Evidence Based Prevention

ITAC utilizes data-driven decision making, evidence-based prevention strategies, and nationally recognized public health frameworks to guide coalition initiatives, youth programming, and community outreach. Evidence-based prevention means using strategies, programs, and policies that have been researched and shown to reduce risk factors, strengthen protective factors, and improve outcomes for youth and communities. These include:

DFC Core Measures
Logic Models
Risk & Protective Factor Framework
Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)
Youth-Led Prevention
Environmental Prevention Strategies
Community-Level Evaluation

CLYDE Survey

Please click to enlarge each sign from our most recent data walk. These signs highlight some of the information we gained from our 2025 CLYDE survey. NOTE: 335 ICS Students in 8th, 10th and 12th grade anonymously participated in this survey.

Since 2015, ITAC has collected data biennially through empirically sound, evidence-based Prevention Needs Assessment surveys. Currently, we employ the Community-Level Youth Development Evaluation (CLYDE) survey, developed by Catalyst Insight, LLC, for our evaluations. The CLYDE survey is a Drug-Free Communities (DFC)-approved instrument designed for shorter administration and faster report turnaround. It meets all DFC Core Measure requirements while gathering complementary data to help communities assess local issues and their root causes, build capacity, plan and implement interventions, and evaluate community processes and outcomes.

Our last survey was conducted in 2025 with 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students at the Iroquois Central School District.

CLYDE Survey Reports

2025 Iroquois Central Schools_8_10_12.crosstab.pdf
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2023 Iroquois Central Schools 6_8_10_12.pdf
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ITAC Coalition Documentation

Coalition Snapshot

2025 ITAC Coalition Snapshot.pdf
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2024 ITAC Coalition Snapshot.pdf
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2023 ITAC Coalition Snapshot.pdf
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2025 (WIP) Community Assessment.pdf
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2025 ITAC Sustainability Plan.pdf
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ITAC 2024 Evaluation Communication Plan.pdf
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ITAC By-Laws.pdf
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2022 ITAC Organizational Chart
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*NEW* ITAC 2024-2025 Year 7 - Annual Reort! Download the document below.

2024 - 2025 Yr 7 ITAC Annual Report.pdf
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ITAC Logic Models

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What is a Logic Model?
A prevention logic model is a visual “roadmap” or blueprint that shows how a program is designed to create real change. It maps the sequence from resources (inputs) to activities, then to immediate results (outputs), and finally to short- and long-term outcomes. In other words, it illustrates the cause-and-effect steps that help our community programs achieve healthier, safer, and stronger communities.

Sample Logic Model created by ITAC Youth during conference training.

Evidence-Based Prevention Resources

National Prevention & Evaluation Resources

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  Federal leadership on prevention, mental health, and evidence-based practices.
  
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
  National coalition training, prevention frameworks, and community strategies.
  
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
  National drug control and prevention policy guidance.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Adolescent & School Health
  Research and data related to youth risk behaviors, school connectedness, and prevention.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Prevention Research
  Evidence and current research on youth substance use prevention.
  

Evidence-Based Program Registries & Prevention Science

• Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
  One of the most respected evidence-based program registries for youth prevention and development.
• The Society for Prevention Research (SPR)
  Prevention science research and best practices.
• Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)
  Training and technical assistance for prevention professionals nationwide.
• The Search Institute
  Research on developmental assets, youth strengths, and protective factors.

Youth Development & Protective Factors

• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
  Evidence supporting social-emotional learning and protective factors.
• Communities That Care
  A prevention planning framework focused on risk and protective factors.
• The National Prevention Science Coalition
  Advocacy and education around prevention science and upstream prevention approaches.

New York State-Specific Resources

• New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Prevention Services
  State prevention standards, funding priorities, and evidence-based approaches.