Building Safe, Healthy, and Drug Free Communities

March 12, 2015General Arthur T. DeanChairman and CEO, CADCA www.cadca.org

A Public Health Approach to Drug Policy

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What Is CADCA?

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What is a Coalition?

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By mobilizing diverse sectors of the community to analyze local

data and implement comprehensive strategies that

foster effective programs, policies and practices to create population level reductions in

substance abuse.

How do Coalitions Work?

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Coalitions Engage Diverse Community Partners

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• Youth• Parents• Businesses• Media• Schools• Youth serving organizations• Faith based community

• Civic and volunteer groups• Law enforcement• Health care professionals• State, local or tribal

agencies• Other organizations

involved in reducing substance abuse

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Coalitions use the Strategic Prevention Framework to guide their planning.

Coalitions that complete CADCA’s rigorous National Coalition Academy develop Five essential products:

1. community assessment,

2. logic model,

3. strategic & action plan,

4. evaluation plan, and

5. sustainability plan.

Coalitions are Strategic and Data-Driven

Sources: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; CADCA National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute

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Social Ecological Model

Coalitions engage at each step within this Public health model.

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/health_equity/culturalrelevance.html

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How Coalitions Achieve Impact

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The U.S. Drug-Free Communities Program

• The U.S. has invested a total of $1.25 billion in the DFC program since it began in 1998.

• The DFC Program has funded more than 2,000 coalitions since it began.

• Currently, the U.S. has 680 DFC Grantees.• CADCA was the driving force behind the passage of this

program and is the primary training and technical assistance provider for the program.

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DFC Coalitions Are Effective

Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Evaluation of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Summary of Core Outcome Findings through 2013

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A Coalition Example: Carter County, Kentucky Reduced Past 30 Day Use of Prescription Drugs

Past 30 day use of prescription drugs among high school seniors decreased at a rate of 83.3%, from 12% in 2004 to 2% in 2012.

Strategies Implemented to Achieve Outcomes:

• Supported use of prescription drug monitoring programs

• Led regular drug take back days and installed permanent drop boxes.

• Implemented a social norms media campaign

• Provided education to parents, teachers, youth and healthcare professionals

• Convened a key leader community forum to educate about the growing prescription drug problem.

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CADCA’s Framework is Published

• CADCA’s problem-solving framework featured in Journal of Community Psychology

• Article, “Testing A Comprehensive Community Problem-solving Framework for Community Coalitions,” published in August 2012

• Describes process coalitions use to contribute to population-level reductions in targeted substance abuse problems.

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A Global Coalition Movement

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• CADCA began building anti-drug coalitions internationally in 2005

• Support from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

• Helped build over 130 coalitions • Trained in 22 countries, on five continents• Training and technical assistance delivered in seven

languages• The coalition model is adaptable around the world• Effective on problems associated with illicit drugs, alcohol,

tobacco, and the abuse of medicines.

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Since 2005, CADCA has been working to reduce drug abuse internationally through the establishment of multi-sector anti-drug community coalitions. Today, CADCA works on five continents and delivers training and technical assistance in seven languages.

Stay Connected with CADCA

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Arthur T. DeanMajor General, U.S. Army, RetiredCADCA Chairman and CEOEmail: adean@cadca.org

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