The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding up to a total of $38.6 million in Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) grants over the next five years to help people and communities recover from and build resiliency to trauma.
StopBullying.Gov is on Instagram providing bullying prevention tips, inspirational quotes, and photos. This summer, StopBullying.Gov is sharing tips for bullying prevention at camp, and inspiring its followers to play their part in preventing bullying and promoting positive summer memories.
Features five LGBTQ youth who discuss details of their own trauma experiences related to their respective LGBTQ identities, how they gained resilience, and how professionals helped them in this regard.
Presents a Florida-based website that is designed to equip patients and families with the best information, resources and tools to overcome addiction and lead a lifelong recovery. While it provides information on Florida-based treatment centers, it gives valuable information to youth, parents and adults about addiction and treatment options.
Invites communities to host a town hall meeting on addressing underage and high-risk drinking as part of the 2016 national Town Hall Meeting initiative. The website offers tips and resources, videos, and an interactive map showing different communities that are hosting events across the country.
Offers free information, in both English and Spanish, on health topics, including maternal and infant care, obesity, fertility/infertility, and pregnancy.
Discusses resources youth and doctors can use to talk about sexual health and feel better prepared for their upcoming visits. Resources include a best practices guide for providers, a health assessment tool for young men, information on well-woman visits, a youth-friendly health website, and more.
Provides free resources for schools and youth serving organizations that offer information about alcohol and drug abuse and safety. The resources are speicfically designed to help organizations and schools host a drug and alcohol facts week, however these resources are can be used year round as well.
Features the Office for Victims of Crime Technical Assistance Center micro-site on Human Trafficking. This micro-site provides practitioner-driven, evidence-based training and technical assistance (TTA), webinars, and resources, that is responsive to the particular needs of victim service providers, their communities, and the victims they serve, including a specific focus on human trafficking.
Presents resources, tools, and materials that can be used during the SAMHSA Recovery Month in September to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use issues, and celebrate the people who recover. Most of the materials can also be used during other months of the year as well.
