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We provide tools that drive impactful change and elevate the field of prevention in general.
The Timeline of Resistance is an interactive presentation tool that uncovers the social justice roots of the field of public health, explores historical and contemporary racial justice movements, and provides strategies for the field to reclaim its social justice origins. Drawing on elements of Prevention Institute’s THRIVE Framework , the Timeline offers public health advocates concrete historical and contemporary examples of BIPOC communities’ resistance efforts to reverse/dismantle systems of oppression. The Timeline is complemented by a Playlist of songs by artists of color celebrating
Structural racism is a determinant of violence; racial justice is a determinant of safety. In 2021, in collaboration with the Division of Violence Prevention, Prevention Institute researched the ways that communities can achieve safety addressing structural racism. Based on that work and input from leaders and practitioners across the country, we developed this set of modules to assist violence prevention partners integrate health equity and racial justice into their practices, programming, and policy work. The modules contain specific action steps that CDC program recipients, staff, and other
This resource provides government staff, elected/appointed officials, health equity and racial justice organizations, and funding entities with methods and strategies for building community power to advance implementation, which are drawn from local examples at the leading edge of this work.
Preventing trauma and suicide during catastrophic events and beyond Catastrophic events like the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, or other disasters can cause major upheaval in the lives of individuals and communities as a whole, disrupting the social fabric and cutting people off from much needed support. Preventing trauma and suicide under these conditions, and in the long term, requires dedicated attention and resources. Where do I start? The CDC’s Suicide Prevention Technical Package and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Prevention Technical Package share strategies with the greatest
The Making Connections Backpack is a resource library for those engaged in building a gendered and community-level approach to improving mental wellbeing among men and boys. It offers tools to shape your journey, and connect with others engaged in or supporting similar upstream prevention work.
This presentation covers advocacy, different types of policy (organizational, regulatory, fiscal, legislative, and legal), and key elements to developing successful policy solutions to advance mental health and wellbeing. It is ideal for those who want to learn the basics of policy making, and for advocates interested in making change through the policy process.