The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions

The Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network developed. ‘The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions” webpage provides the prevention field tools to use within their own coalitions to train on the 6 elements

The webpage includes downloadable recorded webinars on each of the 6 elements, downloadable slide decks for use, and other resources.

Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Resource Toolkit Introduction

The Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network developed The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Resource Toolkit (Resource Toolkit) as part of its overall mission to strengthen prevention practitioners’ capacities to organize, facilitate, and sustain effective prevention coalitions and collaborations that prevent substance misuse and its related consequences. This Resource Toolkit includes various resources related to six key elements, or coalition characteristics, shown through research to promote the adoption of science-based prevention practices that generate improved community conditions and behavioral health outcomes for youth. The Resource Toolkit is a companion piece to The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Research Overview, which introduces and defines each of the Six Elements of Effective Coalitions downloadable PDF.

How to Use This Resource Toolkit

Prevention practitioners are encourage to share this resource with coalition members to build a collective understanding of what research says about effective coalitions. Additionally, the Resource Toolkit can provide guidance to coalitions as they assess their own functioning and make plans for activities to enhance their work. This resource is divided into two parts.

Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Resource Toolkit

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The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Webinar Series

Six Elements of Effective Coalitions - Webinar

This webinar is the first installment in the webinar series: Key Elements of Effective Coalitions. The initial webinar introduces and defines, through research, the six elements to have a strong relationship to effective coalitions. These six elements are the starting place for prevention practitioners and community coalition’s members to reflect upon and discuss as part of healthy coalition building and maintenance efforts.

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Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Series: Diverse Stakeholders & Opportunities for Participation

Coalitions that engage a diverse set of members with meaningful opportunities for participation are more likely to reach collective impact. This webinar, the second installment in the series Six Elements of Effective Coalitions, will explore how to more intentionally build these elements into the organizational structure and activities of your coalition.

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Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Series: Efficiency & Cohesion

This webinar is the final installment of a four-part series, The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions, produced by the PTTC Network Community Coalitions and Collaborators Working Group.

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Six Elements of Effective Coalitions Series: Goal Directedness & New Skills

This webinar is the third installment of a four-part series, The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions, produced by the PTTC Network Community Coalitions and Collaborators Working Group. In our last webinar, we learned about the need for a diverse set of members who meaningfully participate on your coalition.

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Other Six Elements Resources

The Six Elements of Effective Coalitions - An Overview

This resource is the first installment in a series, Key Elements of Effective Coalitions, which has been developed for prevention practitioners and community coalition members by the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network. The goal of this series is to provide information on key elements that research suggests are critical for coalitions to operate effectively and increase their impact on substance misuse and its consequences for individuals and communities. Collaborating TTCs: SAMSHA’s Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network's Community Coalitions and Collaborations Workgroup created this document. Contributing Network workgroup members represented the Northwest, Central East, Southeast, Northeast & Caribbean, New England and the National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Centers.

Themes and Resources from Six Elements of Effective Coalitions – An Overview

This online webinar offered national substance use prevention practitioners and coalitions an opportunity to learn and share around a coalition building model – the Six Elements of Effective Coalitions with presenter Dr. Kevin Haggerty. The peer sharing nature of the webinar encouraged a rich discussion of innovative ways to continue coalition efforts, particularly during the virtual transition due to COVID-19. Participants shared strategies and tools they are using to remain engaged with their coalitions, and maintain engagement with each other. Participants also highlighted the pros and cons of remote interactions and suggestions of what has worked for their respective situations. The information contained in this document is a compilation of participant responses to the central questions addressed in the session. Please note that many of the suggestions made by participants were not strictly evidence-based and should not be regarded as such. The overall purpose of this summary is to share the collective experience from the prevention field during this challenging time.