| Title | Description | Type | Year Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preparing to Conduct a Literature Search/Review: What Do You Want to Learn? |
This resource presents a set of questions designed to help you conduct a quality literature review. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Prevention Data Sources at the Local and State Level |
This resource includes an annotated list of local and State data sources, including county- and community-level data. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Prevention in Colorado: The Impact of the SPF |
Stan Paprocki describes how SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework has changed the way the State approaches prevention. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Qualities of an Effective T/TA System |
Many states are developing state-based training and technical assistance systems to provide ongoing prevention support to local communities. In this video, hear prevention experts from across the... |
Video | 2012 | |
| Reporting Your Evaluation Results |
This resource offers some basic tips for reporting evaluation results so that they are relevant to your audience. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Resources Related to Cultural Competence |
This document offers an annotated list of resources to inform design and implementation of a culturallly competent evaluation. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Resources Related to Working with an Evaluator |
These resources address topics ranging from when and how to use external evaluators, to an evaluators contract checklist. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| SAMHSA’s CAPT Announces Service to Science Awards to Build Capacity for Prevention Evaluation |
Twenty-two community-based organizations receive subcontracts to evaluate their substance abuse programs with greater rigor. |
T/TA Spotlight | 2012 | |
| SAMHSA’s CAPT Collaborates with Tribes to Strengthen Data Collection Efforts |
SAMHSA’s CAPT has been instrumental in helping tribes collect the data needed to guide their prevention efforts and in establishing safeguards for protecting these data from misuse. |
T/TA Spotlight | 2012 | |
| Sample Epidemiological Profile Outline |
This document provides a sample outline that State Epidemiological Workgroups can use to develop their epidemiological profiles. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Selecting an Appropriate Evaluation Design |
This document describes different types of evaluation designs and factors to consider when choosing one design over another. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Service to Science Launches Tribal Webinar Series | NEW |
SAMHSA’s Service to Science initiative delivered the virtual orientation series Native American Service to Science Evaluation Primer Series to representatives from five community-based... |
T/TA Spotlight | 2013 |
| Service to Science Strengthens Evaluation Capacity of Pacific Programs |
The CAPT West Resource Team held its annual Service to Science Academy for innovative programs from the Pacific Jurisdictions. |
T/TA Spotlight | 2011 | |
| Service to Science: What's In It for States? Tennessee, New York, and Wisconsin Share Their Stories |
Tennessee, New York, and Wisconsin provide examples of diverse motivations for recruiting and nominating programs for participation in Service to Science. |
Grantee Stories | 2012 | |
| Sources of Questionnaires and Questions |
This resource includes links to sources of existing questionnaires, including the name of the questionnaire, population served, and topic areas that questions address. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Strategic Prevention Framework Overview |
This document offers an overview of SAMHSA’s SPF, a 5-step planning process for the selection, implementation, and evaluation of culturally appropriate, and sustainable prevention activities. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2011 | |
| Strategies for Conducting Effective Focus Groups |
This document presents strategies practitioners can use to conduct focus groups that generate reliable information. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Ten Misperceptions of Focus Group Research |
This document is designed to correct common misperceptions of focus group research. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| 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 | |
| Three Bold Steps for School Community Change−A Toolkit for Community Leaders |
National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention’s new toolkit, has tips for creating positive change in schools and communities. |
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 | |
| 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 |
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