Common Acronyms in Prevention Practice

Common Acronyms in Prevention Practice often includes many of the following (but not limited to).  Special thanks to Heather Ashley Murdock, Program Specialist, Iredell County, Insight Human Services.

A

AA -Alcoholics Anonymous

AAS - American Association of Suicidology

ABCD- Asset Based Community Development

ABH – Association of Behavioral Health

ABH- Advanced Behavioral Health

ACA - American Council on Alcoholism

ACA – Affordable Care Act

ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences

ACoA - Adult Children of Alcoholics

ADF - Alcohol and Drug Free

ADPC - Alcohol and Drug Policy Council

AHA - American Hospital Association

AIC - Alternative Incarceration Center

ALA - American Lung Association

AMA - American Medical Association

AMSR - Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk

AOD - Alcohol and other dependence

APA - American Psychiatric Association

APA - American Psychological Association

ARRC - Adult Risk Reduction Center

ASAM – American Society of Addiction Medicine

ATOD - Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs

AU - Advocacy Unlimited

B

BAC - Blood Alcohol Content

BAL - Blood Alcohol Level

BHP - Behavioral Health Partnership

BP - Best Practices

BRC - Blue Ribbon Commission (on Mental Health)

C

CADCA - Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

CAPT - Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies

CASA - Chemical Abuse Services Agency

CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CDC - Community Distribution Center

CIPI - Community Initiated Prevention Interventions

CMHC - Community Mental Health Center

CMHS - Center for Mental Health Services

COA - Children of Alcoholics

COD - Co-occurring disorder

COSA - Children of Substance Abusers

COSAP - Children of Substance Abusing Parents

CPP - Certified Prevention Professional

CPP-R - Certified Prevention Professional with Reciprocity

CSAP - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

CSAPC – Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Counsultant 

CSAPS – Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist

CSAT - Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

CSRS – Controlled Substances Reporting System

CSSD - Court Support Services Division

D

DARE - Drug Abuse Resistance Education

DARC - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Counselor

DAS - Department of Administrative Services

DAWN - Drug Abuse Warning Network

DBT - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency

DCF - Department of Children and Families

DDS - Department of Developmental Services

DDW - Drugs Don’t Work

DFC - Drug Free Communities

DFSCA - Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services

DMHAS - Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

DOC - Department of Correction

DOE - Department of Education

DPH - Department of Public Health

DSS - Department of Social Services

DOT - Department of Transportation

DSS - CSAP’s Decision Support System

DUI - Driving Under the Influence

DVS – Department of Veterans’ Services

DWI - Driving While Intoxicated

E

EAP - Employee Assistance Program

EBP - Evidence Based Program (or Practice)

EMR – Electronic Medical Record

EHR – Electronic Health Record

EHS - Early Head Start

EPA – Environmental Protection Agency

EPSDT - Early, Periodic Screening and Diagnosis Testing

ERG - Educational Reference Group

F

FDA - Federal Drug Administration

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

FY - Fiscal Year (state fiscal year: July 1 – June 30th)

G

GA - Gamblers Anonymous

GLBTQ - Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender and Questioning

GLSMA - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

GPRA - Government Performance & Result Act

GPIY - Governor’s Prevention Initiative for Youth

GPP - Governor’s Prevention Partnership

H

HS - Head Start

HS - Healthy Start

HAS - Health Services Area and Human Service Agreement

HIS - Human Service Infrastructure

HRD - Human Resource Development

HUD - Housing and Urban Development

I

ICR - Institute for Community Research

IOM - Institute of Medicine

IOP - Intensive Out-Patient

ISPN - Interagency Suicide Prevention Network

IVDU – Intravenous drug user

J

JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

K

L

LFCP - Latino Family Connection Program

LOB - Legislative Office Building

LME

LPC - Local Prevention Council

M

MAAS - Multi-cultural Ambulatory Addiction

MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving

MATCH - Mobilize Against Tobacco for Children’s Health

MAT – Medication Assisted Treatment

MCO – Managed Care Organization

MDS - Minimum Data Set

MI - Motivational Interviewing

MLI - Multicultural Leadership Institute

MOA - Memorandum of Agreement

MST - Multi-Systemic Therapy

MSTBSF - Multi-Systemic Therapy - Building Stronger Families

N

NA - Narcotics Anonymous

NAADAC - National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

NAC - National AIDS Clearinghouse

NACoA - National Association of Children of Alcoholics

NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

NASADAD - National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors

NASW - National Association of Social Workers

NCADI - CSAP’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

NF - Nurturing Families

NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse

NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health

NPN - National Prevention Network

NREPP - National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices

O

OJJDP - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs

OMH - Office of Minority Health

ONDCP - Office of National Drug Control Policy

OPM - Office of Policy and Management

OSAP – Office of Substance Abuse Prevention

OSDFS - Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OTPs – Opioid Treatment Programs

OUD – Opioid Use Disorder

OYYAS - Office of Youth and Young Adults

P

PCP - Primary Care Provider

PDA - Percent Days Abstinent

PDMP – Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

PEAS - Parent Education and Assessment Service

PFC – Prefrontal Cortex

PGS - Problem Gambling Services

PMP – Prescription Monitoring Program

PREVLINE - PREVention onLINE

PRISM - Partnership Resource and Infrastructure Support Monies

PSA - Personal Service Agreement

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Q

R

RAC-Regional Action Council

RADAR - Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource Network

RESC - Regional Education Service Center

RID - Remove Intoxicated Drivers

RFP - Request for Proposal

RSS - Recovery Support Services

RSVP - Retired Senior Volunteer Program

S

SA – Substance Abuse

SAAC - Substance Abuse Action Council

SADD - Students Against Destructive Decisions

SALIS - Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists

SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAP - Student Assistance Program SAPTBG – Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant

SAT - Student Assistance Team (or School Assistance Team)

SAVE – Statewide Advocacy for Veterans’ Empowerment

SAW - State Agency Workgroup

SBI - Screening and Brief Interventions

SDE - State Department of Education

SEW - State Epidemiological Workgroup

SBIRT - Screening, Brief Intervention,

and Referral to Treatment

SIG - State Incentive Grant

SOAP – Structured Outpatient Addiction Program

SPF SIG - Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant

SPRC - Suicide Prevention Resource Center

SSA - Single State Agency

SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

SUD - Substance use disorder

SUMPST – Substance Use Misuse Prevention Skills Training

T

TA - Technical Assistance

TCU - Tobacco Compliance Unit (DMHAS)

TRS - Telephone Recovery Supports

U

V

W

X

Y

YAR - Youth As Researchers

YRBS - Youth Risk Behavior

Survey

YSAB - Youth Suicide Advisory Board

YSB - Youth Service Bureau

Z