| Title | Description | Type | Year Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMN.ORG: Accessing Data the Minnesota Way! |
“Substance Use in MN (SUMN)” is a public data warehouse that provides information on 81 indicators of ATOD consumption and consequences. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Ten Misperceptions of Focus Group Research |
This document is designed to correct common misperceptions of focus group research. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Ten Steps for Developing a Social Marketing Campaign |
Most successful social marketing campaigns can be broken down into 10 simple steps, most important of which is defining and understanding your target audience. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 | |
| The Interactive Systems Framework Applied to the Strategic Prevention Framework: The Rhode Island Experience |
This paper describes how the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation was applied to the challenges of implementing the SPF in 14 Rhode Island communities. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Substance Abuse and Related Behavioral Health Problems. |
This fact sheet offers a brief overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study and some key findings on the relationship of ACEs to substance use and related behavioral health problems... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Tips for Conducting Key Informant Interviews |
This document offers general tips for conducting key informant interviews that yield useful information. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Tips for Writing Evaluation Reports |
This resource is designed to help you develop an evaluation report that reflects your evaluation journey – why you conducted the evaluation, who was involved, how it was implemented, and what you... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Tips for Writing Survey Questions |
This resource offers some tips for writing effective survey questions, such as avoiding ambiguity, defining confusing terms, and using clear time frames. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Tools From Epidemiological Workgroups Help Communities Harness the Power of Data |
SAMHSA's State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroups (SEOWs) are disseminating several practical, community-tested guides to support the prevention work of communities nationwide. |
T/TA Spotlight | 2012 | |
| Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations Information and Resource Kit (SAMHSA) |
Equips prevention professionals, healthcare providers, and educators with information on current health issues among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations. Includes an... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Understanding Cultural Conditions |
In this video, Evaluators Paul Florin, Phillip Graham, and Roy Gabriel discuss the importance of understanding cultural context and conditions when designing and delivering technical assistance to... |
Video | 2012 | |
| Understanding Privacy, Protection, and Mandatory Reporting |
This resource includes links to websites that can help you determine if your data collection efforts are subject to privacy, human subjects protection, and mandatory reporting requirements. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Understanding Social Marketing |
This resource presents an overview of key social marketing principles. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 | |
| Using Feasibility Assessment to Inform Prevention Planning |
This document presents an overview of the feasibility assessment process, including what it is, why it is important, and its role in prevention planning. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Using Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) to Improve Medical Care: Washington State’s Data Sharing Initiative with Medicaid and Workers’ Compensation | NEW |
Developed by the PDMP Center of Excellence at Brandeis University, this report describes how the Washington PDMP developed data sharing arrangements with the state’s Medicaid and workers’... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 |
| Using Process Evaluation to Monitor Program Implementation |
This document presents an overview of process evaluation and how practitioners can use it to monitor program implementation. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Wading Through the Data Swamp: Program Evaluation 201 | NEW |
This tutorial, offered through the Prevention Management Reporting and Training System, uses a case-study approach to demonstrate how to use evaluation data. |
Online Course | 2013 |
| Walk Softly and Listen Carefully: Building Research Relationships with Tribal Communities |
This document offers guidance for developing and sustaining partnerships between tribes and researchers, which require an orientation to research that's culturally-based and community-... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Walk Softly and Listen Carefully: Building Research Relationships with Tribal Communities |
This document provides data and information to guide community planning, cross-community coordination, and program and policy development for tribal communities. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 | |
| Washington State Family Policy Council: Shaping Policy to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences |
In this video, Laura Porter, Director of the Washington State Family Policy Council, describes how the Council has used Adverse Childhood Experiences data to mobilize prevention practitioners to... |
Video | 2012 | |
| What Are Core Components... and Why Do They Matter? |
This document offers clear definitions of core intervention and implementation components and their influences on successful implementation. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| What is Quality Training and Technical Assistance? |
SAMHSA’s CAPT hosted 20 researchers and practitioners to explore key factors contributing to quality training and technical assistance. |
T/TA Spotlight | 2011 | |
| Why is T/TA Important? |
Hear expert evaluators and prevention leaders from across the country discuss the vital role training and technical assistance play in preparing practitioners to implement effective substance... |
Video | 2012 | |
| Workforce Development á la Webinar |
Shawnie Rechtenbaugh describes how the state is using electronic methods such as webinars to build its prevention workforce. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Wyoming Prevention Efforts Show Results |
Wyoming shows a steady decline in underage drinking, beginning in 2001 and dropping more precipitously during the SPF SIG years: 2005 to 2010. |
Grantee Stories | 2012 |
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