State Prevention Enhancement (SPE) Policy Consortium
2020
- January 13
meeting notes | presentations - March 9
meeting notes | presentations - May 11
meeting notes | presentations - September 14
meeting notes | presentations - November 9
meeting notes | presentations
The State Prevention Enhancement (SPE) Policy Consortium is comprised of representatives from 26 state and tribal agencies and organizations.
The goal of the Consortium is that through partnerships we will strengthen and support an integrated, statewide system of community-driven substance abuse prevention, mental health promotion, and related issues.
The Consortium is responsible for the state-level planning and implementation of collaborative strategies to address substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion. The Consortium completed an updated Five-Year Strategic Plan in October 2019.
Focusing on a data driven process, the Consortium completed a needs assessment that identified the following priority areas:
- Marijuana misuse/abuse
- Prescription drug misuse/abuse
- Mental health promotion
- Tobacco use
- Underage drinking
- College Coalitions to Reduce Substance Abuse
- Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
- Commission on Hispanic Affairs
- Department of Early Learning
- Department of Health, Prevention and Community Health
- Department of Social and Health Services, Office of Indian Policy
- Department of Social and Health Services, Office of Juvenile Justice
- Health Care Authority, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
- Indian Policy Advisory Committee
- Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Office of the Attorney General
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Prevention Research Sub-Committee
- Prevention Specialist Certification Board of Washington
- State Board of Health
- State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
- Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention
- Washington Association of Prevention Coalitions
- Washington Health Youth Coalition
- Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
- Washington State Patrol
- Washington State University
- Washington Traffic Safety Commission
Sarah Mariani, SPE Co-Chair
Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Section Manager
Washington State Health Care Authority, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Sarah.Mariani@hca.wa.gov
Patti Migliore Santiago, SPE Co-Chair
Community Based Prevention Section Manager
Washington State Department of Health
Patti.Miglioresantiago@doh.wa.gov
