CSAP’s Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
What is a “CSAP’s CAPT”? The Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) are CSAP funded projects since Five regional centers - CSAP’s Western CAPT now serves the border region along with 17 states and territories.
Goals of the CAPT CSAP’s CAPTs assist in bridging the gap between research and practice in the field of substance abuse prevention. Visit to visit CSAP’s National CAPT web site (products and links to each regional web site)
CSAP’s Western CAPT Products Web site on “Building a Successful Prevention Program” “Best Practices and Promising Practices” Booklet “Tip of the CAPT” “Prevention Talk” “Talking to Your Kids about Alcohol”
More Products “Developing Healthy Communities” “College Courses for Substance Abuse Prevention” “Community Readiness” “How to Make Prevention More Powerful” “Smoke-Free Work Sites” Research-Based Literature Reviews
CSAP’s Western CAPT Trainings Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training Summer Institute for Addiction and Prevention Studies Service to Science Academies Substance Abuse Prevention – Community of Learners (On-line)
National CAPT Products & Trainings Under Development National CAPT Briefs Coalition Building Evaluation Fidelity and Adaptation Evidence-based Prevention Sustainability
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CSAP’s Western CAPT “Building a Successful Prevention Program” web site This web site provides tools and information on program planning Click on “Planning and Best Practices”
Seven Steps to Building A Successful Prevention Program 1.Increase the readiness of the community 2.Assess the levels of risk factors and protective factors in the community 3.Translate data into priorities 4.Examine the resources in the community that are reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors
Seven Steps to Building A Successful Prevention Program (continued) 5.Focus efforts 6Use “best practices” and “guiding principles” 7.Evaluate
SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework 1.Profile needs, resources, and readiness 2.Mobilize and build capacity 3.Develop a comprehensive strategic plan 4.Implement evidence-based prevention programs and develop infrastructure 5.Monitor, evaluate, sustain and improve
Strategic Prevention Framework Tool: SAMHSA’s Prevention Platform
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