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Join Together indexes hundreds of helpful publications, online documents, and other resources available from other organizations. Below are the most recent resources we've added to the system. Find more with the search tools on the right, and in "related resources" lists throughout the website.

The National Mentoring Center
The National Mentoring Center is one of the nation's premier training and technical assistance providers for youth mentoring programs and initiatives.

Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs: A Tool Kit for Community-and Faith-Based Service Providers
This tool kit by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is designed to help grassroots community and faith based organizations plan for long-term survival. 2008

Substance Use in Minnesota: A Minnesota State Epidemiological Profile
This website by the Minnesota Institute of Public Health was created to summarize and characterize consumption patterns and consequences related to the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in Minnesota. 2008

Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use Among Underage Drinkers
This report by the SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) shows that underage drinkers tend to consume more alcohol per occasion than those over the legal minimum drinking age of 21. 2008

DUI Policy Knowledge Asset
This new DUI Policy Knowledge Asset by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) summarizes the results of studies conducted about the effectiveness, or ineffectiveness, of DUI policy changes. 2008

The NSDUH Report: Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Substate Regions: 2004 to 2006
This report by the SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) offers highly detailed analyses of the substance abuse and mental health problems occurring in the U.S., particularly the nonmedical use of pain relievers. 2008

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2007
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors, which are behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults. 2008

Homelessness Resource Center
This website by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is designed to support individuals working to improve the lives of people affected by homelessness who have mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and histories of trauma. 2008

Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
This survey is based on combined data from the 2002 to 2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health involving responses from 158,000 people age 12 to 20 about the nature and scope of their drinking. 2008

College Drinking: Changing the Culture
This website is a one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students. 2008

Drinking By the Numbers: An Interactive U.S. Map
This multimedia coverage by the Gannett Wisconsin Media provides an “Interactive U.S. Map” with a state-by-state alcohol profile ranking each state on ten data points. 2008

Choices for Living
Choices for Living is an interactive educational program designed to promote safe decision-making among teenage drivers. 2008

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