| Title | Description | Type | Year Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 CASEL Guide — Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs for Preschool and Elementary Schools |
This document identifies well-designed, evidence-based social and emotional learning programs with potential for broad dissemination to schools across the United States. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Action Summit Addresses Suicide in Tribal Communities |
Action Summit for Suicide Prevention, was an unprecedented collaboration among Federal agencies to address suicide and substance abuse prevention issues in Indian Country. |
T/TA Spotlight | 2011 | |
| Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Transforming Our Systems of Care |
In this video, Dr. Heather Larkin, Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Albany, underscores the importance of coordinating services to prevent adverse childhood experiences... |
Video | 2012 | |
| Adverse Childhood Experiences: Risk Factors for Substance Abuse and Mental Health |
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study assesses associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. In this video, Dr. Robert Anda, a co-Principal... |
Video | 2012 | |
| Alaska's SPF SIG Addresses the Behavioral Health Consequences of Underage and Binge Drinking |
Alaska is using its SPF SIG, to address the impact of substance abuse on related behavioral health problems, including intimate partner violence and suicide. |
Grantee Stories | 2012 | |
| Aligning Substance Abuse Prevention with Mental Health and Primary Care |
CSAP Director Frances Harding discusses the agency's vision for delivering prevention services in the context of behavioral health. |
Video | 2012 | |
| An Annotated Bibliography of Measurement Compendia: Reliable, Valid, and Standard Measures of Substance Abuse and Mental and Behavioral Health Indicators and Outcomes of Interest |
The bibliography is designed to support individuals providing technical assistance to states and local programs working to strengthen their substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Behavioral Health Fact Sheets | SAMHSA’s CAPT developed this set of fact sheets to help practitioners think about their substance abuse prevention work in the overall context of behavioral health. | Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Behavioral Health Issues Among Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. War Veterans |
This document introduces some of the behavioral health problems facing veterans who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq, including substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Building Prevention Capacity through Collaboration |
Prevention Manager Jo McCaslin from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse describes the benefits of working across agencies to improve behavioral health. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Community Tool Box |
The Community Tool Box website contains numerous tools and resources designed to help practitioners support community health and development. There are sections on leadership, strategic... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Finding Evidence-based Programs and Practices | NEW |
This document includes links to federal registries and resources for evidence-based prevention and intervention programs (including environmental strategies) related to public health topics such... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 |
| Health System Measurement Project Tool |
This web-based tool tracks government data on critical U.S. health system indicators. The website presents national trend data as well as detailed views broken out by population characteristics... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Incorporating Prevention into Mental Health Settings |
Dr. Michael T. Compton, presents opportunities for practicing mental health clinicians to become more prevention-minded in their work |
Video | 2012 | |
| IOM The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults |
This document, created by the Institute of Medicine, discusses the unique challenges for the care of older adults with mental health and substance use conditions. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Leading Change: A Plan for SAMHSA’s Roles and Actions, 2011-2014 |
This document presents eight strategic initiatives that will guide SAMHSA's work until 2014. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2011 | |
| Mental Health, United States, 2010 |
Mental Health, United States, 2010, is the latest in a series of publications issued biannually by SAMHSA since 1980. Modeled after CDC's annual report, Health, US, this new report includes mental... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| National Prevention Week Participant Toolkit |
This toolkit equips communities with resources for planning an event to help prevent substance abuse and promote behavioral health. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Partnering with Youth/Young Adults in Behavioral Health to Live Happy, Healthy, Productive Lives |
This webcast discusses mental and substance use disorders among teenagers and young adults and effective prevention approaches. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities (IOM Report) |
This report reviews research on mental, emotional, and behavioral problems in children, youth and young adults, and recommends strategies to improve prevention and treatment. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2011 | |
| Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools |
This toolkit, created by SAMHSA, provides schools with recommended steps and accompanying tools to guide them in creating and implementing strategies and programs that prevent teen suicide and... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Prevention in Alaska: Addressing the Impact of Alcohol Use on Other Areas of Behavioral Health |
L. Diane Casto, Manager for Prevention and Early Intervention Services for Alaska's Division of Behavioral Health |
Video | 2012 | |
| Prevention in Alaska: Seeing the Whole Picture |
L. Diane Casto describes the benefits of implementing a comprehensive approach to preventing substance abuse and related behavioral health problems. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Prevention in Kentucky: Laying the Foundation for Ongoing Collaboration |
Connie Smith, Substance Abuse Prevention Branch Manager for Kentucky's Department of Behavioral Health, describes how the state's 14 regional prevention centers are working together to reduce... |
Video | 2012 | |
| Prevention in Michigan: Sharing Data Across Systems |
Larry Scott, Prevention Manager for Michigan's Department of Community Health, describes the benefits of collaborating effectively across the State's multiple data systems, and the role of... |
Video | 2012 |
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