Fostering Long Term Change to Create Drug Free Communities

PDF

Certified Prevention Specialist Coalition Support and Community Change General Substance Use Disorder Prevention Strategic Prevention Framework

Individuals standing in a line over the horizon, while one individual is jumping

Effective prevention efforts focus on impacting the individual, peers, families, and the overall community environment. It is the role of coalitions to reduce substance misuse in the larger community by implementing comprehensive, multi-strategy approaches using a public health approach to prevention.

Authors Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

Downloadable Resource

Download Resource

More From the Coalition Support and Community Change

Hands in a pile to demonstrate collaboration

Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Effective prevention starts with you.

Individuals put their hands in the center to demonstrate partnership

Analyzing Internal and External Partnerships

The chart on the next two pages helps to assess potential partners and explore opportunities for building these relationships.

Checklist for Identifying Data Gaps

Conducting a strong needs assessment is the foundation for developing a successful prevention plan. However, no needs assessment is ever complete. To identify gaps and strengthen on-going data collection...