About this resource library

From professional development materials for teachers to research reports for policymakers, EDC has produced hundreds of useful, innovative resources. This library contains a selection of some of our materials, including:

  • Apps
  • Books
  • Curricula
  • Digital games
  • Reports/studies/white papers
  • Resource libraries
  • Toolkits
28 Resources found
White papers

In this study, Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) was evaluated for its effectiveness in suicide risk management. Analyzing over 560 clinical records from a psychiatric facility, the study found a 2.5 percent re-admission rate within 10 days for patients recommended for outpatient care by AMSR-trained staff.

Toolkits

This tool presents a four-step model that state epidemiological workgroup chairs—or others responsible for creating or rebuilding such groups—can use to strengthen or revitalize their epidemiologic

Toolkits

This worksheet is designed to help you develop a brief inventory of your partners and how you work with them.

Toolkits

The Center for Strategic Prevention Support (CSPS) at EDC developed this interactive communications toolkit to help substance abuse prevention practitioners create clear, accurate messages that wou

Resource libraries

The CSPS resource library provides access to a wealth of information to support substance misuse prevention efforts.

Toolkits

This guide includes information gathered from existing research and practice literature on environmental strategies that aim to reduce non-medical use of prescription drugs. For each strategy, the guide includes information on: the populations for which the original strategy was designed, evaluation outcomes that provide evidence of effectiveness, and additional resources (e.g., links to additional guidelines) for readers.

Fact sheets
To support Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS)-funded grantees, BSAS in collaboration with the Center for Strategic Prevention Support (CSPS) convened a 4-part panel discussion on Equity in Everyday Practice between August-November 2021. This document captures the lessons learned from the series.
Toolkits
Developed for the Massachusetts Health Officers Association, this toolkit prepares local health department staff to respond to the opioid epidemic.
Reports

This report presents highlights and findings from EDC’s administration of the MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey to 24,355 high school students in 26 Massachusetts communities in 2014.

Toolkits

This online toolkit provides specific guidance for applying SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework to the prevention of opioid misuse and overdoses.

Resource libraries

This resource library contains reports, analyses, surveys, and fact sheets developed as part of EDC’s administration of the MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey from 2006 to 2014.

Reports

This report describes three post-overdose interventions that have shown promise in reducing the risk of subsequent overdoses and improving other health outcomes among people who have experienced a non-fatal overdose, highlighting the role of prevention practitioners in supporting these efforts.

Toolkits

This packet of materials provides action steps to help prevent opioid misuse and overdose among student athletes and highlights resources for addressing possible alcohol or opioid misuse or addiction.

Webinars

In this webinar, EDC’s Shai Fuxman, Carol Oliver, and Gisela Rots share their expertise about the crucial role that prevention plays in curtailing the opioid crisis.

Websites

Through engaging activities, reflections, and videotaped interviews with prevention leaders, this award-winning online course explores the range of factors associated with opioid overdose and promising strategies to address it.