Single State Agency
Provider Network
Other Statewide Substance Abuse Prevention Funding Agencies
Agencies/Organizations in State that Provide Technical Assistance and Training
Radar Network (Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource)
Evaluation Resources
Technology Resources
State Data Sources
Rhode
Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals Division
of
Substance Abuse Services: The Department of Mental Health
Retardation and Hospitals, Division of Substance Abuse Services,
serves as the Single
State Agency, for the state of Rhode Island, responsible for planning,
coordinating and administering a comprehensive statewide system of substance
abuse, treatment and prevention activities. DSA's responsibilities are
to: develop comprehensive statewide policies, plans and programs; assess
treatment and prevention needs and capacity; evaluate and monitor state
grants and contracts; provide technical assistance and guidance to programs,
chemical dependency professionals and the general public; and research
and recommend alternative funding and service delivery strategies to
enhance system efficiency and effectiveness.
Strategic Prevention Framework
Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Services (SATPS) is comprised of five units: Prevention, Treatment, Planning, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, (TASC), and Administration. The Prevention Unit administers and is responsible for substance abuse prevention programs funded under the Substance Abuse Block Grant, the Governor’s portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities grant, and the Combating Underage Drinking Initiative. Substance abuse prevention programs funded through Rhode Island legislative appropriation include: the Rhode Island Student Assistance Programs and the Rhode Island Substance Abuse Prevention act, which provides funding for a statewide system of community-based Substance Abuse Prevention Task Forces.
Other Statewide Substance Abuse Prevention Funding Agencies
Department of Education: The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Administers Rhode Island’s Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities grant which funds school and community-based prevention services throughout Rhode Island; and the Child Opportunity Zones (COZ) Family Centers. Located at or near a school, these provide one-stop shopping and referral for a wide range of services and information to support children and their families.
Department of Health, Tobacco Control Program: The Rhode Island Tobacco Control Program, based at the Department of Health, is guided by the Rhode Island Tobacco Control Coalition, a group of community organizations with broad representation throughout the state. It follows guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) entitled Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. It funds community-based projects whose goal is to make the social environment less conducive to tobacco use. These activities are undertaken in cities and towns by community-based organizations, including 35 Municipal Substance Abuse Prevention Task Forces; and statewide by other community organizations, supported by media advocacy to educate community members about preventing and reducing tobacco use.
Office of Highway Safety: The Rhode Island Office on Highway Safety (OHS) is responsible for sponsoring, drafting and supporting highway safety legislation. This year OHS was successful in getting passage of Bill H 7540, the .08 Drunk Driving bill, which was supported by a major media campaign. OHS also provides a substantial amount of grant money to the state police to help them enforce DWI and DUI laws. Currently, OHS does not provide grants related to drug prevention activities, alcohol, and tobacco.
The Juvenile Justice Commission: The Juvenile Justice Commission administers Violence Against Women, Local Crime Prevention, Victims of Crime, and Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention grants. Under these grants, several awards are made to programs that address youth alcohol and drug prevention.
Department of Human Services: The Department of Human Services funds the Adolescent Self-Sufficiency Collaborative (ASSC), which is a network of community organizations that serve pregnant teens and custodial teen parents under the age of 20 without a high school diploma. Case management services are delivered to clients primarily through home visits. Teens must demonstrate avoidance of toxic substances, and prenatal classes, workshops and home visits reinforce this message. In addition, substance abuse prevention is incorporated into the Domestic Violence and Healthy Partnerships workshops through the ASSC's Male Responsibility Project. This project works with high-school aged boys to prevent fatherhood at an early ages, covers substance abuse prevention in rap sessions, formal workshops, and other activities.
Agencies/Organizations in State that Provide Technical Assistance and
Training
The Addiction Technology
Transfer Center of New England, a consortium of Governors and
University Representatives from the six states of New England, is dedicated
to expanding
knowledge in the field of Addiction Studies on the clinical level. The
Center is reflective of partnerships developed in an effort to exchange
resources, promote culturally competent treatment services, and translate
and disseminate research-based substance abuse information. The ATTC-NE's
objective is to translate and institutionalize current research and best
clinical practice in alcoholism and substance abuse treatment in an effort
to promote systems development, improve client outcomes, and increase treatment
effectiveness in state and local treatment programs.
The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island (DATA): DATA is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1985, representing public and private alcohol and drug treatment, prevention and student assistance programs. DATA's primary functions are to: advocate for quality substance abuse treatment, prevention and educational services, to foster communication among substance abuse providers; foster communication with health/human service programs; promote the welfare of clients of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention programs and the community at large, and provide an array of training programs designed to improve treatment, prevention, and student assistance services.
Rhode
Island Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence, an affiliate
of the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, is a non-profit
organization combating alcoholism, other drug addictions and related
problems. Its efforts are focused primarily on prevention, education,
public information and public policy advocacy. The council has an information
center for alcohol and drug related materials. Services include a speaker's
bureau, quarterly "Amethyst" newsletter, and a library. The
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug helpline operates 24 hours per day and provide
information and referrals.
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket RI 02860
401/725-0410
Email: rhodeisland@ncadd.org
Radar Network (Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource)
In-Rhodes: In-Rhodes provides the public with timely and innovative educational materials. Open to the general public, it has information and publications for distribution on a variety of substance abuse and other addiction topics. In-Rhodes has a library of over 2000 substance abuse-related videos and books, as well as a reference library of over 4,000 documents.
DSA has contracted with the Community Research and Services Team, University of Rhode Island, to engage in a participatory process with the DSA and local agencies to: assess the strengths and limitations of local agency evaluations, inventory existing capacity within local agencies to design and implement evaluations, provide training and on-site and telephone technical assistance, and provide data analysis assistance to funded agencies whose organizational resources and limitations preclude local data analysis. Wherever possible, this service will be linked to simple data analysis systems in the agencies themselves, and document the enhancement of evaluation capacity within funded agencies.
DSA is in the process of designing a substance abuse information management system that will utilize web-based technology to link the DSA to the treatment and prevention providers, federal and state departments, and the general public. Workgroups including DSA staff, providers, and technical support staff have been formed to propose a conceptual design for the system.
Adolescent Substance Abuse Survey: This survey assesses self-reported use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and a variety of other illegal and illicit substances of abuse among public school students (grades 7-12). Data is collected on demographics; attendance, academic performance; depression, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; parental use of tobacco and alcohol; perceptions of risk associated with drug use; friends’ attitudes toward drug use; and participation in extra curricular, religious, and job related activities.
School Accountability for Learning and Teaching (SALT) Selected Findings: SALT findings include school safety, health practices, after school activities, and teacher student rating scales (TSRS) of all Rhode Island public school students and teachers. The health and safety related items include information on frequency of use for tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and other illegal drugs, as well as questions about perceived risks in using tobacco and alcohol and what others might think of you. At the elementary level there is a question about being offered drugs on the way to/from school.
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