NCJ Number
153498
Date Published
Unknown
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This document presents six recommendations from Join Together's Public Policy Panel on Preventing Substance Abuse, recommendations that frame substance abuse prevention from the community perspective. The recommendations are directed to Federal, State and local policymakers, and to the communities they serve.
Abstract
The panel's principal recommendation emphasizes closer collaboration at all levels of government. It states that: (1) the community must shape a broad-based strategy that meets local needs; (2) this plan should be presented before long term funding is awarded for implementation; (3) to be effective, prevention must be sustained over time; (4) this requires a place within local infrastructure, supported by stable funding. Other recommendations include: (1) establishment of Federal, State, and local policies to prevent, identify, and reduce violence and traumatic injury associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol; (2) review and revision of Federal, State, and local policies to ensure that illegal access to alcohol and tobacco is eliminated; (3) improvement of Federal and State efforts to collect and disseminate timely, culturally sensitive, public and scientific information; and (4) increased emphasis on accountability and evaluation of prevention efforts at every level. Table, references