Strategic Prevention Framework Step 3: Planning
Planning, the third step of the SPF, involves how to identify ways to prioritize risk and protective factors associated with the substance misuse problems, select appropriate interventions to address each priority factor, ensure a comprehensive prevention approach, and explain the components of a logic model that can be shared with stakeholders. Below are training resources to support your work. For more planning resources, visit our training and examples pages.
PLANNING TOOLS
CADCA Capacity Primer
This primer provides clear guidelines for assisting your coalition to develop the products that you need to carry out a comprehensive community plan to reduce substance misuse rates.
A Guide to SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework
This guide offers a comprehensive overview of the SPF. Step 3, Planning begins on page 14.
Selecting Best-fit Programs and Practices: Guidance for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners
This SAMHSA guidance document outlines prevention practices that have the greatest potential to work well in specific settings and provides recommendations for how to proceed if no viable options are available.
Intervention Review Worksheet
Use this chart to summarize findings from your review of potential prevention interventions.
Evidence-Based Prevention for Young Adults
This guide discusses effective prevention practices to mitigate risk factors and promote protective factors among young adults.