The West Virginia Partnership
To Promote Community Well-Being

Officially created by Executive Order No. 8-04in May 2004, the Partnership is the state's designated substance abuse prevention and intervention planning body and an advisory council for WV's implementation of its federal Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG). It consists of Governor-appointed representatives primarily from state and community entities who have training, experience, and/or special Knowledge concerning substance abuse, prevention, intervention and treatment. Its purpose is to coordinate a comprehensive statewide substance abuse system through activities including but not limited to: planning, securing resources, recommending sub-grants, and evaluating.

The Partnership is staffed by the WV Prevention Resource Center and funded by a federal Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant(SPF SIG) awarded to the State of WV by the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Additional information about WV's implementation of its SPF SIG is available at www.PrevNET.org/spfsig.

Partnership Designated as WV's Strategic Drug Plan Commission - Will Advise $4 Million Worth of Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts