NW PTTC publishes community activated prevention research briefs

Community activated prevention mobilizes diverse sectors of the community to engage in science-based approaches to prevention by assessing and prioritizing community prevention needs, identifying gaps in services, and identifying, selecting, and implementing with high quality evidence-based and promising interventions that align with local needs. This series of practice briefs summarizes research and best practices in five key areas to support community activated prevention efforts. 

Practice Brief #1 – Highlighting Successes and Opportunities: Long-Term Trends of Youth Substance Use

• Provides a brief overview on the long-term trends of youth substance use in the United States, and a look at how factors like the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted those trends.

Practice Brief #2 – A Resource Guide for Building a Community Profile 

• Summarizes best practices for building an individualized community profile that is effective and useful in identifying negative outcomes that would benefit from prevention efforts, secure funding, and prevention programing.

Practice Brief #3 – What Does and Does Not Work in Youth Substance Misuse Prevention  

• Explains effective and ineffective strategies for preventing youth substance misuse and suggests ways to use effective strategies.

Practice Brief #4 – Guiding Youth Towards Healthy Social Media Use for Improved Mental Health and Reduced Substance Use

• Describes the positive and negative effects of social media use on youth mental health and substance use and provides suggestions for ways to promote healthy social media use in youth.

Practice Brief #5 – Implementing Evidence-Based Programs in Communities 

• Provides a brief overview of high-quality program implementation, with guidance on how to plan and deliver evidence-based programs in communities.

Access all the briefs on the NW PTTC website.