Prevention Resources
Communication
- Talk About It: A Guide to Having Open Conversations About Substances with Young People
- LGBTQ Language Guidance
- We Think Twice Mental Health Campaign for Young Men
- Talking With Youth About Substance Use Prevention
- Developing Prevention Messaging Through Mass Media
- The Social Norms Intervention
- Sharing Substance-Use Related Information with Youth 11-18: Integrating the Best Available Evidence to Prevent Unintended Harm
- Developing a Communication Plan
- Substance Use Prevention Communications Toolkit
- SAMHSA: A How-to Guide for Digital Storytelling
- NIDA Media Guide
- Making Community Presentations
Alcohol
Marijuana
- Marijuana Brain PTTC Powerpoint
- Montana Youth Marijuana Trends Infograph
- BHDD Montana Marijuana Toolkit
- Marijuana and the Brain by Andy Duran (Recording)
- BHDD Youth Marijuana Prevention Guide
- CAPT: Preventing Youth Marijuana Use: Data Sources 2017
- DEA 2014 Report “The Dangers and Consequences of Marijuana Use”
- PTTC Marijuana Prevention Toolkit
- PTTC Marijuana Myth and Facts
- PTTC Cannabis Glossary
- BHDD Marijuana Education
Meth
Legislative One-Pagers
These resources were developed for the purpose of advocacy during the 2023 Montana Legislative season.
- One Pager Training Recording – Youth Use
- One Pager Training Recording – Marijuana and Mental Health
- One Pager Training Recording – Native American and Youth Use Trends
- One Pager Training Recording – Marijuana Potency
- Marijuana & Mental Health
- Marijuana Flow Chart
- MAP Policy Advocacy Guide
- Montana Youth Marijuana Use Trends
- Native Youth & Marijuana
- Potency
- Marijuana Flowchart Talking Points
- Marijuana Potency Talking Points
Articles/Research
- Developing a Comprehensive Community-Based Prevention Strategy
- Montana Alcohol and Marijuana Climate Report
- Additional Reports
- The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Conclusions 2017
- DEA 2014 Report “The Dangers and Consequences of Marijuana Use”
- The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact
- Information on Marijuana and Anxiety and PTSD
- Colorado Health Concerns Related to Marijuana
- HIDTA Marijuana Impact Reports
- Marijuana and the Brain
Other Resources
Prevention Skill Building series
Youth Connections worked with Andy Duran, the Executive Director of L.E.A.D., to facilitate and build a series of trainings on marijuana prevention. The series was held March-May of 2021
Recordings
- Series: Effective Public Speaking (recording)
- Series: Effective Visual Presentation (recording)
- Series: Prevention Policy – The Basics
- Series: Impact of Legalization & Talking Points
- Series: Community Readiness (Recording)
- Series: Effective Prevention Messaging (Recording)
- Series: What’s the Hangup Part 1 (Recording)
- Series: Whats the Hangup Part 2 (Recording)
- Effective Prevention Messaging by Andy Duran (Recording)
- Series: Capacity Building With Key Stakeholders (Recording)
- Series: Marijuana Prevention: Where to Start? (Recording)
- Series: Dive into Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data (Recording)
- Series: Understanding Norms and Attitudes (Recording)
- Environmental Scan Part 1 (Recording)