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Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) 

November 15, 2024

The Program  Project TND is an evidence-based, interactive classroom-based substance abuse prevention program that is based on more than two decades of successful research at the University of Southern California. Project TND focuses on three factors that predict tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, violence-related behaviors, and other problem behaviors among youth, including:  Intended Audience  […]

Coping and Supporting Training (CAST)

November 15, 2024

The Program  Coping and Support Training (CAST) is an evidence-based prevention program for middle and high-school-aged youth. It is a 12-lesson skills training program, embedded in a positive-peer group culture, designed for just 6-8 youth. CAST is used across the US and Canada, in schools, community centers, and a wide variety of other youth-oriented agencies.  Intended Audience  CAST is intended for potential school dropouts—racially/ethnically diverse, aged 14-19 years who also showed elevated suicide risk.  Implementation  […]

Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention for African Americans: An Equity-focused Review of Resources

August 30, 2024

In the United States, suicidality is rising in all ethnic categories (CDC, 2023), but in African American communities it is rising more rapidly and reaching more alarming heights. For example, between 2007 and 2020, Black youth had the fastest-growing suicide rates of all their peers (Johns Hopkins, 2023), and Black youth ages 15-24 are more […]

Preventing Long Term Anger and Aggression in Youth 

July 31, 2024

The Program  Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY) is a culturally relevant, curriculum-based program modeled on the Racial Encounter Coping Appraisal and Socialization Theory (RECAST). This program focuses on utilizing physical activity and racial socialization to reduce stress, prepare youth to cope with stress and make healthier decisions in conflict situations. Racial and […]

Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders by Race and Ethnicity

February 29, 2024

The drug overdose death crisis in the United States has expanded and worsened over time, and is estimated to account for nearly 841,000 deaths since 1999 (CDC, 2021; Mattson et al., 2021). Opioids have contributed to significant increases in overdose deaths, starting in 1999 with prescription opioids and followed by waves involving heroin and then […]

Behavioral Health Equity Best Practices for African Americans

January 26, 2024

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Office of Behavioral Health Equity held the Behavioral Health Equity Best Practices for African Americans event on Monday, February 5 at 1:30-3:00 pm EST. This dynamic webinar was a collaboration with SAMHSA’s Division of Children and School Mental, Mental Health Promotion Branch, Suicide Prevention Branch, and the […]

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