Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) works on behalf of over 5,000 community coalitions from across the country to realize its vision. More than any other entity, community coalitions are poised to connect multiple sectors of the community, including businesses, parents, media, law enforcement, schools, faith organizations, health providers, social service agencies, and government. By acting in concert through the coalition, all of the partners gain a more complete understanding of the community's problems. Together, the partners organize and develop plans and programs to coordinate their anti-drug efforts. The result is a comprehensive, community-wide approach to substance abuse and its related problems.
http://cadca.org/

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
www.edfacilities.org

NNSDFSC (National Network of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Coordinators)
http://www.nnsdfsc.org/

Drug Prevention School Safety Coordinators Center
Offering on-line prevention training for drug prevention and school safety coordinators.
www.k12coordinator.org

Prevention Pathways
preventionpathways.samhsa.gov/default.cfm
is a gateway to information on prevention programs, program implementation, evaluation technical assistance, online courses, and a wealth of other prevention resources. This site is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).

SDFSCA Grant Application TA Resources
A new web resource has been developed to assist potential applicants who are interested in applying for discretionary grant funding from the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education. These technical assistance documents are designed to provide basic grant application information, helpful tips, and suggestions in a clear, user-friendly manner.
www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/tech

US Department of Education website for online ordering: www.edpubs.org

National Student Assistance Association
Formerly known as the National Association of Student Assistance Professionals (NASAP), the association was founded in 1987 by professionals who where concerned about the problems of student substance abuse, violence and academic under achievement.
http://www.nasap.org/

Virginia Resources

SDFSCA grants to local school divisions in Virginia are administered by the Virginia Department of Education

Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention
Administers Governor's portion of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Programs.
www.gosap.state.va.us

Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Education Section
The Education Section of the Virginia ABC is to promote responsible consumption and distribution by licensees of alcoholic beverages to those of age and zero tolerance for underage consumption through the use of prevention initiatives that focus on environment, educational and information dissemination strategies.
www.abc.state.va.us

Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
The Office of Substance Abuse Services provides oversight and management for substance abuse treatment and prevention services delivered through the 40 community service boards.
www.dmhmrsas.state.va.us

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Transportation Safety Services (TSS) Mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, fatalities and associated cost by identifying transportation safety issues and developing and implementing effective integrated programs and activities. TSS acts as a resource for information and materials, funding as well as a community traffic safety supervisors located in each of the six DMV districts.
www.dmv.state.va.us

Virginia Department of State Police, D.A.R.E. Unit
Lessons taught by specially trained, uniformed law enforcement officers provide factual information about drugs, with an emphasis on gateway drugs (marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco), and teach refusal skills through role-playing and other techniques.
www.vsp.state.va.us

Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth
A multi-issue child advocacy organization. Its three priority areas are children's mental health, the prevention of violence, and early care and education.
www.vakids.org

American Lung Association of Virginia
Offers a variety of educational and support programs for children and adults. Programs are focused in three areas: asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health. Two programs targeting youth and smoking are: Not On tobacco (N-O-T) and Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU).
www.lungusa.org/virginia/

Center for School-Community Collaboration, Virginia Commonwealth University
The Center seeks to unite the efforts of schools and communities on behalf of children and youth; provides training and technical assistance to schools, communities, and other youth-serving
www.soe.vcu.edu/csc

Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Virginia Office
Provides youth programs and materials aimed at increasing awareness of the dangers of drinking and impaired driving and preventing underage drinking.
www.maddva.org

October Center for the Study and Prevention of Youth Violence
Promotes culturally sensitive strategies that effectively interrupt the cycle of violence, contribute to healing, and create safe environments where youth and families can grow and thrive, free of violence.
www.octobercenter.vcu.edu

Virginia Addictions Technology Transfer Center (VATTC)
Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer
Provides training for drug and alcohol abuse counselors, health care professionals, psychologists, social workers, and others who will be a critical human resource in the state and nation. Also maintains an Internet site with substance abuse information.
www.mid-attc.org

Virginia Center for Injury and Violence Prevention
Focuses on four areas of intentional injury prevention: youth violence, youth suicide, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence.
www.vahealth.org/civp/index.htm

Virginia Center for School Safety
The Center, which is housed at the Department of Criminal Justice Services, provides training for Virginia public school personnel in school safety and the effective identification of students who may be at risk for violent behavior and in need of special services or assistance. The center also serves as a resource and referral center for Virginia school divisions by conducting research, sponsoring workshops, and providing information regarding current school safety concerns. Website is a comprehensive resource center for information and research about school safety in the Commonwealth
www.virginiaschoolsafety.com

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP)
A public-private coalition formed to fight drunk driving, drugged driving and underage drinking in the Washington-metropolitan area
www.wrap.org

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation (VTSF)
Established for the purposes of determining the appropriate recipients of moneys in the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Fund and causing distribution of such moneys. Assists in financing efforts to restrict the use of tobacco products by minors through such means as educational and awareness programs on the health effects of tobacco use on minors and enforcement of laws restricting the distribution of tobacco products to minors.
www.vtsf.org

Virginia Youth Violence Project, University of Virginia
Conducts and disseminates research on the understanding and reduction of violent behavior, and provide education, consultation, and training for educators, psychologists, and other colleagues in the social, legal, and human services professions.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/centers/youthvio/

A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention website provides parents and other caring adults with resources to promote good mental health and to help reduce the risk of children using drugs. The site built its foundation on six action steps.
family.samhsa.gov

Bomb Threat Response: An Interactive Planning Tool for Schools
NOTE: This Resource was been mailed to all SDFSCA Coordinators in 2004.
A new interactive bomb threat response and planning guide on CD-ROM that is intended to help schools plan an effective bomb threat response protocol that can be included as a part of the school division’s overall crisis management plan. Developed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the guide provides step-by-step information for schools on how to prevent and respond to bomb threats. Included on the CD-ROM are staff training presentations and implementation resources, such as templates and checklists. Additional copies are available upon request at www.threatplan.org.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
The Youth Violence and Suicide Prevention Team promotes implementation of efforts to prevent injuries resulting from assaultive and suicidal behavior.
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/yvpt/yvpt.htm

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV)
Provides informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence.
www.colorado.edu/cspv/

Children's Safety Network – National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center
Provides information and technical assistance to maternal and child health agencies and other organizations in efforts to reduce unintentional injuries and violence to children and adolescents.
www.childrensafetynetwork.org

Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence
Serves as a national resource to test the effectiveness of school violence prevention methods and to develop more effective strategies. The Institute's goal is to determine what works and what can be replicated to reduce violence in America's schools.
www.hamfish.org

National Crime Prevention Council
National, nonprofit educational organization that is the voice for crime. Sponsors Teens, Crime, and the Community (TCC), a national program that gets teens involved in crime prevention.
www.ncpc.org

National Network for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Region VII Comprehensive Center, housed in the College of Continuing Education, at the University of Oklahoma, is pleased to host this website on behalf of the National Network for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities.
http://region7.ou.edu/nnsdfsc/

National Resource Center for Safe Schools (NRCSS)
Jointly funded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, the Center works with schools, communities, state and local education agencies, and other concerned individuals and agencies to create safe learning environments and prevent school violence.
www.safetyzone.org

National Safe Schools Center
Serves as a clearinghouse for school safety programs and activities related to campus security, school law, community relations, student discipline and attendance, and prevention of drug abuse, gangs, bullying and weapons in schools. Center has a variety of publications, resource papers, and display posters.
www.nssc1.org

National Youth Gang Center
Center assists state and local jurisdictions in the collection, analysis, and exchange of information on gang-related demographics, legislation, literature, research, and promising program strategies, and coordinates activities of the OJJDP Youth Gang Consortium - a group of federal agencies, gang program representatives, and other service providers. It also provides technical assistance to two OJJDP Programs: Rural Gang Initiative & Gangfree Schools and Communities Initiative.
http://www.iir.com/nygc/maininfo.htm

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC)
A central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. The Resource Center is a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal agencies.
www.safeyouth.org

Partnerships Against Violence Network (PAVNET)
This online resource serves as a virtual library of information about violence and at-risk youth, representing data from Federal agencies.
http://www.pavnet.org/

U.S. Department of Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Federal government's primary vehicle for reducing drug, alcohol and tobacco use, and violence, through education and prevention activities in our nation's schools. Initiatives are designed to prevent violence in and around schools and strengthen programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Federal office responsible for advancing community policing. Administers federal Cops in Schools (CIS) program.
www.usdoj.gov/cops

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
NCJRS is one of the largest criminal justice information networks in the world. Website has extensive information on criminal and juvenile justice and drug policy; offers publications, a bi-monthly NCJRS Catalog, and electronic newsletter. Includes searchable abstracts database, full-text publications, and information on grants and funding.
www.ncjrs.org

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. Addresses the issues of violence prevention, truancy, delinquency, fairness in the juvenile justice system, drugs, alcohol and missing children; administers a variety of grant programs; identifies model programs for violence prevention
www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org

U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
Advocates for the fair treatment of crime victims.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/

TheAnti-Drug.Com
Equips parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids.
http://www.theantidrug.com/

Alcohol Cost Calculator for Kids
Developed by Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, this easy-to-use tool is designed to help teachers, parents, lawmakers and child advocates calculate the toll serious alcohol problems are taking on their community. Calculate how many kids in Virginia and in your community have serious alcohol problems and the related costs.
http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/kids/index.html

Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
This nationwide resource draws upon the knowledge, experience, and latest work of recognized experts in the field of addictions.
http://www.nattc.org/

Al-Anon/Alateen
Organization helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Similarly, Alateen is a recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members. Their program of recovery is adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous and is based upon the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Service. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.
www.al-anon.org

American Council for Drug Education
This substance abuse prevention organization develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society.
http://www.acde.org/

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
In 1994, the Collaborative to Advance Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) was founded by Eileen Rockefeller Growald, Daniel Goleman, and Timothy Shriver, with a mission to establish social and emotional learning as an essential part of education from preschool through high school.
http://www.casel.org/

Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT)
The primary mission of this organization is to assist States/jurisdictions and community-based organizations with their substance abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies.
http://www.captus.org/

Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws
The goal of the Center is to provide science-based, practical, and effective training and technical assistance to States and communities involved in enforcing underage alcohol access and use laws.
http://www.udetc.org/

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
This is a membership organization of over 5,000 anti-drug coalitions working to make their communities safe, healthy, and drug-free.
http://www.cadca.org/

CSAP's Decision Support System (DSS)
This system promotes scientific methods and programs for substance abuse prevention for use within communities and State prevention systems.
http://www.preventiondss.org/

DEA State Fact Sheets
This site provides information on the drug situation in each State.
http://www.dea.gov/pubs/state_factsheets.html

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
Police officer-led program of classroom lessons that teaches youth how to resist peer pressure and live drug and violence-free lives.
http://www.dare.com/index_3.htm

Drug Courts Program Office (DCPO), U.S. Department of Justice
DCPO provides financial and technical assistance for the states, units of local government to develop and implement treatment drug courts.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/dcpo/

Drug Strategies
Promotes effective approaches to the nation's drug problems and supports efforts to reduce the demand for drugs through prevention, treatment, enforcement and community initiatives.
http://www.drugstrategies.org/index.html

Federal Drug Data Sources
Identifies and links to Federal sources of drug data, while highlighting the frequency of data sets, the sponsoring agencies, target populations and areas of coverage.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/sources.html

Inhalant Abuse
This site has been designed for use by parents and includes information on what inhalant abuse is, dangers and warning signs of abuse, tips for talking to kids, downloadable brochures and related links.
http://www.inhalant.org/

Join Together Online
This organization supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation.
http://www.jointogether.org/home/

Join Together Online: Legislative Toolbox
A resource to access local elected officials, media guides, and current legislation and issues related to substance abuse.
http://capwiz.com/jto/home/

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
MADD focuses on looking for effective solutions to the drunk driving and underage drinking problems.
http://www.madd.org/home/

Monitoring the Future (MTF)
This is an ongoing study of behavior (including drug/alcohol use), attitudes, and values of American secondary students and young adults.
http://monitoringthefuture.org/

National Academy of Sciences
In 1863, the United States Congress created the National Academy of Sciences to advise the government in scientific and technical matters.
http://www.nas.edu

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
NASADAD fosters and supports the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.
http://www.nasadad.org/

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
NCADI is the federally funded information service for CSAP and other DHHS agencies.
http://www.health.org/

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
NHTSA funds programs that address the problems of drunk and drugged driving and prevention programs targeting zero tolerance for drug use among youth.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC)
NIPC acts as an inhalant referral and information clearinghouse and strives to promote awareness and recognition of the inhalant abuse problem.
http://www.inhalants.org/

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA is the lead Institute responsible for research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcohol-related problems.
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
The central Web site for all Media Campaign activities and information.
http://www.mediacampaign.org/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Parenting IS Prevention
The mission of this Web site is to provide accurate information, support, and resources to assist parents and others in raising children to be healthy and drug-free.
http://www.parentingisprevention.org/

Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE)
This organization is the largest and oldest in the nation devoted to drug- and violence-free youth.
http://www.prideusa.org/

Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention (PSAP)
The PSAP website is a virtual meeting place for all organizations that want to become involved in the substance abuse prevention effort or want to enhance or expand their current substance abuse prevention activities.
http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpartners/default.asp

Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA)
The mission of this non-profit coalition of professionals from the communications industry is to help teens reject substance abuse.
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/Home/Default.asp?ws=PDFA&vol=1&grp=Home

Play Clean
Promotes anti-doping policies to prevent the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports and also encourages youth participation in sports as a tool to prevent drug use.
http://www.playclean.org/

Prevention Pathways
This CSAP Web site is a gateway to information on prevention programs, program implementation, evaluation technical assistance, online courses, and other prevention resources.
http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpathways/

Realty Check
This Web site provides parents and other caring adults information on marijuana and other drugs to help with their discussions with youth about substance abuse.
http://www.health.org/reality/

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Resource Center
This center provides information and news about the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs and efforts to prevent harm from their use.
http://www.rwjf.org/resourceCenter/substanceAbuse/index.jsp

School Zone
This ONDCP-sponsored Web site contains resources and materials for teachers, coaches, parents, students, and guidance counselors.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/schoolzone/index.html

Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (SECAPT)
Provides technical assistance to designated agencies and projects in the Southeastern Region of the United States in the field of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) prevention, violence and AIDS prevention.
www.secapt.org

Straight Scoop News Bureau
A resource for middle and high school students interested in reporting factual drug-related information.
http://www.straightscoop.org/

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
SADD is a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing underage drinking and drug use by focusing attention on the consequences of destructive decisions.
http://www.saddonline.com/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA is a Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of drug prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services.
http://www.samhsa.gov/

Tanglewood Research
Tanglewood Research is dedicated to developing, testing, training, and marketing highly effective educational materials for preventing drug use, violence, delinquency, and premature sexual activity among teens.
http://www.tanglewood.net/