The SPF Project's main priority is to reduce the harmful consequences of alcohol and other drug use among 18-25 year olds in Sussex County New Jersey.
Background
In October 2006, The State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Division of Addiction Services (DAS) was awarded $10, 465,000 for a Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). The SPF-SIG was to be utilized over a five year period to promote and provide outcome based prevention services to the citizens of New Jersey. DAS was designated by the Governor of New Jersey as the Single State Agency (SSA) responsible for the oversight and implementation of this grant. The main priority of New Jersey’s Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) is to reduce the harmful consequences of alcohol and other drug use among 18-25 year olds.
On July 1, 2009 The Center for Prevention and Counseling became one of eleven communities that DAS has funded to adopt and implement the SPF to deliver and sustain effective substance abuse prevention programs by institutionalizing a data-driven planning process to decrease both underage drinking and the harmful consequences of alcohol and other drug use among 18 to 25 year olds at the community level.
Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant
The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) changes the approach to prevention, and helps move the vision of a healthier US to state and community-based action. The SPF is built on a community-based risk and protective factors approach to prevention and a series of guiding principles that can be utilized at the federal, State/tribal and community levels.
The SPF requires States and communities to systematically:
- Assess their prevention needs based on epidemiological data,
(Help us by completing a Community Assessment Survey.)- Build their prevention capacity,
- Develop a strategic plan,
- Implement effective community prevention programs, policies and practices, and
- Evaluate their efforts for outcomes.
Community Advisory Panel (CAP) For a membership form click here.
Thirteen sectors of the community are represented in the SPF Project’s Community Advisory Panel (CAP). These sectors are Education, Law Enforcement, Health Services, Business Community, Cultural/Ethnic Groups, Government, Justice System/Court, Media, Parents, Youth Services, Social Services, Faith Based, and the 18-25 year old community.
If anyone is interested in becoming a member please contact Becky Carlson, SPF Project Coordinator, 973-383-4787 or becky@centerforprevention.org
For more information, contact Ayla Satter at 973-383-4787 or contact us by email.
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