community

Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

Created by
SAMHSA

Community engagement is often cited as a tool to improve the health of the community and its members. This guide will review evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based programs and policies.

Source: https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep22-06-01-005.pdf

Coping with Life After Prison

Published by
American Psychological Association
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Psychologists are playing pivotal roles in reentry programs, but more research and investment are needed to help incarcerated individuals build successful lives after leaving prison.

This article, published in the American Psychological Association’s “Monitor on Psychology”, examines the nature, benefits, and challenges of reentry into the community efforts that can reduce recidivism.