A Statewide Alliance Working to Address
Substance Abuse and Related Issues in West Virginia
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Policies and Procedures
Quarterly Meeting Agendas and Notes /
Workgroup Meeting Agendas and Notes
In September 2011,
Executive Order 5-11 rescided the WV Partnership to Promote Community Well-Being and created the Governor's Substance Abuse Advisory Council.
The WV Partnership was created by
Executive Order No. 8-04 in April 2004.
It has served as an alliance of state and community-level agencies and organizations involving all three branches of state government as well as county anti-drug coalitions.
Since its creation, the Partnership has focused its energy on building and supporting a sustainable effort to reduce substance abuse and related problems in the state.
During its tenure, the Partnership served as the advisory council to the Governor for WV’s federal
Strategic Framework State Incentive Grant, the Projects of Regional and National Significance Grant,
and the 2009 Drug Free WV Grants. The Partnership has also advised
WV’s Underage Drinking Prevention Initiative,
Substance Abuse Early Intervention Pilot Projects,
WV’s Children and Families Funding Project, and the
Take Care Rx Abuse Prevention Social Marketing Campaign.
In 2009, the Partnership completed work on a
Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Address Substance Abuse in West Virginia,
which outlined the necessary infrastructure and resources to effectively combat substance abuse. The plan was officially unveiled by Governor Manchin at a
Drug Summit in 2009.
Guided by the
Blueprint for the States: Policies to Improve the Ways States Organize and Deliver Alcohol and Drug Prevention & Treatment,
the Plan specifically recommends investment of state funds to support county-level coalitions and incentives, regional and state projects, research, and prevention system infrastructure.
Although the Plan was originally endorsed by Governor Manchin, he ultimately decided not to support its implementation.
The WV Partnership was staffed by the
WV Prevention Resource Center through August 2011 with federal funding.