Resources for Professional Referrals
Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment is committed to helping organizations throughout Illinois raise awareness about adult and adolescent substance abuse. We offer a variety of resource materials to businesses, schools and faith-based organizations to help members in your community better understand the effects of drug and alcohol abuse and the options for treatment.
Contact Gateway for information about how to obtain these and other free resource materials for your organization Outreach@gatewayfoundation.org.
Clergy and Congregation Members
This packet of resource materials was designed to help you minister to your congregation members about the effects of mental health and substance abuse problems and to understand treatment options.
- Informative Articles and Handouts - Learn how to cope with mental health and substance abuse issues, and how these two disorders often occur together.
- Signs and Symptoms of Adolescent and Adult Drug and Alcohol Abuse - Learn what to look for and understand the damaging effects of a variety of drugs.
- Self Test for Substance Abuse - A short quiz that helps congregation members know what questions to ask to recognize substance abuse.
Teachers, Educators and Parents
A tool kit designed to raise awareness and provide helpful information for teachers, parents and students about of the effects of teen drug and alcohol abuse.
- Get the Facts - Informative brochures that describe the signs, symptoms and effects of alcohol, marijuana, club drugs, heroin, inhalants, steroids and more.
- Understanding the Effects of Marijuana on Teens - Educates parents and teens on the lifelong damaging effects of marijuana.
- Understanding Drug Testing in Schools - Helps parents understand why drug testing is needed and when it can be used.
- Designer Drugs: What is this All About? - Explains these sensationalized drugs and their effects.
'What's A Parent to Do?' Tool Kit
A complete guide to help any parent better understand adolescent drug and alcohol use, helpful techniques for talking to teenagers about drinking and drugs and how to find "Real Answers for Lasting Recovery" if a problem exists.
Businesses and Community Organizations
Did you know nearly 75% of all adult illicit drug users are employed, as are most binge and heavy alcohol users1? Gateway provides on-site informational seminars and resource materials for your employees to help them better understand the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse, frequently asked questions related to substance abuse and more.
1 Why You Should Care About Having A Drug-Free Workplace Fact Sheet. Drug-Free Workplace Kit. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
