RFP-6380 - Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

Summary of Specifications:
1. Introduction On behalf of the Livingston Washtenaw Substance Abuse Coordinating Advisory Council and the Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency, the Washtenaw Community Health Organization (WCHO) is requesting proposals from potential bidders for substance abuse prevention programs to be provided in Livingston and Washtenaw counties. In October 2004, the Michigan Department of Community Health Office of Drug Control Policy received a Strategic Prevention Framework ¡V State Incentive Grant (SPF/SIG) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA/CSAP). The Strategic Prevention Framework is an outcome-based, data driven, population-level approach to substance abuse prevention planning. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) five step approach was used to direct this initiative. SAMHSA¡¦s Strategic Prevention Framework „« Assessment „« Capacity „« Planning „« Implementation „« Evaluation The Livingston/Washtenaw Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency (CA) began implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) at the local level in May 2007. Since this time the CA established a Community Epidemiological Workgroup (CEW) to conduct a community level needs assessment to define and drive decision making. This included a review of existing relevant substance abuse data on consumption and consequences such as alcohol-related traffic crash deaths. This information was used to ultimately target population-level change for preventing underage drinking and related community problems, and to build infrastructure and capacity. These concentrated efforts have helped to shape substance abuse prevention programming in Livingston and Washtenaw Counties. The data gathered during this process was used to determine the investment outcomes for this RFP (see Logic Model).