Project Turnabout has been providing prevention services as part of our mission and continuum of care for over twenty years. For over the past five years, Project Turnabout’s prevention efforts were brought to an even more significant level with the addition of the Regional Prevention Center for Southwest Minnesota. The goal for our prevention efforts is to reduce substance abuse and related problems within our region of service and expanded to all of Minnesota.
Regional Prevention Coordinator for Southwest Minnesota
The state of MN has been divided into seven prevention regions to apply a regional approach to a statewide effort in the Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse (ATOD). In each of the seven prevention regions is a coordinator that works within their region with coalitions and communities in the prevention of ATOD. Project Turnabout is host to the Regional Prevention Coordinator of Region 5 for 27 Counties in Southwest Minnesota for the State of Minnesota. Project Turnabout was awarded this grant administered through the Department of Human Services-Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (DHS ADAD). The Regional Prevention Coordinator focuses on prevention, education, and forming of coalitions in the areas of Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs.
Our Mission: “The Regional Prevention Coordinator (RPC) seeks to build regional relationships, provide training and technical assistance and implement a cohesive statewide prevention effort to build stronger and safer communities.”
When to call your Regional Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Prevention Coordinator:
Visit the RPC website at www.rpcmn.org
Looking for some information about, tools in, technical assistance with or training on the following areas:
Learning how to apply the Strategic Prevention Framework:
• Needs assessment and analysis
o Developing/implementing an assessment model
o Locating, accessing and interpreting data
• Assessment of community readiness for change
• Capacity building
o Starting and/or maintaining or re-energizing a coalition
o Stakeholder analysis; engaging stakeholders
o Leadership development
o Fundraising, grant writing, in-kind donations, etc.
• Planning effective programs
o Developing logic models and strategic plans
o Developing goals, objectives, work plans etc.
o Identifying and selecting effective, evidence-based methods and strategies to fit your needs and capacity
o Curriculums are available for check out
• Implementing programs
o Troubleshooting difficulties
o Maintaining program fidelity in challenging situations
o Training can be provided by RPC on some curriculums
• Evaluation
o Developing a program evaluation plan
o Developing/obtaining/critiquing evaluation tools
o Implementing an evaluation plan and analyzing the results
o Presenting/sharing evaluation results
• Cultural Competency & Sustainability
o Survey tools
o Coalition capacity building
o Implementing evaluation plan
o Resources and tools to meet needs of your community
o Presenting/sharing evaluation results
When looking for contact for more information, where to obtain resources, etc., if you simply need to bounce ideas around about “what works, what doesn’t, and how come?,” to share your success stories, current news and events, and when you are interested in learning more about the following strategies/programs:
• Environmental Strategies (media, law enforcement, policy advocacy etc.)
• Minnesota’s Positive Community Norms Project
• Zero Adult Provider and Social Host Ordinances
• Technology in Prevention –social media, webinars, document sharing
• Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) and steps to becoming a credentialed prevention professional
For more prevention related information, please email Amber Tisue at atisue@projectturnabout.org to be added to her listserv. Amber sends up to date emails monthly to the listserv.
Contact Information:
Amber Tisue
1-800-862-1453 or 320-564-4911
atisue@projectturnabout.org
Additional Resources:
STATE
Minnesota Institute of Public Health http://www.miph.org/
Substance Use in Minnesota http://www.sumn.org/
EvaluATOD http://www.evaluatod.org/
Minnesota Certification Board http://www.mcboard.org/node/4
Minnesota Prevention Resource Center http://www.emprc.org/
Department of Health and Human Services http://www.health.state.mn.us/index.html
NATIONAL
Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
Find Youth Info http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) http://www.cadca.org/
Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center http://www.udetc.org/
SAMHSA http://www.samhsa.gov/
Parents the Anti-Drug http://www.theantidrug.com/index.asp
The Cool Spot http://www.thecoolspot.gov/index.asp
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention http://www.ojjdp.gov/
Drug Free Communities Support Program http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/dfc/
The Community Toolbox http://ctb.ku.edu/en/default.aspx
ONDCP National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign http://www.mediacampaign.org/
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm
U.S. Department of Education-Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention http://www.higheredcenter.org/
Time to Talk http://www.timetotalk.org/