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What is CPI and what can it do for California

communities?Vallejo Unified School District Prevention Programs

Synergy Coalition Community Partners“Strong Children, Strong Families, Strong Communities

Hilton Garden Hotel, Fairfield, CASeptember 9, 2005

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What is CPI?

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CPI is…

ADP’s vehicle to provide Technical Assistance (TA) and Training services to community AOD prevention practitioners.

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Goals

• Bridge the gap between research and the practical needs of community AOD prevention practitioners.

• Establish a system to transfer research-based AOD prevention information to the field.

• Increase the number of effective community prevention practitioners.

• Increase the number of effective community prevention systems programs and services.

• Enhance the health and safety of communities throughout California.

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Performance Objectives

• Deliver 2000 days of Technical Assistance• Provide 80 training events• Produce and deliver four prevention

bulletins• Prepare two prevention documents• Monitor and synthesize prevention

research including evidence-based programs, strategies and approaches

• Develop capabilities to share and transfer information

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Why is CPI Needed?

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Need for CPITA and Training Services

• High turnover in the prevention field• Rapid expansion in knowledge

about prevention practices• Need to implement Community

Strategic Prevention Framework (5 Steps)

• Broaden community focus versus individual approaches.

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Strategic Prevention Framework Process

Profile population needs, resources, and readiness to address the problems and

gaps in service delivery

Profile population needs, resources, and readiness to address the problems and

gaps in service delivery

Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs

Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs

Develop a Comprehensive Strategic PlanDevelop a Comprehensive Strategic Plan

Implement evidence-based prevention programs and infrastructure development

activities

Implement evidence-based prevention programs and infrastructure development

activities

Monitor process, evaluate effectiveness, sustain effective programs/activities, and

improve or replace those that fail

Monitor process, evaluate effectiveness, sustain effective programs/activities, and

improve or replace those that fail

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Community FocusWhy?

Community Health

−The well-being of the people who share a common place or experience – require changes in both the behavior of large number of individuals and in the conditions that affect their health.

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Types of Community Based TA Services

• Community organizing• Coalition building/maintenance• Strategic planning assistance• Data (needs) assessment• AOD policy development• Media Advocacy• RBS trainings/ English /Spanish / Korean• Development of culturally appropriate programs & services• Rural and Underserved Population Outreach

• Evaluation

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CPI Services

Product Development• Research-based briefings/bulletins/papers

(4 Tactics)• County level documents (AOD County

Profiles)

• Developing network of research centers throughout the country

Involvement of broader Prevention Research community

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Binge Drinking

Social Host Ordinances

Social Norms

Policy Panels

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CPI Services (continued)

Trainings• Broad range of trainings through

Prevention Extension • New curricula continually updatedTechnical Assistance• Facilitations to project/program specific

services• Subject matter expertise – consultant

pool 200 plus• On-line advancements (Training and TA )

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What has CPI accomplished so far this

year?

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Accomplishments

Products:Examples: – Tactics (4)– County AOD Profiles (58)– Brief Intervention Services Curriculum– AOD Strategies for Native American

Communities– Update Public Convenience or Necessity-A

Guide for Local Government Brochure– Grantwriting – Part 2

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Accomplishments

Services2,092 days of TA and Training activities

– Over 100 Training Activities/Events which

include Prevention Extension Workshops– Increased Expert/Consultant Base by 45– Prepare report on community approaches to

meth prevention– Chair GPAC Ad Hoc Committee on Meth– 13 SIG Grantee TA Provider

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CPI Web Sitewww.ca-cpi.org

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www.ca-cpi.org

771 Oak Avenue Parkway, Suite 3Folsom, CA 95630916-983-8929-MAIN916-983-5738-FAX

gary@emt.org