New Resources from the CAPT

Video Series on SPF Step 2: Build Capacity. Four new video features highlight ways that states and communities are preparing prevention leaders and community members to address pressing prevention needs.

• Prevention in the Wake of Disaster. In the wake of multiple disasters, Louisiana's prevention team has had to adapt to the changing needs of its population. Watch Leslie Brougham Freeman, director of prevention services for Louisiana's Office of Behavioral Health, describe how state leaders have pulled together to address these needs in a comprehensive way.
• Prevention in South Carolina: Overcoming Challenges. Watch Steve Burritt, an evaluator for Community Action for a Safer Tomorrow—South Carolina's Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant—describe some of the challenges South Carolina faces preventing underage drinking, and how it is mobilizing various sectors to address these challenges.
• Learn to Grow, Inc.: Facilitating Community Change. Vincent Vandiegriff, Executive Director of Learn to Grow, Inc., based in Atlanta, highlights the importance of involving the community in prevention efforts.
• Workforce Development à la Webinar. Watch Shawnie Rechtenbaugh, former SPF SIG project director from South Dakota, describe how the state is using electronic methods to increase workforce capacity.

To watch videos on related topics, visit the site's Video Features section.

Using Electronic Methods to Build Prevention Capacity. Three new resources offer tips for delivering webinars, using online tools to facilitate scheduling and share documents, and developing a social media plan to strengthen prevention efforts.

• Five Strategies for Better Webinars. Learn the do's and dont's of five key strategies to hosting successful webinars.
• Online Tools to Support Prevention Efforts. Review four ways to use the Internet to facilitate connections with colleagues and community members. Examples of online tools are included.
• Developing a Social Media Plan. Discover key steps for developing a plan to use social media to support substance abuse prevention efforts.

Collaborating with Partners. These tools are designed to help practitioners forge effective partnerships with key stakeholders.

• Analyzing Internal and External Partnerships. Use this tool to assess potential partners and explore opportunities for building relationships.
• Determining Levels of Involvement. This table presents four ways in which organizations can work together: networking, cooperation, coordination, and collaboration.