CAPT on the Web

What's New in April 2015

Welcome to CAPT on the Web---- a quick link to the latest prevention resources, articles, and tools on captus.samhsa.gov, offering cutting edge research, timely publications, and examples of successful prevention efforts from around the country. Check out what's new on the site!
Grantee Stories
  • Iowa's Data Task Group Strengthens Data Collection at the Local LevelStates frequently explore a combination of local, state, and national data sources to assess the substance-related needs of their communities. But for small, rural states like Iowa, these sources don't always paint an accurate picture of the problems these communities face.
     
  • Wisconsin Taps Key Leadership to Sustain Prevention Efforts. When Wisconsin's existing substance abuse prevention training and technical assistance structure became overburdened, Wisconsin's Department of Health Services (DHS) began training prominent prevention leaders to support, and sustain, its existing training system.
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New CAPT Resources
  • Understanding Logic Models. Logic models are visual tools that present the logic, or rationale, behind a program or process. Substance abuse prevention practitioners frequently use logic models to connect and communicate all of the elements of their prevention plans, and to guide their evaluation efforts. CAPT tools related to logic model development include the following:
     
    • Logic Models. This set of resources describes why logic models are important and the elements of an outcome-based logic model.
       
    • Developing a Logic Model to Guide Program Evaluation. (New!) This PowerPoint presentation, originally developed for participants in SAMHSA's Service to Science initiative, explores the key components of a programmatic logic model, highlighting how logic models can be used to inform not only program planning but also evaluation planning and implementation.
       
    • Developing Your Logic Model(New!) This planning tool presents a seven-step process and template for developing a programmatic logic model.
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Upcoming Events
  • Responding to the Prescription Misuse Epidemic: Promising Prevention Programs and Useful Resources (Webinar). May 20, 2015, 2:00 p.m., ET. Sponsored by SAMHSA, this National Prevention Week webinar on prescription misuse and addiction will focus on the relationship between prescription opiates and heroin. Presenters will explore problems associated with prescription drug use in the workplace, the youth "study drug" epidemic, and promising prevention efforts.
     
  • Addressing Health Disparities through the National Prevention Strategy and Partnerships: The Role of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (Webinar). Thursday, May 21, 4-- 5:30 p.m., ET. The National Prevention Strategy (NPS) is a guide for improving the health and well-being of every American by shifting the nation from a focus on sickness and disease to one based on prevention and wellness. One of the four key Strategic Directions of the NPS is the elimination of health disparities. Sponsored by the Region VIII Federal Partners, this webinar will highlight the critical role that education institutions can play in eliminating these disparities.
     
  • 23rd Annual Society for Prevention Research Meeting. May 26-- 29, 2015, Washington, DC. This meeting provides a centrally integrated forum for exchanging new concepts, methods, and results from prevention research and related public health fields; and for facilitating communication between scientists, public policy leaders, and practitioners concerning the implementation of evidence-based preventive interventions in all areas of public health. The theme of this year's meeting is "Integrating Prevention Science and Public Policy".
     
  • Harvard Medical School International Conference on Opioids. June 7-- 9, 2015, Boston, MA. This conference will explore emerging opioid research and initiatives aimed at improving care and reducing harm. Conference topics include:
    • Pharmacologic innovations: new molecules and enhanced delivery systems
    • Best practices in opioid prescribing for both pain and addiction treatment
    • The latest in opioid management including opioid rotation
    • Innovative provider education systems to improve practice
    • Phenomenology, identification and management of opioid misuse
    • Federal policies to reduce opioid associated harm
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) is a national training and technical assistance system committed to strengthening substance abuse prevention efforts at the regional, State, and local levels and building the nation's behavioral health workforce.

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