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This tool provides guidance for prevention practitioners on addressing substance use among veterans. It highlights key risk and protective factors, barriers to care, and opportunities for collaboration with veteran-serving systems to improve outreach, engagement, and delivery of prevention services.
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This tool highlights the rising rates and unique risks of substance use among older adults. It reviews recent trends, presents key risk and protective factors, and outlines opportunities for prevention, including screening, education, and medication management.
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The Institute of Medicine's continuum of care categorizes behavioral health services into four areas: promotion, prevention, treatment, and recovery. This resource explores how these services align, offering support from promoting wellness to aiding in long-term recovery. It provides a structured framework for addressing substance misuse across various stages of care, ensuring comprehensive support for individuals and communities.
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This tool educates prevention professionals about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including what ACEs are, their prevalence, their impact on substance use and other behavioral health outcomes, and how to integrate addressing them into existing prevention.