International Resource Finder

Provides information for parents about the National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) guidelines for young people. It aims to help parents understand why the 'recommendation of not drinking' was made and provides some suggestions about how parents can educate their children about alcohol and help reduce the risk of harm.

Website with online tool that provides a guide explaining how many standard drinks are in common containers of alcohol.

Booklet that provides activities and different discussion points regarding drug use and abuse. Links to more useful resources are included under each discussion point.

Guidelines to assist American Indian and Alaska Native communities in taking a proactive role that addresses the alcoholism, addiction, and alcohol and substance abuse across their reservations, villages, and urban communities in ways that are culturally responsive.

Equips prevention professionals, healthcare providers, and educators with information on current health issues among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations. Includes an overview of terms related to gender identity and sexual expression.

Research paper that provides a range of perspectives on current research and best practice relating to a central theme in drug prevention. This edition focuses on the role of families preventing alcohol-related harm among young people.

Booklet that explains how grandparents can communicate better with their teenage grandchild, learn about the latest drugs and discover how they can help keep their grandchild healthy.

Website that provides advice on how to talk to children about alcohol and drugs. Includes chapters on how to start the conversation, get the facts about alcohol and other drugs, saying 'yes' or 'no' to a party, knowing the law and planning a safe teen party. Online version of the booklet with advice tips and links.

Booklet that provides examples of useful youth involvement activities and simple ice-breakers.

Website specifically designed for teens that provides information about alcohol, peer pressure, and resisting alcohol. It provides quizzes, polls and animated role play.

Booklet that reminds teens that alcohol is a drug - and the most commonly used drug among students. It helps test knowledge and emphasises key facts. Topics include gender issues, alcohol and the teen brain.

Website that offers guidelines for parents on discussing drugs and prevention with their children in simple English for anyone with reading/language barriers.

Factsheet that guides grandparents to support their grandchildren, especially if the grandparents' son/daughter has drug/alcohol problems. It offers self-help for grandparents and support for problem user parents and affected grandchildren.

Presentation/Slideshow that summarises SAMSHA's Strategic Prevention Framework, which outlines a process that an organization, initiative, community, or state can follow in order to prevent and reduce the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.

Website about SAMSHA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) that uses a five-step planning process to guide states, jurisdictions, tribes, and communities in the selection, implementation, and evaluation of effective, culturally appropriate, and sustainable prevention activities.

Factsheet that explains how sporting clubs prove an ideal setting for prevention, describing some effective case studies in Australia.

Guidelines that presents information on identifying, screening, and assessing adolescents who use substances, conducting comprehensive assessments, and beginning treatment planning. Chapter 1, 2 and 3 provide really useful information on substance abuse prevention, including appropriate strategies and guidelines for screening and assessment. The rest of the book explores issues surrounding adolescents in juvenile justice settings.

Poster that helps parents to plan a fun and safe party for their teen, helping them identify and combat the potential risks of alcohol and drugs.

Games for teachers and students to tackle issues of drug abuse.

Research paper that explores the prevention of drug-related harm among individuals belonging to communities characterised by cultural and linguistic diversity.

Booklet that provides practical guidance for planning programs and campaigns, providing communities with a basis from which they can learn from others' experiences, while also adapting strategies to meet their needs. It explains the prevention agenda, gives examples of when it has been successful and gives guidelines and methods to create a successful prevention program or campaign.

Booklet that helps parents with children aged 9-14 years old, address issues surrounding drugs, including information on drug types, drug use and strategies for parents.

Videos that present a number of celebrities promoting prevention. Need to create a free account to access these resources.

Guide for teachers that explains how to prepare an activity for students to use information about depression, anti-depressants, and ecstasy in their race to solve a puzzle.

Poster from the Strengthening Families for Parents and Youth programme that explains the essence of resiliency for youth and parents.

Booklet that provides information and statistics on cannabis in a FAQ format and some things 'to think about' such as: Addiction, driving, school and psychosis/panic.

Booklet that provides prevention activities for children at kindergarten.

Factsheet on lessons from research that list principles on the origins of drug abuse behaviours and the common elements of effective prevention programs to help parents, educators, and community leaders to help guide their thinking, planning, selection, and delivery of drug abuse prevention programs at the community level.

Website that dispels myths about legal highs and provides some general advice for parents.

Website that provides links to the global International Standards that summarise the currently available scientific evidence, describing interventions and policies that have been found to result in positive prevention outcomes and their characteristics.

Website that provides information on what parents can do to help ensure that when their children get behind the wheel of a vehicle on their own, they are well prepared to become safe drivers.

Pamphlet that supports facilitation of discussion and decision-making about evidence-based programs and practices (EBPs) intended to help administrators, program directors, and clinicians charged with choosing EBPs that meet the needs of their target population and community.

Pamphlet for parents to raise awareness of connectedness; Why it is important for their child to feel connected to school and what they can you do to increase their child's connection to school.

Booklet that provides principles of a good family skills training program, including how to culturally adapt family skills training programs, how to recruit and retain parents and families, how to select, train, and support group leader and how to monitor and evaluate such programs. It also provides a summery about the effectiveness and the benefits of a good family skills training program.

Pamphlet for school districts and school administrators to explain advantages of school-connectedness that outline strategies and actions, teachers and other school staff can take to increase school-connectedness.

Guides a wide range of groups and communities move from concerns about substance abuse to proven and practical solutions. It covers several topics: Community needs, issues and audiences, risk and protection, community partners, prevention theory, planning, strategies, evaluation, social marketing, connecting with your audience, media and social media. It offers event timelines for potential prevention events, sample materials and resources.

Report that gives background information of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), including the prevalence, the effects, and the cost of FASD). It reviews the effectiveness of Australian and International programs, including prevention, parenting and training programs.

Presentation/Slideshow from the first part of a webinar series 'Family-based approaches for building resiliency in children and youth', which explores the use of family-based programs for building resiliency through mental health promotion and other substance misuse prevention activities.

Offers guidelines and parenting techniques on communication, encouragement, negotiation, setting limits, supervision and parent's knowing their child's friends.

Booklet of nine modules to help parents talk to their teen more effectively.

Booklet providing facts on a range of drugs translated into a number of languages.

Website that provides facts on drugs and prevention in simple English for anyone with reading/language barriers.

Research Paper that looks at drug prevention among young asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. It includes a literature review, an overview of existing provision and identification of gaps in our current knowledge.

A wallet of purse sized pamphlet that provides some key information and advice on alcohol including controlling drinking, some Australian support services and some information on standard drink measurements.

Website that provides a collection of booklets and Factsheets in English and Spanish that offer support for parents talking to their children about underage drinking. The materials are in adaptable formats so they can be changed or have an organization's logo added.

Report on the effectiveness of current consumer participation strategies to engage culturally and linguistically diverse consumers.

Guide for teachers that explains how to prepare an activity for students to discuss the different environmental, behavioural, social, and genetic factors that influence whether a person becomes addicted to drugs.

Booklet that provides guidelines and standards for school-based substance abuse prevention. A workbook is included to help teachers, schools staff, and others working in school-based substance abuse prevention to effectively implement these standards.

Booklet that provides: Statistics, facts and talking points on alcohol and other drugs. It includes useful facts for parents about alcohol, energy drinks and marijuana and features 10 strategies for parents to help their teens make good decisions about alcohol and other drugs.

Factsheet that explains some of the risk and protective factors for alcohol and drug use that young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds may experience. It also outlines guidelines to help parents reduce the risk that their teenager will misuse alcohol and other drugs.

Factsheet that provides a general overview of some evidence based drug prevention strategies.

Range of curriculum- aligned lesson plans that enables teachers to deliver high-quality lessons with effective prevention messages to students aged 11-15 years old.

Booklet that provides five group activity sheets, with a version for educators and a version for the teens aged 12-17 years old. Offers effective 'ice-breakers' with two of the activities focusing on prescription drugs.

Quiz that helps a young person determine whether they are 'above the influence when it comes to pressure'.

Video made by a young person explaining what 'Above the Influence' means to her that won a nationwide competition for the best commercial.

Guide for teachers that explains how to prepare an activity for students to model a neuron circuit in order to learn how it functions.