| Title | Description | Type | Year Added | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 National Drug Control Strategy | NEW |
Developed by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, this evidence-based plan for reform contains more than 100 specific actions to reduce drug use and its consequences and expand prevention,... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 |
| About the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) |
This document presents SAMHSA’s SPF, a five-step planning process to guide the selection, implementation, and evaluation of culturally appropriate, and sustainable prevention activities. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2011 | |
| Building Prevention Capacity through Collaboration |
Prevention Manager Jo McCaslin from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse describes the benefits of working across agencies to improve behavioral health. |
Video | 2012 | |
| CAPT Partners with Iowa SPF SIG to Support Local-Level Sustainability Planning |
To help Iowa's local SPF SIG recipients sustain the prevention gains they've achieved, the CAPT is collaborating with the state to deliver a package of training and technical assistance services... |
T/TA Spotlight | 2013 | |
| Common Risk and Protective Factors for Alcohol and Drug Use |
This document presents literature-supported risk and protective factors for alcohol and drug use. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Community Tool Box |
The Community Tool Box website contains numerous tools and resources designed to help practitioners support community health and development. There are sections on leadership, strategic... |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Conceptual Fit: Sample Risk Factors and Interventions for Underage Drinking |
This chart includes examples of prevention interventions that are a good conceptual fit for a variety of risk factors for underage drinking. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2013 | |
| Creation, Function, and Structure of Evidence-Based Workgroups |
This document reviews some of the similarities and differences experienced in the creation, functioning, and structure of Evidence-Based Workgroups. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Data-Based Planning for Effective Prevention: State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroups |
This document presents the core expectations of the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroups, multiagency groups charged with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating substance abuse data. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Data-driven Decision-making in South Carolina |
Steve Burritt describes lessons learned from the State's assessment process. |
Video | 2012 | |
| Developing Logic Models |
This document was designed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to assist organizations in creating programmatic logic models. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Environmental Strategies Selection Guide |
This document contains information SPF-SIG State and community grantees can use to select and implement environmental strategies to prevent and reduce substance use and related health problems. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Feasibility Toolkit |
This toolkit is designed to help practitioners assess fit between the specific implementation requirements of an EBI and population needs, organizational capacity, and community conditions. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Guidelines for Determining if a Prevention Program, Policy, or Strategy is Evidence-Based |
This document presents SAMHSA's guidelines for determining if a prevention program, policy, or strategy is evidence-based. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Identifying and Selecting Evidence-Based Interventions |
This document can help State and community planners identify and select evidence-based interventions that address local needs and reduce substance abuse problems. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Mapping Interventions to Different Levels of Risk |
This chart provides examples of promotion/prevention interventions used at various stages of the lifespan for populations at different levels of risk. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2011 | |
| Online Tools to Support Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts |
This document reviews four ways to use the Internet to facilitate connections with colleagues and community members. Examples of online tools are included. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Partnering with Youth/Young Adults in Behavioral Health to Live Happy, Healthy, Productive Lives |
This webcast discusses mental and substance use disorders among teenagers and young adults and effective prevention approaches. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Planning for Policy: Assessing Community Factors |
This document offers several considerations for planners to ensure that they meet the potential policy needs of a particular community as best they can. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2012 | |
| Planning for Sustainability |
This document presents several key capacities communities should develop in order to sustain their prevention activities. |
Training and Technical Assistance Tools | 2010 | |
| Preparing Coalitions to Use Environmental Prevention Strategies |
Kim Fornero describes key considerations for T/TA providers when preparing coalitions to implement environmental prevention strategies. |
Video | 2012 | |
| 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 in Alaska: Addressing the Impact of Alcohol Use on Other Areas of Behavioral Health |
L. Diane Casto, Manager for Prevention and Early Intervention Services for Alaska's Division of Behavioral Health |
Video | 2012 | |
| Prevention in Alaska: Seeing the Whole Picture |
L. Diane Casto describes the benefits of implementing a comprehensive approach to preventing substance abuse and related behavioral health problems. |
Video | 2012 | |
| 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 |
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