1. Substance Free Initiative of NW Michigan
Tina Allen
Strategic Solutions

2. The primary intent of this project was to:
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”
Bryant H. McGill
The primary intent of this project was to:
Determine the local community interest in a 5-county regional substance abuse coalition/collaborative
Identify key sectors required to make a collective impact
Determine a working design for a 5-county regional substance abuse coalition/collaborative

3. Assessing Attitude
When I say “Regional Substance Abuse Coalition” what first comes to mind?
What do you see as the top 3-5 local issues or concerns in the area of controlled substance misuse and abuse?

4. Determining Sectors/ WHO
When we talk about Collective Impact, what are some of the sectors and services that would need to be included in a Substance Abuse Coalition in order to attack the problem from all directions?

5. Membership WHAT
How would you envision the membership of a regional Substance Abuse Coalition?  In other words:
Who has the expertise to help inform and who needs to be part of the solution?
Talk about how you see the value of this membership mix.
Describe your idea of the role of a coalition member.

6. Value WHY
Where and how would you see a Substance Abuse Coalition bringing value to and benefitting the work of you/your agency/your “group” in attacking regional SA issues?
Where and how do you see yourself/your agency/your “group” bringing value to a regional coalition to attack regional SA issues?

7. Attitude Recheck
Do you think that a well-structured regional SA Coalition/Collaborative/Task Force is key to making a significant positive local impact to those who most need our help?

8. Structure HOW
Brainstorming
Experience

9. Education Resources Convening
Primary Intent #1: Determine the local community interest in a 5-county regional substance abuse coalition/collaborative
Education
Resources
Convening

10. Education Opportunities to learn about substance related issues
Opportunities to learn about how issues impact local communities
Opportunities to learn different sector perspectives on issues
Opportunities to provide own sector perspectives on issues

11. Resources Current prevention and treatment system map Gap analysis
Project funding opportunities
Information sharing/updates/calendars

12. Convening Hold annual or semi-annual topic based summits
Support/strengthen local coalitions
Hold meetings of individual sector groups with representation from all 5 counties

13. “Who isn’t impacted by substance abuse?”
Primary Intent #2: Identify key sectors required to make a collective impact
“Who isn’t impacted by substance abuse?”
Education
Medical: Primary care physicians, health clinics, hospitals, pharmacists
Treatment providers
Prevention providers
Law enforcement, judiciary
Impacted families, those in recovery, those with Substance Use Disorder
Business/employers

14. Primary Intent #3: Determine a working design for a 5-county regional substance abuse coalition/collaborative

17. Common Agenda CORE Team identifies annual goals
Coordinator attends all local coalition meetings and reports back to CORE Team
Chairs of each local coalition
Sector representatives
Annual summits provide researched background and Best Practices informing identified annual goals

18. Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Local coalitions develop/implement activities supporting annual goals
Sectors develop/implement activities supporting annual goals
Support for strengthening of local coalitions

19. Continuous Communication
Website/Quarterly updates
Local coalition minutes
Sector meeting minutes
Current prevention and treatment system map
Project funding opportunities
Information sharing/updates/calendars
Education through annual or semi-annual summits
Opportunities to learn about issues
Opportunities to learn different issue perspectives
Opportunities to share own perspectives
Opportunities to learn about how issues impact locally
Coordinator makes informal connections

20. Backbone Organization
At the present time, the United Way of Northwest Michigan (through Coordinator) 
Direct donations
Grants
The final Backbone Organization needs to be determined during the first year through the CORE Team process.

22. The CORE Team will:
Create the Backbone infrastructure and processes
Develop the common agenda through their involvement in local coalitions and sectors
Help Coordinator strengthen existing coalitions
Oversee the establishment of shared metrics

23. The Coordinator will:
Oversee the creation of a resources/system map
Participate in and work with local coalitions to strengthen their sector representation and collaborative opportunities
Convene sector representatives for the establishment of shared metrics
Coordinate the work of the CORE Team and the Sector groups

24. The Local Coalitions will:
Reach out to engage additional sector representation
Make their needs known to their CORE Team representatives to guide the development of the common agenda
Work with Coordinator to develop the resources/system map

25. Sector representatives will:
Develop shared measurements based on identified goals
Make their needs known to their CORE Team representatives to guide the development of the common agenda
Work with Coordinator to develop the resources/system map