ADAPT
Technical Assistance
ADAPT serves as the national Training and Technical Assistance provider for substance use prevention strategies in HIDTA communities. Technical Assistance (TA) is offered across the substance use prevention continuum and is designed to support the unique needs of each HIDTA community through individualized services. We hope that you will reach out.
The ADAPT Team is always ready to help!
TA is available for HIDTA-funded programs and communities in the following domains and other areas as needed:
 | Systems Development | Building prevention infrastructure, policies, procedures, partnerships, knowledge, skills, and abilities within HIDTAs |
| Identification of Best Available Evidence | Literature review, appraisal of best available evidence to inform strategy selection, logic model development, determining fit |
| Implementation | Planning, capacity building, mobilizing, applying, fidelity adherence, continuous quality improvement |
| Evaluation | Measuring process, impact, and/or outcomes |
| Fiscal / Budgeting | Supports informed appropriation of prevention funds based on best available evidence including outcomes |
| Sustainability | Planning and determination of continued funding based on existing need and other available resources |
| | Prevention Communications | Translation of communications science, including messaging strategies, for utilization by prevention professionals |
| Health-Promoting Relationships | Translation of relationship, flourishing, and mattering science into a way of thinking about and understanding relationships in the context of prevention |
The Consultation Process
Step One: Preparation for TA
Email us at adapt@wb.hidta.org. Send us a brief email sharing how we can help. Our Technical Assistance Program Manager will review your request and reach out to setup an initial consultation call to learn more about your prevention goals, efforts to date, and current needs regarding the request.
Step Two: Plan for TA
The ADAPT Team will work with you to establish an individualized TA plan to include goals, deliverables, and timelines.
Step Three: Implementation of TA
Ongoing meeting and TA activities to support completion of the consultation request. Newly identified needs that emerge during the consultation process will initiate at Step Two.
Step Four: Evaluation of TA
Evaluation of the impact of current TA and identification of additional follow up or TA needs.