Prevention Support for North Dakota Communities

In order for prevention efforts to be effective, it is vital for communities to utilize a planning process that is active, deliberate and ongoing.

The Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) is an evidence-based, 5-step planning process that guides the selection, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based, culturally appropriate, sustainable prevention activities. Click on each step of the SPF for more information:

Assessment
Capacity Building
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Cultural Competence
Sustainability

North Dakota Strategic Prevention Framework Partnership for Success Grant (PFS)

The Partnership for Success (PFS) grant (through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, [SAMHSA]) requires states to use the successful prevention systems and structures put in place through their completed (or almost completed) Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG).

SAMHSA’s SPF-PFS grant goals:

  • Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse
  • Reduce substance abuse-related problems
  • Strengthen prevention capacity/infrastructure at the state and community levels
  • Leverage, redirect and align funding streams and resources for prevention

The North Dakota SPF-PFS plans to address the following substance abuse prevention priority: underage drinking among persons aged 12 to 20.

The North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division was awarded the SPF-PFS in 2015.

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North Dakota Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) - ended September 2016

The Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) is an infrastructure grant program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's infrastructure grants support an array of activities to help grantees build a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective substance abuse prevention.

The ND Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (at the time, currently the Behavioral Health Division) was awarded the SPF SIG, a five-year grant allocated to address North Dakota’s substance abuse prevention priority issues.

As required, the state’s priority issues were identified by the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) and Governor’s Prevention Advisory Council (GPAC) through a data-driven decision-making process and are as follows:

  1. Underage drinking (age ≤20)
  2. Adult binge drinking (age 21+)

SPF SIG funds will be directed towards the prevention of these two priority issues while simultaneously enhancing state and local prevention infrastructure. Guided by the SPF model, ND community grantees will complete the following three project phases:

  • Phase I: Assessment
  • Phase II: Planning
  • Phase III: Implementation

Capacity building and evaluation will be ongoing throughout the project phases.

Visit ND's SPF SIG for more information.

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