Selected Portfolio
Here are a few of my recent writing projects for non-profit and government clients. Take a look and please reach out at tiwari.rashmi1(at)gmail.com to discuss how we can work together to meet your communication needs.
Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse By College Students
I was the lead researcher and writer for this 75-page plain language guide commission by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 2020. The target audience is college health and wellness professionals who wish to address substance misuse on their campuses using a strategic and evidence-based approach.
In order to keep busy college professionals engaged in the material, I used a chatty and informal tone to convey current trends in college substance misuse prevention. To provide the audience with practical knowledge, I interviewed over 15 nationally known college health professionals and summarized their tips and learned experiences into easily digestible informational call-outs within the text.
In 2021, the guide won the Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award of Excellence by the National Association of Government Communicators.
I was the lead researcher and writer for this 75-page plain language guide commission by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 2020. The target audience is college health and wellness professionals who wish to address substance misuse on their campuses using a strategic and evidence-based approach.
In order to keep busy college professionals engaged in the material, I used a chatty and informal tone to convey current trends in college substance misuse prevention. To provide the audience with practical knowledge, I interviewed over 15 nationally known college health professionals and summarized their tips and learned experiences into easily digestible informational call-outs within the text.
In 2021, the guide won the Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award of Excellence by the National Association of Government Communicators.
| Prevention With Purpose |
Circle of Respect: Baltimore's B'More For Healthy Babies Home Visiting Program Prioritizes Collaboration to Empower New Mothers
I created this case study in 2021 as part of a joint commission for the National Institute of Children's Health Care Quality (NICHQ) and Child Trends. The agencies wanted to spotlight city and state-level programs and policies that addressed early childhood health inequities and disparities.
To bring Circle of Respect to life, I spent over ten hours interviewing two early childhood professionals in Baltimore, and took care to keep their very different voices alive in the final piece.
I created this case study in 2021 as part of a joint commission for the National Institute of Children's Health Care Quality (NICHQ) and Child Trends. The agencies wanted to spotlight city and state-level programs and policies that addressed early childhood health inequities and disparities.
To bring Circle of Respect to life, I spent over ten hours interviewing two early childhood professionals in Baltimore, and took care to keep their very different voices alive in the final piece.
| NICHQ Circle of Respect |
Elevating Parent Voice in Home Visiting: Preparing for Authentic Parent Partnerships
The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Training Assistance Resource Center commissioned this tip sheet to help local agencies interested in collaborating with parents to create a home visiting program. I interviewed two subject matter experts and synthesized their insights into short, bulleted action items that agencies could use in their work with parents, from initial contact to more advanced partnership.
The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Training Assistance Resource Center commissioned this tip sheet to help local agencies interested in collaborating with parents to create a home visiting program. I interviewed two subject matter experts and synthesized their insights into short, bulleted action items that agencies could use in their work with parents, from initial contact to more advanced partnership.
| Elevating Parent Voice in Home Visiting |
Between 2015 and 2018, I wrote a number of success stories for the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), a training and technical assistance center funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
CAPT was tasked with providing SAMHSA grantees around the country the knowledge and skills to address current and emerging issues of substance misuse. A key skill building tool was providing grantees with engaging stories of prevention practitioners who were having success in their efforts .
The stories were collected in a web-based toolkit that has now been lost to history, but this story written in 2017 highlights the types of practical guidance that a success story can illuminate. This archived story focuses on efforts to train law enforcement officers in Missouri to administer naloxone to address the then-rapidly growing rate of opioid overdoses.
CAPT was tasked with providing SAMHSA grantees around the country the knowledge and skills to address current and emerging issues of substance misuse. A key skill building tool was providing grantees with engaging stories of prevention practitioners who were having success in their efforts .
The stories were collected in a web-based toolkit that has now been lost to history, but this story written in 2017 highlights the types of practical guidance that a success story can illuminate. This archived story focuses on efforts to train law enforcement officers in Missouri to administer naloxone to address the then-rapidly growing rate of opioid overdoses.