Community Prevention Initiative (CPI)

New! Effective Substance Abuse Prevention: Why it Matters, What Works, and What the Experts See for the Future [PDF]
New! Policy Briefs: Restaurants that "Morph" into Bars and Nightclubs in California Communities: What's the Problem and What Can Be Done About It?
New! Power of Prevention: New Approaches to Prevention: Aligning Interventions between Substance Abuse and Mental Health [PDF]
New! Power of Prevention: Community Prevention: New Opportunities to Create Impact through Collaboration [PDF]
New! Feb. 6th & 7th, 2013, Power of Prevention Summit Materials
Power of Prevention: The Crossover between Substance Abuse Prevention and Schools [PDF]

Upcoming Events:

Webinar - Prescription Take Back Events & More: Comprehensive Approaches to Prescription Drug (Rx) Abuse

May 23, 2013: 10:00am - 11:30am
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Brief Intervention for Substance Using Adolescents

June 24, 2013
Sacramento County | Sacramento, CA
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Community Action to Reduce Binge Drinking

June 27 1, 2013
Fresno County | Madera, CA
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AOD Prevention for Youth in Foster Care

August 8, 2013
Riverside County | Riverside, CA
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Serving California's Prevention Community

The Community Prevention Initiative (CPI) provides no-cost technical assistance and training in substance abuse prevention. CPI is administered by the Center for Applied Research Solutions and funded and directed by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. more >

New! Professional Competencies in Substance Abuse Prevention Online Training Series

The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) and the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) are pleased to announce the launching of the NO-COST Community Prevention Initiative (CPI) Professional Competencies in Substance Abuse Prevention online training series.

These online trainings provide the prevention field an opportunity to gain or expand their knowledge in the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) model. The training modules can be taken individually, or, as a whole series, to best meet your needs. Modules currently in the Professional Competencies series are:

Assessment (assessing need, resources and readiness)
Capacity Building (building capacity and community organizing)
Planning (using outcome based logic models and developing strategic plans)
Implementation (implementing evidence-based policies, programs and practices)
Evaluation (monitoring and evaluating for improvement and decision making)

Click the link and it will take you to the Professional Competency Online Courses:
http://procomp.ca-cpi.org