Resources

This annotated bibliography provides links to online compilations of reliable, valid, and standard measures of behavioral health indicators and outcomes.

This infographic explores ways to address behavioral health disparities at each step of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).

This tool provides regular assessments of member satisfaction that can help you increase member engagement, improve group cohesion, and refine group processes and procedures.

Since early March, more than 200 prevention practitioners have participated in PS@EDC’s online Ethics in Prevention course—twice the number that attended during the first part of the year. Nearly all seats for the first July session have been filled and another session is planned for the end of the month. Why the sudden interest? In part, the high demand can be explained by COVID and the corresponding absence of in-person professional development alternatives. For practitioners seeking certified prevention specialist certification or re-certification, the two-week foundational course provides

In 2020-21, Prevention Solutions@EDC provided training and technical assistance to prevention practitioners across the country, on topics ranging from coalition leadership and sustainability planning to the social determinants of health and intersection of prevention and recovery.

This tip sheet can help you get your new collaborative workgroup off the ground and running.

Using alternate response teams, opioid response teams, and multidisciplinary response teams, the Chicago Department of Public Health's Crisis Assistance Response & Engagement (CARE) Program incorporates behavioral health professionals into the City's 911 response system. This flyer outlines the CARE Program's services, approach, and reach.

This resource highlights the programs offered by the Chicago Department of Public Health's Office of Substance Use and Recovery Services. It also provides facts and statistics regarding narcotics in Chicago.

Created by the Chicago Department of Public Health, Public Health Vending Machines are vending machines stocked with harm reduction products such as Narcan, fentanyl test kits, xylazine test kits, general hygiene kits, menstrual hygiene kits, socks, and underwear. This resource covers where the machines are located, how to access their products, and the mission behind the product.

From the Chicago Department of Public Health, this resource highlights the different trauma- informed mental health services provided by the department in 2022. This flyer shows a list of each mental health service provided in Chicago along with its description, the frequency in which the service was provided, and the location of service centers across the city.