CADCA
An Organization of Excellence Building Drug-Free Communities.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) works on behalf of over 5,000 community coalitions from across the country to realize its vision. More than any other entity, community coalitions are poised to connect multiple sectors of the community, including businesses, parents, media, law enforcement, schools, faith organizations, health providers, social service agencies, and government. By acting in concert through the coalition, all of the partners gain a more complete understanding of the community's problems. Together, the partners organize and develop plans and programs to coordinate their anti-drug efforts. The result is a comprehensive, community-wide approach to substance abuse and its related problems.
CADCA works daily with over 30 public, private and non-profit organizations. CADCA engages partners and seeks their expertise to increase our effectiveness, whether it be by jointly producing a publication, delivering training, co-chairing a committee or task force, or advocating a policy position. CADCA is currently sharing its coalition expertise with the following partners: the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA and its centers, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Center for Mental Health Services), the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, the Department of Justice Community Capacity Development Office and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Guard Bureau, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, the Department of Education, and the Department of State.
CADCA's National Youth Leadership Initiative (NYLI) is a component of the National Coalition Academy developed by the Community-Anti Drug Coalition Institute at CADCA. Participants are selected through an application process. In these sessions, both youth and their advisors learn how to help community coalitions be more effective in producing community change. The NYLI helps coalitions build their capacity to foster youth leadership in the design, implementation, and evaluation of action strategies to address community problems. This training builds the relationship between the youth leader and the adult coalition coach. They will learn about the Strategic Prevention Framework, logic models, interventions, evaluation, and sustainability. This highly interactive training teaches what is required to create and nurture the growth of committed leaders and their work within coalitions. It will better equip youth and adults to develop a strategic action plan that clearly defines the strategies that young people will carry out to address the problems and goals that the coalition is striving to effect.
It is often said, "Youth are our future leaders." While this is true, we believe that youth are leaders for today. If you are looking for interactive workshops the Summit for Youth Leaders is the place to be. If your desire is to be trained in community problem solving the National Youth Leadership Initiative is right for you. Again, this year CADCA has developed two experiences to equip our youth to be the leaders of today. Choose between the Summit for Youth Leaders! and the National Youth Leadership Initiative. Both successfully train youth to be catalysts for change.
2008 National Leadership Forum
This year the selected participants along with DUILA's (Drug Use Is Life Abuse) representatives, including Orange County Sheriff deputies will attend the National Leadership Forum which is hosted by CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America).
From February 10, 2008 through February 14, 2008, eleven students chosen from 7 high schools in Orange and Riverside counties attended various seminars with other students from around the nation who have also made a commitment to make their community safe, health and drug-free. These seminars teach the students about leadership in the community. They advocate the need for a drug-free life style. Students got a chance to visit many important and historial locations in Washington D.C. while attending this conference. Their visit may include The DEA Museum, the Capitol, Annapolis, Arlington Cemetery and other famous monuments in Washington D.C. Applications along with student essays were evaluated for their acceptance on the tour.
For more information about the National Leadership Forum and CADCA please call Drug Use Is Life Abuse
at 714-647-4593
The alcoholic abuse of drugs in Orange County continues to threaten the lives of our young people and the future of our society. Executive Director of Drug Use Is Life Abuse, Marilyn MacDougall, poses a question to Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Surgeon General.
Drug Use Is Life Abuse | P.O. Box 28 | Santa Ana, CA 92702