Resource Library
Vetted materials you can filter by audience & language.
Resources
The state's official page on RBS certification — who must be certified, how training works, and how to check a certification. The authority on what state law requires.
Self-assessment tools and plain-language guidance on drinking patterns and risk reduction.
PHI's 2025 analysis of local cannabis policy gaps across California - context for workgroup discussions.
Social-media-ready graphics and messaging for October Prevention Month - times perfectly with our program launch.
A six-part toolkit for coalitions moving into policy work, with a plain-language factsheet, an eight-step policy roadmap, a readiness self-assessment and two partner-mapping tools. It closes with a primer on the line between policy education and lobbying.
A 25-page local data report on substance use and overdose in San Diego County, covering fentanyl, methamphetamine, opioids, benzodiazepines, alcohol and prescription drugs. It reports deaths, emergency department visits, prescribing, naloxone administrations and arrests by subregion, with five- and ten-year trends.
Ready-to-use videos, posters, and conversation guides that help parents and caregivers talk with kids about alcohol and other substances.
Systematic review finding that regulating outlet density reduces excessive alcohol use - the evidence base behind our GIS map.
Alcohol Density Map
FAQs
Any community coalition, school, workplace, or provider organization in San Diego County can request support, at no cost.
Nothing. Trainings, technical assistance, and resources are provided free as part of a County of San Diego prevention contract.
Alcohol, cannabis, emerging substances like fentanyl, harm reduction, and overdose prevention — for community groups, providers, and public health partners.
Technical assistance is free, individualized support that starts with what you’re trying to accomplish. Common examples include making sense of local data, choosing and adapting an evidence-based program, strengthening a coalition, planning and strategy, and putting prevention strategies into practice. This isn’t a fixed menu — if you’re working on substance misuse prevention in San Diego County, just ask and we’ll figure out how we can help. Request technical assistance →
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Yes — three workgroups are open to new members. Fill out the form to express interest.