Training and Technical Assistance Center

The team at Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM) has been conducting the statewide evaluation of the NC Substance Abuse Prevention Block Grant (SAPBG) for the past two years. WFSM is launching a new initiative to support a limited number of prevention providers in North Carolina to better understand what strategies prevent substance misuse in […]

Ecco Data Entry for FY 2020-2021 will begin on October 5, 2020 and October 12, 2020. Please take note of the following rollout schedule. On October 5, 2020 ECCO Intervention Profiles (IP) may be created and Data Entry allowed for: Administrative, Community Based Process, Problem ID and Referral, Information Dissemination, and Alternative Activities. On October […]

Please take a moment to review the new data resources that are available at: https://ncpreventiontta.althahosting.com/index.php/s/dpdQNXpTSQRSYYx New resources include data sets, ranking tip documentation, and detailed information about Using the 2017 Youth Prevention Survey.  We encourage all providers to read Using the 2017 Youth Prevention Survey file.  The file is important given new data findings being shared by […]

The 2020 North Carolina Workforce Development Survey for Prevention Providers provides a point in time snapshot of the current status of the substance use prevention workforce within North Carolina. This survey was collected during the Spring of 2020 and limited to Substance Use Prevention Funded (SAMHSA) Block Grant Staff. The North Carolina Training and Technical […]

Needs Assessment Updates Please make sure to take note of the following items that are important and will support your needs assessment work: The revised Needs Assessment Deadline is: September 10, 2020 Providers may submit their final Needs Assessments between the dates of August 20 and September 10, 2020. All Final Needs Assessments must be […]

Community Readiness Survey This survey is designed to help understand your community’s readiness to enhance its substance misuse prevention efforts. The first few items are about you and your community. You will complete one Community Readiness Assessment per substance. Scoring information is included in the final question. This version of the Community Readiness Assessment is […]

Unsure of where and what types of Needs Assessment Materials are available? Don’t know where the Needs Assessment Template is located? Watch this video!

We are happy to announce four new videos titled Needs Assessment Template Tips for our block grant partners. These videos are intended to provide a response to questions the Assessment Team is receiving. Topics covered include the use of the template, effective data practices, and considerations related to individual or collective data submission. In addition, […]

NCTTA was honored to host a Mountain Projects Faith-Based Webinar in June 2020. The webinar can be viewed below. Learn more about our partner Mountain Projects by www.mountainstrongwnc.org. Contact Patti Tiberi at ptiberi@mountainprojects.org for additional information.

Template Review Process The statewide needs assessment is due to the Division of Mental Health on August 20, 2020. Per Jessica Dicken, Community Wellness, Health Integration, and Prevention Section Chief, prevention providers must have their assessment approved before implementing their FY 2021 strategic plan. The evaluation team at Wake Forest School of Medicine is able […]