Welcome to the State of Missouri Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant [SPF SIG] website. The site provides information and support for this project, which is funded by a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention grant [#SP11194-02].
What is the State priority?
- Missouri has identified a state priority of reducing the percentage of people ages 12-25 that report engaging in risky drinking (binge or underage) in the past 30 days.
What are the overarching goals of the grant?
- Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including underage drinking
- Reduce substance-related problems in communities
- Build prevention capacities and infrastructure at the State and community levels
- Implement a process of infusing data across all SPF steps for improved decision-making
Cultural competency and sustainability are overarching principles of the SPF that are to be integrated into every step of the process. The five steps are not linear; rather, they are expected to overlap and be re-visited throughout the grant period as data become available.
What is the Strategic Prevention Framework [SPF]?
There are five steps to the SPF process:
- Profile needs, resources, and readiness to address needs and gaps [Assessment]
- Mobilize and/or build capacity to address needs [Capacity]
- Develop a comprehensive strategic plan [Planning]
- Implement evidence-based prevention programs, policies and practices [Implementation]
- Monitor, evaluate, sustain, and improve or replace those that fail [Evaluation]
The SPF works to bring together multiple funding streams from multiple sources to create a community-based approach to substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion that cuts across existing programs and systems.