Will assist community coalitions and other groups fighting substance abuse. Presented as a guide to help communities develop indicators that describe the scope and nature of local substance abuse problems. Indicator data describes and monitors changes in: the number of people who use and abuse substances, or who have access to substances; the level of community harm associated with substance use problems; and the level of community effort to prevent, treat or reduce the harm from substance abuse. Glossary of indicator terminology and additional resources.

This guide was created to promote the early identification of children and adolescents with mental health and substance use problems as well as to provide guidance, tools, and resources for early identification-including a compendium of the most developmentally, culturally, and environmentally appropriate screening instruments. SAMHSA developed the guide using the input of the members of the Federal/National Partnership* (FNP) Early Identification Workgroup, chaired by representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Introduces the concept of community readiness for substance abuse prevention programming. Defines community readiness, provides a rationale for assessing a community's readiness prior to the planning or implementation of prevention activities, identifies seven factors for assessing community readiness, and offers strategies for increasing readiness factors found to be deficient. Case study. Intended for use with the handbook "Drug Abuse Prevention: What Works" and "Drug Abuse Prevention and Community Readiness: Training Facilitator's Manual."