Related Information

Laws and Regulations Pertaining to AOD grants

South Carolina Code of Laws and Code of Regulations. South Carolina Legislature Online. Alcohol and other drug (AOD)-specific links include:

S.C. Law Title 61, Chapter 12. Disbursement of Revenue for Programs for Alcoholics, Drug Abusers, and Drug Addicts.
Code of Regulations, Chapter 61. Department of Health and Environmental Control Standards for Licensing Facilities that Treat Individuals for Psychoactive Substance Abuse or Dependence. (It is in the middle of a very long page; use "Find (on this page) - '61-93'."
S.C. Law Title 40, Chapter 75. State licensure and credentialing requirements for AOD counselors.

Code of Federal Regulations. National Archives and Records Administration. For specific CFRs, visit:
- 45 CFR 96, Subpart L. Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. Sections 120-137; must be downloaded separately.
- 42 CFR, Part 2. Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records.
- 42 CFR 438, Subpart D. Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement. Sections 200-208; must be downloaded separately.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website that contains a wealth of information on HIPAA as it relates to alcohol and other drug abuse.

Program Development

Getting to Outcomes: Methods and Tools for Planning, Self-Evaluation and Accountability is a manual that leads readers through an empowerment evaluation model by asking 10 questions that incorporate the basic elements of program planning, implementation, evaluation and sustainability. The manual was developed by the University of South Carolina’s Drs. Wandersman & Imm, et al, and is available on the American Evaluation Association’s Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation website. Once on the home page for this site, visitors must scroll down to the "GTO I" and "GTO II" links to download the manual as an Adobe Acrobat PDF.
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has many online services to help develop effective programs:
- Treatment Improvement Exchange service.
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, aka Prevline.
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment ’s Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention ’s Prevention Pathways, Model Programs, and Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has a website, Paths to Recovery, that focuses on model strategies for process improvement.

Needs Assessment

South Carolina health and demographic data, including KIDS COUNT, from the S.C. Budget and Control Board, Office of Research and Statistics.
The best starting points for national data are the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Factfinder and the eclectic federal site Fedstats, the “Gateway to Statistics From Over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies.”
Subject area sites include:
- The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics.
- U.S. Department of Justice ’s National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Evaluation

At the American Evaluation Association’s Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation website, various self-help tools are available, including the AmeriCorps’ Toolkit, National Science Foundation’s User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations, and the University of Kansas’ Community Toolbox, among other resources and links.

Fundraising

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