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Substance Abuse
SAMHSA Center Substance Abuse
Prevention:
SAMHSA
Model Programs Prevention programs identified by the SAMHSA Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) as science-based, effective, or
model programs, based on CSAP criteria.
CSAP's
Guide to Science-based Practices Links to:
Prevention
Best Practices from the Western Regional Center for the Application
of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Guiding Principles, definitions of
best and promising practices, and links to a large number of model prevention
programs and best practices organized by risk factor, domain, ethnicity,
age, and CSAP strategy.
Comprehensive
Service Delivery Program for Children at Risk A program model called
"Children at Risk" (CAR) was designed, directed, and evaluated
by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
(CASA). This paper describes the progam and also describes the types
of technical assistance and support CASA can provide to new communities
interested in implementing a program patterned after CAR.
CASASTART-Striving
Together to Achieve Rewarding Tomorrows A neighborhood-based, school-centered
program aimed at preventing substance abuse and delinquency among high-risk
adolescents ages 8 to 13, and at reducing drug-related crime in their
neighborhoods.
Suicide
Suicide Prevention: Current
Research, Model Programs, and Links to Suicide Resources Suicide prevention
site sponsored by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA); includes National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action.
Arizona Suidice Prevention Coalition:
The most important step in prevention is the recognition of the many signs of suicide. With compassion and courage, we can give a loved one hope in time of despair.
Teen Lifeline: Arizona Facts and resources for prevention of teen suicide.
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Youth Violence
Youth
Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General The Report identifies
science-based strategies that can be implemented by parents, schools,
and communities to decrease the risk of youth violence.
School Violence
Model
Programs in School Violence Prevention Sponsored by the SAMHSA Center
for Mental Health Services
HIV/AIDS
CMHS
Program Spotlight - HIV/AIDS addresses the mental health needs of
people living with HIV/AIDS.
The
NIMH Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS (CMHRA) supports
research on the effects of HIV on the central nervous system and on
developing effective HIV prevention and risk reduction interventions.
The
Division of AIDS and Health and Behavior Research (DAHBR) supports
research and research training to use a public health model to reduce
the burden of mental illness from medical comorbidities, non-adherence
to treatment, societal stigma, health disparities, and unhealthy behaviors.
College Programs
College Drinking: Changing the Culture - created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov is your one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
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