Model Programs are well-implemented,
well-evaluated programs, meaning they have been reviewed by the
National Registry of Effective Programs (NREP) according to rigorous
standards of research. Developers, whose programs have the capacity
to become Model Programs, have coordinated and agreed with SAMHSA
to provide quality materials, training, and technical assistance
for nationwide implementation.
Selecting a model program best
suited for your target population is a systematic process. The community
must have ongoing involvement in identifying the problems that need
to be prevented. This includes completing a thorough needs assessment,
analyzing the data and selecting goals and objectives. The following
set of questions may be helpful in selecting a program that appropriately
fits the needs of your community.
- Does the program address the drug we found to be the greatest
problem?
- Has the program been tested with the target population we have
chosen?
- Does it address the domains that our needs assessment has identified
as a priority?
- Do the program's costs fit within our budget?
- Does the program address the risk and protective factors that
our needs assessment has identified as a priority?
- Would our community be comfortable with the specified intervention
components?
- Does the program include environmental approaches or will we
have to select additional strategies that will blend well with
this program?
see also:
[Rating
Criteria for Evidence-Based Programs]
[Scoring
Levels for Evidence-Based Programs]
[Core
Components of a Model Program]
[Matrix
of Available Model Programs]
