and medical outcomes. Addresses interventions based on age and life-cycle groups, and examines psychoeducational counseling.
Prevention-Future By Design: Behavioral Health in ActionDiscusses SAMHSA's work to reduce the impact of mental illness and substance on American communities.
Strengthening Parenting and Enhancing Child ResilienceReviews children's mental health programs that enhance parenting skills and child resilience. Addresses costs and benefits, opportunities to reach parents and caregivers with evidence-based practices, and recommendations for future prevention efforts.
Family Skills Training for Parents and ChildrenAn OJJDP Bulletin in the Strengthening Families Program. The program reflects research that indicates that the most effective interventions build parent, child, and family skills
Strategies for Success: Combating Juvenile DUIThis comprehensive program includes building and initiating a DUI program that works in your community
Understanding Inhalant Users: An Overview for Parents, Educators and Clinicians
A Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) report that discusses trends in inhalant use, the causes and consequences of use, the effects, treatment and prevention of inhalant abuse
