Vermont Department of Health – Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (ADAP)
Regional Prevention Partnerships Trainings
June 23, 2020 – RPP Training: Looking to the Future: Strategic Connections and Strategies
- Agenda
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Prevention Network and PreventionWorks VT Presentation
- RPP FY20 Contacts
- Strategy Matrix – State and Regional:
- Barre
- Bennington
- Brattleboro-Windham
- Chittenden
- Morrisville
- Newport
- Rutland
- Springfield
- St. Johnsbury
- Statewide Matrix by Region
- Draft Matrix of Strategies Shared
- Strategy Summary – Community Capacity
- Strategy Summary – Policy & System
- Strategy Summary – Relationships
- Case Statement Templates and Examples:
- Case Statement Templates
- Everybody Gets to Play Success Story
- Example Case Statement – CADCA
- Sample CDC Success Story
- Tool 10_Sample Case Statements
May 28, 2020 – RPP Training: Vermont Debrief on the NE PTTC Marijuana Prevention Peer Sharing Session
- Vermont Debrief on the NE PTTC Marijuana Prevention Peer-Sharing Session from May 28, 2020
- Commercial Cannabis: Expanding the Carbon Footprint
- Policymakers’ Primer on Addressing the Carbon Footprint of Cannabis Production
- Marijuana Prevention – Addison County
- Marijuana Strategies 2020
- A Parent Handbook to help you talk to your teen about the risks of marijuana use
December 4, 2019 – RPP Training: Successful Funding Efforts: Improving Your Grant Application Results
- Agenda RPP – December 3, 2019
- RPP Grant Skills PPT
- RPP Action Plan handout – December 3, 2019
- Small Group Networking Record Form RPP – December 3, 2019
Grant Resources:
Presentations/Panelists:
April 29, 2019 – RPP Training: Evaluation 201
- Agenda
- Evaluation Plan Definitions
- Sample Federal Grant Evaluation Requirements
- RPP Evaluation Plan Stakeholder Communication: Who Needs to Know What?
- Bennington County Prevention Report
Evaluation Plan Templates:
- CADCA Supplied Evaluation Plan Template
- Evaluation Plan Example Template
- RBA Style Evaluation Plan Example
- RBA Style Evaluation Plan Template
- Evaluation Plan Example
Resources:
- CADCA Evaluation Primer
- CDC – Evaluation Workbook – Developing an Effective Evaluation Plan
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation – Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluation
Resources for Selecting an Evaluator:
- Five Steps for Selecting an Evaluator: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Practitioners
- Evaluation Contracts Checklist
- A Fundamental Choice: Internal or External Evaluation?
- Hiring an Evaluation Consultant
- Hiring and Working With an Evaluator
Website Resources:
- Capacity Building Evaluation: https://partnertool.net/
- PIRE RPP Evaluation: https://www.vt-rpp-evaluation.org/
March 11, 2019 – RPP Training – Engaging Youth in Prevention
- Agenda
- Presentation – Overview of Day
- Gallery Walk Summary
- Addison County Presentation
- Barre Presentation
- Bennington Presentation
- Chittenden Presentation
- Lamoille Presentation
- Newport Presentation
- Springfield Presentation
- St. Johnsbury OVX Presentation
- St. Johnsbury Getting to Y Presentation
- Windham Presentation
- Danville Town Field Ordinance Proposal
Resources:
- Handout – Next Steps for Action
- The Developmental Relationships Framework
- Community FIRST – Vermont’s Statewide Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid Network
- Zero Suicide Brochure – Vermont Suicide Prevention Center
- Creating & Sustaining a Thriving Youth Advisory Council – Adolescent Health Initiative
- AWARE VERMONT – Statewide Local YMHFA Coordinator Contact List by Designated Mental Health Agency
- Youth Leadership Toolkit – NRCYD
- Youth Organizing: A Model for Change
January 7, 2019 – RPP Training: Youth Marijuana Use Prevention: A Working Session
- Agenda
- Hilary Fannin Presentation – Framing Substance Use Messaging
- Dean Whitlock Presentation – Marijuana and Brain, Mind, Psyche – Highlights of the Latest Data
- Melanie Sheehan Presentation – Prevention and Policy Work – Opportunities for Stakeholder Engagement
- Chapter IV – Town Parks
- Chapter VIII – Commerce
- Final Communication Brief – 2017 Vermont Local Opinion Leaders Survey: Summary of Findings
- Results from the 2017 Vermont Local Opinion Leaders Survey – Final Report January 2018
- Health Chapter Template Final
- January 7th 2019 RPP Handout
- Marijuana Survey Results
- Risk & Protective Factors Participants Handout
- Risk and Protective Factors Grid for Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
- Tax and Reg PP Presentation – VLCT Town Fair – 10/24/18
- Marijuana Use among Young Adult Vermont Residents Ages 18 to 25: Findings from the 2018 Vermont Young Adult Survey (YAS) and the 2016/17 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
November 19, 2018 – RPP Training: “Next Steps for Adverse Childhood Experiences and Prevention”
- Prerequisite – Participation in pre-training webinar. Webinar materials can be accessed here:
- PowerPoint Slides – A Critical Look at Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Misuse – Implications for Prevention
Karina Forrest-Perkins, Trauma Research Expert, CAPT Associate and Gisela Rots, CAPT Coordinator, Northeast Resource Team - Click here for Webinar Recording (Requires Adobe Connect)
Materials from Training:
- Agenda
- Putting It All Together
- Substance Misuse Prevention Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
- Protective Factors Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
- Resilience Infused Community Substance Misuse Prevention Efforts
- Building Flourishing Communities
- Franklin Grand Isles Pgs 21-25
- How to Engage with Someone
- The Impact of Early Adversity on Children’s Development
- LMV Sustainability Plan Pgs 28-31
- A sample trauma-informed job description – https://www.thelanding.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Case-Manager-Job-Description.pdf
- Article from the AJPH on reducing the transmission of child maltreatment in Iowa
- From the Prevention Institute – Adverse Community Experiences: https://www.preventioninstitute.org/sites/default/files/publications/Adverse-Community-Experiences-and-Resilience.pdf
- Work being done in West Virginia to replicate Iceland’s substance misuse prevention efforts: https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2017/10/23/wvu-researcher-looks-to-iceland-to-curb-teen-substance-use-in-west-virginia
- The Institute of Medicine book on Prevention mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Young People(free download): https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12480/preventing-mental-emotional-and-behavioral-disorders-among-young-people-progress
- University of Washington’s data resources: https://adai.uw.edu/wastate/wastate.htm
- Administration for Children + Families data reports – https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/afcars-report-25
- Blog on youth homelessness: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2018/11/defining-and-counting-youth-homelessness)
October 10, 2018 – “Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention: Collaborative Strategies with Law Enforcement”
- Agenda
- PowerPoint Presentation – Overview by Beth Shrader
- PowerPoint Presentation – Review and Update Current Strategies Supported by Regional Prevention Partnership Grant
Presenter: Detective Sergeant James R. Roy, Colchester Police Department - PowerPoint Presentation – Overview of Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery, Division of Liquor Control Education, Compliance and Enforcement
Presenter: Chief Skyler W Genest, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, and Jennifer Fisher, Education Specialist, Vermont Department of Liquor & Lottery - Link to Evaluation Survey
June 13, 2018 – “Continuing the Discussion of ACT 86 and Its Impact on Prevention Policy”
April 25, 2018 – “Policy Development: Engaging Local Decision Makers on Prevention Issues”
- PowerPoint Presentation – The Power of Policy
- VT Digger Commentary – G. Burley
- LYBS Planning Tool
- Lyndon Youth Baseball Policy
- Policy Planning Steps
- The New Marijuana Law – Steven Waldo
- Alcohol Sales Staff Resource
- 2017 Vermont Local Opinion Leaders Survey: Summary of Findings
- 2017 Vermont Local Opinion Leaders Survey – Presentation
- Village of Lyndonville, Ordinance Proposal 2018 – Smoke-Free Public Event
- H 511 – As Passed – Eliminating Penalties for Possession of Limited Amounts of Marijuana by Adults 21 or Over
- Morrisville Sign
January 10, 2018 – “Sustainability: Embedding Prevention Strategies in VT Communities“
ACH and Community Benefit:
- Community Benefit NPN
- Handout – Hospital 990s
- Improving Community Health Through Hospital Community Benefit Spending
- Healthcare Reform…promise for Prevention
- Online Resources Handout
- Researching a Hospital’s Community Benefit Spending Using the IRS 990
Continuation Grantee Session:
Data with Amy Livingston:
- PowerPoint Presentation
- 10 Steps to Creating an Infographic
- Checklist for Reviewing Infographics
- Data Interpretation Worksheet
- Data Visualization Planning Tool
New Grantee Session:
RBA and Collective Impact – Hillary Orsini
November 13, 2017 – Exploring Cultural Competency for Engaging Military Families and Low Socioeconomic Status Vermonters
- Morning Session: Cultural Competency in Engaging Vermont Military Families
- Presentation Slides: Military Connected Youth & Families In Vermont – Brian Stoudnor, Lead Child and Youth Program Coordinator, Vermont National Guard
- Resources:
- Afternoon session: Poverty and Prevention in an Unequal Economy: Cultural Competency in Engaging VT Families of Low SES Status
- Presentation Slides: Poverty and Prevention in an Unequal Economy with Regional Prevention Partners – Equity Solutions – Kendra Colburn, Shela Linton, Angela Berkfield, Equity Solutions
- Resources:
April 5, 2017 – Team Building & Messaging
Resource List:
- Tips & Tools : The Art of Experiential Group Facilitation by Jennifer Stanchfield, Wood N Barnes Publishing and Distribution. Available at https://experientialtools.com/
- CADCA Strategizer 55 (p.21) https://www.cadca.org/sites/default/files/resource/files/strat55.pdf
- NIH e-source / Social & Behavioral Theories with exercises https://www.esourceresearch.org/eSourceBook/Social-and-Behavioral-Theories-4-Important-Theories-and-Their-Key-Constructs.aspx
Documents:
March 13, 2017 – Policy Development: Working with Planners and the Public
Resource List:
- Vermont Planning Information Center: https://vpic.info/index.html The Vermont Planning Information Center is a clearing house of information for planning commissions, zoning boards, developmental review boards and their staff and all others involved in land planning and regulation in Vermont.
Documents:
- Municipal Planning Manual – The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for municipal planning commissions in fulfilling their role and responsibilities as set forth in 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117, the Municipal and Regional Planning and Development Act. The Planning Manual provides information that will help the planning commission with this complex task, from designing the planning program to adopting the plan. – DHCD-Planning-Manual-Module1
- Vermont Healthy Community Design Resource – Examples for Creating Healthy Communities: Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, Tobacco, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention – Draft Version only – Model Policies PAN Tob ADAP_FINAL DRAFT
- Vermont League of Cities and Towns: Vermont Municipal Regulation of Alcohol and Tobacco and Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising – VLCT CCRPC Study 11 21 FINAL
- Vermont Healthy Community Design Resource: Active Living & Healthy Eating Toolkit – active_living_healthy_eating_community_design_resource_toolkit
- A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy from the Annie E. Casey Foundation – The Annie E. Casey Foundation commissioned this guide to help determine meaningful ways to
measure and evaluate the impact of its advocacy and public policy grant making. Although a primary intent of this guide is to contribute practical guidance to the Annie E. Casey Foundation regarding evaluation of the foundation’s investments, this guide also serves as abroad call to grant makers to build and advance the field of evaluation in this area. – a_guide_to_measuring_advocacy_and_policya_guide_to_measuring_advocacy_and_policy - Community Leaders Toolkit – Educating Community Leaders from the Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy – Materials designed to support Community Coalitions plan and prepare for meetings with community leaders. – Community Leader Toolkit
- Community Readiness for Community Change – Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research Community Readiness Handbook – CR_Handbook_8-3-15
- A Primer on Planning for Prevention – Planning_for_prevention_Final
Sample Policies from Around Vermont:
- Town of Parker Marijuana Ordinance – 64_prohibition_parker
- Town of Norwich Alcohol Ordinance – AlcoholOrdinanceNorwich
- Weathersfield Selectboard Drug and Tobacco Paraphernalia – Drug Paraphernalia Amendment Text with signatures 021616
- Towns of Middlebury and Wallingford Alcoholic Beverage Restrictions – Middlebury and Wallingford
- Town of St. Albans Liquor Control – TITLE 23 – LIQUOR CONTROL
Vermont Department of Health – Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (ADAP)
CollegeAIM Trainings
College Symposiums
Vermont Department of Health
Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (ADAP)
- October 2021 — 10th Annual College Symposium
- Exploring the Science of the Positive Framework — Jeff Linkenbach, Director, chief Research Scientist Montana Institute
- Building a Culture of Recovery Panel — Amy Boyd Austin (She/Her), University of Vermont and Ed Baker, Acsw, Person In Recovery, Recovery Advocate
- Decolonizing Substance Misuse and Addiction — Len Pierre
- October 2020 — 9th Annual College Symposium
- Drinking Game Cognitions and Behaviors among University Students in the United States and Abroad — Byron L. Zamboanga, Ph.D.
- Cannabis and Mental Health: So Much to Discuss — Alan Budney Ph.D.
- Color of Drinking: Alcohol as a Social Justice Issue — Reonda Washington MPH, CHES
- October 2019 — 8th Annual College Symposium
- Keynote Presentation: Promoting Healthy Leisure Among College Students — Linda Caldwell
- October 2021 — 7th Annual College Symposium
- Keynote Presentation: Addressing Marijuana Use on College Campuses in a Changing Legal Climate — Jason Kilmer, Ph.D.
- Substance Use Among Full Time College Students in Vermont – Findings from the 2018 Vermont Young Adult Survey — Bob Flewelling and Amy Livingston
- October 2021 — 6th Annual College Symposium
- Keynote Presentation: The Story of Collegiate Substance Abuse: Where Prevention Meets Response — Erin McClintock, MEd, Director of Prevention Education, EVERFI
- Presentation: Creating a Campus Commitment to Substance Abuse: Prevention and Assisting Students in Distress — Mark A. Levine, MD, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Panel Presentations: University of Vermont Care Team — Joe Russell, UVM
- Shifting the Culture: How College Campuses Can Make a Difference — Amy Boyd Austin, UVM
Vermont Department of Health – Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (ADAP)
Foundations Trainings
“Building a Framework for Effective Adolescent Treatment” – Steven M. Chisholm, MA
Day Two – March 12, 2018 –
Day One – January 5, 2018 –
Vermont Department of Health
Partnership for Success (PFS) Trainings
December 7, 2016 – Planning for Sustainability to Maintain Regional Prevention Partnership Strategies
March 3, 2016 – “Policy as a Strategy for Environmental Change”
Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, Vermont
Other Materials:
- Addressing Challenges to Community Level Policy Strategy – Activity Results
- Advancing Prevention Policy Work in Communities – Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership
- Drug Paraphernalia Amendment Text – Weathersfield Select Board – February 16, 2016
- Education for Cities and Towns on Substance Abuse Prevention – Central Vermont New Directions Coalition
- Curtis Pond Island Ordinance – Town of Calais, Vermont
- A Primer on Planning for Prevention – Morrisville District Office, Partnership for Success Initiative, April 2015
- Slides – A Primer on Planning for Prevention – A Tool to Help Link Alcohol Prevention with Land Use Planning, Vermont Department of Health, Morrisville District Office
Community Readiness Tools:
January 21, 2016 – “Engaging Youth for Impacting Perception of Risk and Social Norms”
Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, Vermont
- Materials will be posted shortly.