Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-9-47-.04

Community Planning

This regulation requires substance abuse prevention providers in Alabama to use the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to guide community planning efforts, including needs assessment, stakeholder engagement, capacity documentation, evidence-based program planning, implementation timelines, and program evaluation. Prevention agencies must submit a prevention plan to the Alabama Department of Mental Health every two years and collect data aligned with SAMHSA's National Outcome Measures. The rule governs the operational and planning standards for prevention service providers, not licensed treatment facilities.

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Prevention providers shall utilize the Strategic Prevention
 Framework (SPF) to plan strategic efforts for service provision, mobilization
 of community partners and to change community norms and practice. A prevention
 plan will be submitted to the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH)
 Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Office of Prevention
 once every two (2) years.

(1)

 Assessment.
(a)
 Each prevention agency will
 assess prevention needs based on State epidemiological data provided.
 Additionally, service provision will be driven by cultural competency, local
 data and demographics of the specific target population.

(b)
 The prevention agency will maintain a
 roster of names and contact information for stakeholders representing the
 following sectors:
1.
 Youth.

2.
 Parents.

3.
 Businesses.

4.
 Schools/school system.

5.
 Media.

6.
 Youth organizations.

7.
 Law enforcement.

8.
 Religious or fraternal
 organizations.

9.
 Civic groups
 and/or Healthcare professionals.

10.
 State, local, or tribal governmental
 agencies.

11.
 Children's Policy
 Council.

12.
 Faith based
 entities.

13.
 Participants of
 service(s).

14.
 Data collection. 
 
(a)
 The prevention agency will collect and
 maintain data on National Outcome Measures (NOMS) as defined by the Substance
 Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and communicated by the
 Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH).

(3)
 Capacity. 
 
(a)
 Each prevention agency will document the
 agency and community's internal and external capacity as evidenced by
 maintaining a list of the following services: 
 
1.
 Transportation.

2.
 Curricula.

3.
 Equipment.

4.
 Faith based resources.

5.
 Community partners.

6.
 Coalition support.

7.
 Training.

8.
 Technical assistance.

9.
 Prevention funding.

(4)
 Planning. 
 
(a)
 Prevention providers will formulate an
 effective plan for evidence based programs, practices and policies. A mix of
 strategies will be optimal for a comprehensive approach to
 prevention.

(b)
 Each Prevention
 agency's plan will outline the programs, practices and policies that will be
 used to address substance abuse in the community and include the following
 information:
1.
 Target
 population(s).

2.

 Objections.

3.

 Tasks/activities.

4.

 Goals.

5.
 Collaborators.

6.
 Funding sources.

7.
 Outcome measures.

(c)
 Each prevention agency will consider
 risk/protective factors and contributing conditions (e.g. local policies,
 practices, community culture or population shifts) in its relationship to the
 planning process.

(5)

 Implementation.
(a)
 Each prevention agency
 will maintain an annual, quarterly updated timeline that indicates anticipated
 and actual dates activities associated with prevention strategies.

(6)
 Program evaluation. 
 
(a)
 Each prevention agency will maintain an
 evaluation plan that identifies the instrument that will be utilized to measure
 outcomes of the target population. The evaluation type may include pre/post
 tests, grades, school incident reports, attendance/absences or other
 statistical data that is relevant to the community and target
 population.

(b)
 The prevention
 agency shall have a mechanism where applicable to share findings from the
 evaluation with community stakeholders and funding sources.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code
 r. 
580-9-47-.04

 New Rule: Filed January
 27, 2000; effective March 2, 2000. Amended: Filed November 19, 2003; effective
 December 24, 2003. New Rule: Filed June 19, 2012; effective July 24, 2012.
 Repealed: Filed June 25, 2012; effective July 30, 2012. Amended: Filed August
 22, 2013; effective September 26, 2013.

Author:
 Division of Substance Abuse
 Services

Statutory Authority:

Code of Ala.
 1975
, §
 
22-50-11
.

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