Assessment Primer

Describing Your Community, Collecting Data, Analyzing the Issues and Establishing a Road Map for Change:

This primer provides anti-drug coalitions clear guidelines for defining their communities and assessing the real needs within the community. This information will enable your coalition to minimize duplication of effort, understand existing resources and implement practices and policies to reduce substance abuse within the community.


Planning Primer

Developing a Theory of Change, Logic Models and Strategic and Action Plans

This primer provides clear guidelines for assisting your coalition to develop the products that you need to carry out a comprehensive community plan to reduce substance abuse rates. It also helps you understand the dynamic planning process needed for coalition work.

To access CADCA’s primer series which is in line with the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) visit this resource link.


Logic Model Worksheet

The following logic model activity sheet and template was created to assist coalitions / workgroups / providers with navigating the logic model process.  This logic model is not intended to encompass all possible intervening variables, strategies, or steps, but is designed to provide useful examples to the thought process of working through a logic model.

For questions related to logic model use and available training contact: 

Joel Hoepfner B.S. CPC
Training & Technical Assistance
Behavioral Health Engineering

Joelhoepfner14@gmail.com