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Update

Changes to our nation's healthcare system will significantly impact the field of substance abuse prevention. In response to these changes, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program Office (SAMHPO) assembled a group of key stakeholders on September 13th to discuss the future course of Florida's substance abuse prevention system. Representatives from community coalitions, prevention providers, managing entities, community coaches, and DCF staff participated in the meeting.

Stephen Hacker, an expert in the area of systems transformation, facilitated the meeting. Using the Transformation Cycle Model, the group created a collective vision for the substance abuse prevention system. The Transformation Cycle is based on a plan-do-study-act (PDSA) framework and provides a disciplined methodology and tools for planning, achieving and monitoring breakthrough improvement in the major systems that underpin an organization's ability to perform (Roberts, Hacker & Beigel, 2010). The group developed the following draft mission and vision statements and core operating values for Florida's Substance Abuse Prevention System:

Mission:
To ensure that the supports, structures and operations at the systems, organizational and community level are aligned in a way to support the health, safety and well-being of Florida communities.

Vision:

• Florida citizens are engaged in informed collective action to promote community health and wellness.
• Communities are aligned using language, pathways, and effective methodologies that are community relevant
• Organizations/systems enable and foster synergy between all parties that have roles in promoting community health and wellness

Values:

• Inclusiveness
• Effectiveness
• Relevance

Citation: Roberts, T., Hacker, S., & Beigel, D. (2010). How a Leading Medical Lab Accrediting Organization Has Achieved Breakthrough Improvement With Transformational Leadership. Global Business and Organizational Excellence.

What's Next DCF wants to hear from the field about the future of substance abuse prevention in Florida. Ad-hoc prevention work groups will be developed to achieve next steps.

Your Ideas We want to hear from you! Your feedback, suggestions and ideas are valuable to DCF! There is a place to input your questions and feedback provided below. We will respond to your questions and comments in future e-Communications.

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For more information, contact Anika Foster at afoster@fadaa.org or call 850-878-2196.
or contact Sheila Barbee at Sheila_Barbee@dcf.state.fl.us or call 850-717-4400.