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Home / Our Work / Programs & Initiatives / Getting Candid

Resource Toolkit

Getting Candid
  • 1 – Establish Trust
  • 2 – Gather Insights
  • 2.5 – Youth Voice
  • 3 – Frame the Conversation
  • 4 – Make the Case
  • 5 – Suggest Action
  • Implementation Tools
  • Cannabis Resource Center
  • Resource Toolkit
  • About Getting Candid

The Getting Candid project has created a number of tailored resources to support youth-serving providers and other adults having prevention conversations with youth. You can explore the resources below and directly download each resource or navigate to the corresponding pages for more information on how to use the resource when implementing the Message Guide and Communications Pathways.

1 – Establish Trust
  • Building Trust and Rapport with Youth Guide (English) (Spanish)
  • Communication Pathway Guide (English) (Spanish)
  • Confidentiality Guide
  • How to Find Affirming Care Guide
  • Prevention Language Guide (English) (Spanish)
  • Questions for LGBTQ+ Youth and Their Parents/Caregivers to Ask Care Providers Guide
  • Six Recommendations to Create Safer Spaces for Young People
2 – Gather Insights
  • Motivational Interviewing Guide
  • Protective Factors Worksheet (English) (Spanish)
2.5 – Youth Voice

The National Council partners with youth ambassadors ages 16-22 to ensure that our resources resonate with youth. Read blogs and watch videos from our youth ambassadors.

3 – Frame the Conversation
  • Youth Prevention Message Guide (English) (Spanish)
4 – Make the Case
  • Substance Fact Sheets (scroll down page)
5 – Suggest Action

  • Resource Referral Worksheets (English) (Spanish)
  • Warm Handoffs Guide

Implementation Tools
  • Community Implementation Guide (English) (Spanish)
  • Navigating a Conversation With Youth About Substance Use Prevention Video
  • On-Demand Course (midway down page)
  • Provider Self-Assessment (English) (Spanish)
  • Sample Social Media Posts
  • Social Media Tip Sheet (English) (Spanish)
  • Training PowerPoint
Cannabis Resource Center
  • State-specific Marijuana Fact Sheets (scroll down page for tailored fact sheets for all 50 states)
  • Youth & CBD Fact Sheet (English) (Spanish)
  • Youth & Hemp-derived Products Fact Sheet
  • Youth & Marijuana Fact Sheet (English) (Spanish)
Next Up: About Getting Candid >>

This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,500,000 with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.

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