Resources

This resource contains three examples of logic models that prevention practitioners can use to think through their process for addressing behavioral health disparities at the community level. Each example addresses a different type of disparity, and includes the community’s related substance use problem; factors that contribute to the problem; activities to address the problem; and short-, intermediate-, and long-term outcomes.

Hear PS@EDC Director Carol Oliver share strategies for equipping coalitions, organizations, and individuals to bring change to their communities. Insights include the importance of laying the groundwork for change, acknowledging growing pains, and inviting the input of members with diverse perspectives.

Learn five strategies for delivering engaging and effective webinars, including ways in which you can engage your audience.

This tool presents four tasks to help you design the right evaluation for your prevention initiative.

This resource offers tips for increasing the credibility of your evaluation findings and justifying your results.

Effective recruitment takes planning. This tool presents the four phases of successful recruitment, starting with doing your homework.

This resource addresses the critical role coalitions play in crafting successful community-based prevention initiatives, and explains how Prevention Solutions' services aim to empower them through organizational planning and expansion.

This tool presents some considerations for evaluating your collaboration, common functions to evaluate, and examples of instruments that measure these functions.

Prevention Solutions@EDC’s Shai Fuxman and Julie Riordan have been examining what schools are doing to support children affected by the opioid crisis. In this podcast, they discuss how traumatic experiences can affect students and also highlight some programs that are making a difference.

This flyer calls attention to the Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances' new program; Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR). With MAR, helpline callers can request treatment for opioid use disorder and be connected to a care manager for immediate access to medication and counseling services. This resource provides an overview for how MAR got started, the benefits of using it, how to get started, and more.