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CSAP’s Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies

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 1997.

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CSAP’s Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies

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  1. CSAP’s Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

  2. What is a “CSAP’s CAPT”? • The Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) are CSAP funded projects since 1997. • Five regional centers - CSAP’s Western CAPT now serves the border region along with 17 states and territories.

  3. Goals of the CAPT • CSAP’s CAPTs assist in bridging the gap between research and practice in the field of substance abuse prevention. • Visit www.captus.org to visit CSAP’s National CAPT web site (products and links to each regional web site)

  4. 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”

  5. 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

  6. CSAP’s Western CAPTTrainings • Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training • Summer Institute for Addiction and Prevention Studies • Service to Science Academies • Substance Abuse Prevention – Community of Learners (On-line)

  7. National CAPT Products & TrainingsUnder Development • National CAPT Briefs • Coalition Building • Evaluation • Fidelity and Adaptation • Evidence-based Prevention • Sustainability

  8. For More Information on our Products and Trainings www.westcapt.org Download free copies of our products!

  9. For On-line Course Information www.casat.org

  10. To Subscribe to our Listserve, Visit www.westcapt.org Click on “Products” This is the best way to find out what we’re up to!

  11. CSAP’s Western CAPT “Building a Successful Prevention Program” web site • This web site provides tools and information on program planning • www.westcapt.org • Click on “Planning and Best Practices”

  12. 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

  13. Seven Steps to Building A Successful Prevention Program (continued) 5. Focus efforts 6 Use “best practices” and “guiding principles” 7. Evaluate

  14. SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework • Profile needs, resources, and readiness • Mobilize and build capacity • Develop a comprehensive strategic plan • Implement evidence-based prevention programs and develop infrastructure • Monitor, evaluate, sustain and improve

  15. Strategic Prevention Framework Tool:SAMHSA’s Prevention Platform http://preventionplatform.samhsa.gov/

  16. Contact Information Denise Grothaus denise@unr.edu 775.465.9661 I enjoy hearing from you!

  17. Questions?

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