The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) was developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). It is a blueprint for evidence-based community efforts to prevent or reduce the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The Framework includes 5 phases – Assessment, Capacity Development, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation – with an emphasis on sustainability and cultural competence. While the SPF focuses primarily on youth and substance abuse, the framework can also be applied to other community issues and populations.

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“The Community Tool Box is a lifeline for the Partnership in may ways: finding best practice models for just about anything regarding at risk children and their families; assessment tools; computer as well as publication resources; how-to hands on approaches to areas such as marketing, community involvement, etc.”

-Cheryl Pestaina, Project Director for a Service Partnership for preventing risky behaviors in adolescent youth in the Overtown Community of Miami, Florida

“It is an absolutely incredible resource. The most comprehensive resource I have found for skill and knowledge based information for our field.”

-Laurie Call, Consultant in the substance abuse prevention field in Divernon, Illinois

“[The CTB contains] information on organization, structure, surveys, and outcomes. It has been very helpful.”

-George Coates, Executive Director of a nonprofit: Guilford County Substance Abuse Coalition in Greensboro, North Carolina