Minnesota Institute of Public Health

The Adopting Cultural Competent Best Practices (ACCBP) Project is designed to work in partnership with leaders and cultural consultants, as well as individuals engaged in chemical dependency treatment, to build provider capacity to deliver culturally competent services for Minnesota’s racial/ethnic and linguistically diverse populations.

Avert is a center for safer schools, a resource strategy for schools to utilize in becoming safer, healthier environments for kids to succeed, through best use of mostly existing and some new resources, and a division of the nonprofit Minnesota Institute of Public Health.

Change Direction is an alcohol and other drug education program offered at many locations throughout Minnesota.

The Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws project comprises grant initiatives that provide funding and technical assistance to Minnesota community coalitions who are working to prevent underage drinking. Is your community interested in addressing this important topic? Learn more about the Zero Adult Provider project and the funding available for compliance checks and alternate enforcement.

The Gambling Problems Resource Center promotes the recognition of problem/compulsive gambling behavior as well as the characteristics of low-risk gambling. We offer a wide range of training and education services, including classes and informative program materials on how to respond to and prevent gambling problems.

HPR is well known for its ability to develop social marketing materials and services that promote healthy behaviors.

MPRC, funded through a grant from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) of the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services, serves as the statewide information clearinghouse and services center supporting the efforts of people who work to prevent the problems caused by tobacco and drug use, underage alcohol use and the misuse of alcohol by adults as well as the related violence stemming from these situations.

The Regional Prevention Coordinators (RPC) are a community-focused, prevention based initiative. The RPC seeks to build regional relationships, provide training and technical assistance and implement a cohesive state wide prevention effort to build stronger and safer communities.

Curious about the levels of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in your community? Interested in the consequences of that use, such as alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities and narcotics arrests? This data are now readily available in one convenient location.

Positive Response is a comprehensive assessment tool designed to proactively address the dangerous culture of drinking and substance abuse that occurs at colleges and universities across the country.

 

Believe it or not, the teen years are good years. Contrary to the popular image of teens throwing wild parties and doing battle with parents, most parents and teens navigate “teenhood” quite well, with relatively few problems.

The key? The way in which you raise kids can make a difference.