History Demonstration Grant Programs High Risk Youth Demonstration Grant Program served as the principal national vehicle to identify effective models in preventing alcohol and drug use among youth in high risk environments. The Community Partnership Demonstration Program helped to empower communities to marshall their own resources to solve local problems and demonstrated the effectiveness of community coalitions in reducing substance abuse. The Communications Cooperative Agreement Demonstration Program yielded many nationally recognized substance abuse prevention campaigns that targeted specific populations with health messages about alcohol and illicit drugs. Knowledge Dissemination National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information has become the largest information source in the world on preventing, intervening, and treating alcohol and drug problems. Information in English and Spanish is available.
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Knowledge Application CSAP Training System provides the vehicle by which knowledge gained through demonstration programs and current research about substance abuse prevention is converted into practical use by program planners and providers, and policy makers. Faculty Development Program seeks to improve teaching about alcohol and drug abuse prevention by supporting 34 grants in academic schools of medicine, nursing, social work and psychology. Block Grant programs. Intergovernmental and External Initiatives to maximize Federal efforts, CSAP creates collaborative projects and partnerships with public and private sectors including Federal agencies, State entities, foundations, and national organizations. Additionally, international outreach activities enable CSAP to learn from global substance abuse issues.