Facilitating a Strategic Community -- Academic Partnership to Address Substance Misuse: Three Years of Evaluation and Outcomes
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| Title: | Facilitating a Strategic Community -- Academic Partnership to Address Substance Misuse: Three Years of Evaluation and Outcomes |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dane Minnick, Jean Marie Place, Jonel Thaller, Dawnya Mercado, Emily Powers, Danica Fultz |
| Source: | Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. 2024 28(4):111-122. |
| Availability: | Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | College Students, Substance Abuse, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Program Budgeting, Strategic Planning |
| Geographic Terms: | Indiana |
| ISSN: | 1534-6102 2164-8212 |
| Abstract: | This article presents the findings of a longitudinal study documenting the progress, challenges, adaptations, and outcomes of a strategic community--academic partnership (S-CAP) to address substance misuse between a local university and a medium-sized county in East-Central Indiana. The article details how the S-CAP built on initial successes to develop new organizational capacities and maximize the productivity of the S-CAP model. It also explores how S-CAP leadership navigated the dynamic environment associated with community coalition work while developing a cohesive sustainability strategy. Notable outcomes produced by the coalition over 3 years include increasing membership to over 500 individuals and more than 30 organizations, assisting with the implementation of community initiatives such as the installation of a naloxone vending machine at a local hospital, and leading collaborative partnerships that have generated over $1.5 million in funding for new addiction services for the county. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1455847 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article presents the findings of a longitudinal study documenting the progress, challenges, adaptations, and outcomes of a strategic community--academic partnership (S-CAP) to address substance misuse between a local university and a medium-sized county in East-Central Indiana. The article details how the S-CAP built on initial successes to develop new organizational capacities and maximize the productivity of the S-CAP model. It also explores how S-CAP leadership navigated the dynamic environment associated with community coalition work while developing a cohesive sustainability strategy. Notable outcomes produced by the coalition over 3 years include increasing membership to over 500 individuals and more than 30 organizations, assisting with the implementation of community initiatives such as the installation of a naloxone vending machine at a local hospital, and leading collaborative partnerships that have generated over $1.5 million in funding for new addiction services for the county. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-6102 2164-8212 |
