1. Strategic Prevention Framework – Planning
Program Title Here
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Time – 10 – 20 minutes

2. What is SPF?
The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) uses a five-step planning process to guide communities in the selection, implementation, and evaluation of effective, culturally appropriate, and sustainable prevention activities.
Definition – The SPF uses a five-step planning process to guide communities in the selection, implementation, and evaluation of effective, culturally appropriate, and sustainable prevention activities.

3. Components of the SPF ~~Click to enlarge graphic.
Assessment – Profile population needs, resources, and readiness to address needs and gaps
Capacity – Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs
Planning – Develop a comprehensive strategic plan
Implementation – Implement evidence-based prevention programs and activities
Evaluation – Monitor, evaluate, sustain, and improve or replace those that fail

4. Failing to plan is planning to fail. ~ Alan Lakein
Proper planning is a must in order to have impact.

5. Planning
Design comprehensive interventions to impact the intervening variables
Substance-Related Problems
Intervening Variables
Evidence-based Environmental Strategies
Intervening Variables – IVs, also known as risk and protective factors are the factors that cause or contribute to substance-related consequences and consumption in communities. It answers the question -Why?
~~Ask – What are some of the substance-related problems our community is facing? What are some of the intervening variables?
Evidence based environmental strategies can be found from many sources (BSAS, EDC, CAPT, CADCA, OJJDP, etc.)

6. Intervening Variable(s)
Logic Model Template
Problem Statement: for BSAS initiatives, this is taken from the RFR. Brief description of the local manifestation of the problem
Intervening Variable(s)
Strategy
Target
Group
Outputs
Outcomes:
Short-Term
Intermediate
Long-Term
The biological, social, environmental, and economic factors that research has shown to be related to substance use and consequences of use, including risk and protective factors.
Programs, policies, and/or practices to address the problem, and specifically the intervening variable; these should be evidenced-based, with measurable output.
The population that will be engaged by the strategy.
The extent to which the strategies are being implemented as planned.
Changes in skills, attitudes, and knowledge.
Changes in behavior and decision making.
Changes in status or life conditions.
Problem Statement - For BSAS initiatives, this is taken from the RFR [Request for Response] Brief description of the local manifestation of the problem (can be quantitative, qualitative, or both)
Intervening Variable(s) - The biological, social, environmental, and economic factors that research has shown to be related to substance use and consequences of use, including risk and protective factors.
Strategies - Programs, policies, and/or practices to address the problem, and specifically the intervening variable; these should be evidenced-based, with measurable outputs—e.g., number of advertisements placed, sessions conducted, persons trained.
Target Group - The population that will be engaged by the strategy.
Outputs - The extent to which the strategies are being implemented as planned.
Expected Outcomes - Short-term, intermediate, and long-term.

7. Intervening Variable(s)
Logic Model Example
Problem Statement: Milltown faces prevalent youth alcohol use; ease of alcohol access; community tolerance for underage drinking; adults provide alcohol to youth; limited consequences for alcohol offenders; lack of law enforcement and consistent enforcement
Intervening Variable(s)
Strategy
Target
Group
Outputs
Outcomes:
Short-Term
Intermediate
Long-Term
Ease of alcohol access from alcohol
vendors
Conduct alcohol compliance checks
Markets that sell alcohol, restaurants and bars
25 Compliance Checks will be conducted in year 1.
Increased awareness of need to eliminate youth access to alcohol .
Increased compliance and enforcement of alcohol
Decreased ease of alcohol access
Delayed average age of first alcohol use
Decrease in alcohol use by underage youth
Problem Statement - For BSAS initiatives, this is taken from the RFR [Request for Response] Brief description of the local manifestation of the problem (can be quantitative, qualitative, or both)
Intervening Variable(s) - The biological, social, environmental, and economic factors that research has shown to be related to substance use and consequences of use, including risk and protective factors.
Strategies - Programs, policies, and/or practices to address the problem, and specifically the intervening variable; these should be evidenced-based, with measurable outputs—e.g., number of advertisements placed, sessions conducted, persons trained.
Target Group - The population that will be engaged by the strategy.
Outputs - The extent to which the strategies are being implemented as planned.
Expected Outcomes - Short-term, intermediate, and long-term.

8. Sustain outcomes, not programs
Sustainability
Sustain outcomes, not programs
Think sustainability from the beginning.
Look to community resources to sustain outcomes.
Sustain prevention by making it everyone’s job.
Example –
The program can help start compliance checks with the local alcohol vendors, then be sustained by the local coalition of youth organizations for the long haul.

9. Questions? What is unclear? Do you understand your role?
Does it make sense?
Spend a few minutes asking these questions.