The Behavioral Health Resources and Technical Assistance (BHRT) Program provides the following resources to support those working in the field of substance abuse. These resources are for informational use only.
Planning and Needs Assessment
Health Communication and Marketing
- MassTAPP Communications Toolkit
- Framework Institute Research on Substance Use Communication
- "Social Marketing" Webinar Slides
- "Stamp Out Stigma" Campaign
- The Messenger Matters
- Facing Addiction in America - The Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids
- The CDC’s "Gateway to Health Communication & Social Marketing Practice"
- Social Marketing on a Dime: Using Social Media to Do More with Less
- Health Communications Campaign vs. Promotion
Community Engagement, Capacity Building, and Advocacy
Evaluation
Training
- Collaboration Community of Practice (December 2019)
- Back to Basics Training Series: A Public Health Approach to Substance Use Prevention (September 2021)
- Peer Sharing Call – FY’ 21 Implementation Successes, Challenges, Lessons Learned (June 2021)
- Peer Sharing Call – Prevention in Virtual Settings (August 2020)
- Peer Sharing Call – Responding to Prevention Needs in Today’s Environment (June 2020)
- BHRT Community of Practice Call – Evaluation (April 2020)
- Back to Basics Trainings Series: Assessment Review
- Back to Basics Training: Health Communication Campaigns
- Back to Basics Training: Evaluation
BHRT One-Pagers
The following one-page information sheets are available to download from the BHRT Program:
- Who is BHRT?
- Elements of an Effective Communications Campaign
- Community-Based Process
- Re-Evaluating and Enhancing Strategies
- Substance Use Prevention in Maryland
- Writing S.M.A.R.T. Objectives
- Health Communication Campaign vs. Promotion
- Maryland's Prevention Workforce Assessment
- Maryland Strategic Prevention Framework (MSPF2)
- Shift Prevention Earlier
- Broader Focus of Prevention
- The Swiss Cheese Theory
- Effective Prevention
- Addiction and Intersecting Identities
- Academic Detailing Year 3 Evaluation
- Risk and Protective Factors
BHRTWorks Newsletter
Explore current and previous issues of the BHRT Program's official newsletter for information about important legislative updates, data highlights, upcoming deadlines and events, and more.
Provider Resources/Communication
The following resources were developed through feedback with a Dental Stakeholders Workgroup and in collaboration with Maryland Department of Health, Office of Provider Engagement and Regulation in response to analysis of PDMP data to support the dental community in Maryland.
Broader Approach to Substance Use
- BHRT provides technical assistance to guide communities across Maryland in addressing substance use prevention issues. Learn more.
Note: BHRT can provide example focus group, survey, and key informant interview question guides upon request to grantees working on the OMPP, and SABG projects.