Coalitions work with community stakeholders to identify and create positive environmental changes that impact behavioral health and substance misuse issues in their specific region.
What are Regional Prevention Coalitions?
With its statewide vantage point, the New Jersey Prevention Network connects and supports regional coalitions and actively participates in all levels of NJ prevention, including grassroots community-based program implementation, county coalitions, and statewide prevention initiatives.
NJPN provides technical assistance to each regional coalition to help successfully assess data, determine consumption patterns and consequences, utilize the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) process to prioritize needs and develop a comprehensive strategic plan with corresponding prevention models.
Guided by national research, NJPN facilitates trainings for coalitions as they identify and create positive environmental changes. NJPN trainings strengthen each coalition by providing topics such as: capacity building, CADCA’s Core Competencies, navigating the SPF process, cultural competence, project sustainability, along with environmental programs and strategies to complement the priorities of each region.
"Members of each regional coalition bring to the table a diverse set of skills and resources aimed at reaching similar goals across the state. NJPN is committed to advancing their efforts by strengthening each regional coalition through training sessions, collaboration, and technical assistance."
- Diane Litterer, CEO and Executive Director, NJPN
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Meet NJ's Regional Prevention Coalitions!
This progressive statewide initiative is funded by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services.