CSAP

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CSAPs Western Center for the Application of
Prevention Technologies

• Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse
  Prevention

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What is a CSAPs CAPT?

• The Centers for the Application of Prevention
  Technologies (CAPT) are CSAP funded projects
  since 1997.
• Five regional centers - CSAPs Western CAPT now
  serves the border region along with 17 states and
  territories.

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Goals of the CAPT

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

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CSAPs 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

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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

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CSAPs 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)

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National CAPT Products TrainingsUnder
Development

• National CAPT Briefs
• Coalition Building
• Evaluation
• Fidelity and Adaptation
• Evidence-based Prevention
• Sustainability

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For More Information on our Products and Trainings

• www.westcapt.org
• Download free copies of our products!

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For On-line Course Information

• www.casat.org

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To Subscribe to our Listserve, Visit

• www.westcapt.org
• Click on Products
• This is the best way to find out what were up to!

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CSAPs 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

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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. Transla
te data into priorities 4. Examine the resources
in the community that are reducing risk factors
and increasing protective factors
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Seven Steps to Building A Successful Prevention
Program (continued)
5. Focus efforts 6 Use best practices and
guiding principles 7. Evaluate
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SAMHSAs 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

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Strategic Prevention Framework ToolSAMHSAs
Prevention Platform

• http//preventionplatform.samhsa.gov/

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Contact Information

• Denise Grothaus
• denise_at_unr.edu
• 775.465.9661
• I enjoy hearing from you!

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Questions?