Creating a Community–academic Partnership: An Innovative Approach to Increasing Local Community Capacities to Address Substance Misuse
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Keywords
Addictions, Substance Use, Coalitions, Higher Education, Public Health, Prevention, Community Partnership, Capacity Building
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe/article/view/2794/2769
Abstract
Using a case example from a mid-sized town in East Central Indiana, this article illustrates the development and implementation of a community–academic partnership (CAP), a novel approach to addressing substance misuse in local communities. A CAP is defined as a formal, strategic partnership between community members and university faculty, staff, and students that seeks to increase harm-reduction, prevention, treatment, and recovery capacities and unify the local effort to address addiction. The article describes key elements of CAPs, how to develop and implement such coalitions without funding, the methods used to formulate mission statements, organizational design, and strategic objectives, and the types of outcomes achievable through successful implementation.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
No
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v. 23, issue 3, p. 117-128
Scholar Commons Citation
Minnick, Dane; Place, Jean Marie; and Thaller, Jonel, "Creating a Community–academic Partnership: An Innovative Approach to Increasing Local Community Capacities to Address Substance Misuse" (2022). Social Work Faculty Publications. 269.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sok_facpub/269
