From EDC’s Community-Led Suicide Prevention initiative, in collaboration with the National Association of County and City Health Officials, this worksheet is designed to assist rural health departments. Its purpose is to help them cultivate meaningful and effective community partnerships to address the intersection of suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences.

This handout addresses the growing concern among prevention specialists and public health officials regarding older adults and substance use, misuse, and increasing substance use disorders, and offers tips on how prevention specialists can take action.

Learn how to develop a compelling argument, or “elevator pitch,” for asking potential partners to collaborate.

This tool presents questions you can ask yourself or others on your team to facilitate a discussion about membership.

This tool can help you detect any gaps in your current prevention resources and identify potential partners to fill them.

This worksheet presents important questions to consider prior to establishing a professional social media presence.

This tool will help you map out and track who, when, and how to reach out to potential partners.

This worksheet can help you successfully match workgroup activities with member interests and skills.

This worksheet offers a template for creating a simple memorandum of agreement.

Use this tool to prioritize potential partners, based on their readiness to work with you.