Community-Level Instrument (CLI) Part I

Training

MSPF Evaluation TeamPharmaceutical Health Services

Research Department

Community Reporting Requirements• All communities funded by SPF SIG grantees are required

to submit data to the cross-site evaluation. • Two evaluation instruments will be completed by

communities:• Community-Level Instrument (CLI) Parts I & II

assesses progress through the SPF steps and implementation of strategies

• Participant-Level Instrument (PLI) assesses change in individuals receiving direct services (where applicable).

Purpose of Collecting Community-Level Instrument (CLI) Data

•Assess community implementation of the SPF process, changes in communities’ prevention infrastructure, and types of interventions implemented.• Assess obstacles to the implementation of the

SPF and prevention interventions.

Purpose of Collecting Community-Level Instrument (CLI) Data

•Assess the overall impact of the SPF SIG initiative.•Identify characteristics of community-level

interventions and approaches that are most effective in producing population-level and participant-level outcomes.

•Assist policymakers as they design and implement future initiatives.

Community-Level Instrument

•CLI Part I: Community Activities▫Collects information about the community’s progress

through the 5 SPF steps ▫Submitted annually

•CLI Part II: Prevention Intervention Strategies▫Collects information about the community’s

implementation of specific prevention interventions and strategies

Jurisdictional Assessment Final Report

Identify Community

CLI assesses the steps of the SPF process

CLI Part I Process

Who Completes:• Sections 1-3- ADAA• Sections 4-9- Representative of funded community

How often: annuallyReporting Period: October 1- September 30Completion time:• Sections 4-9: ~3 hours

How to access CLI:• Evaluation tab in web-based system:

www.pmrts.samhsa.gov/pmrts

CLI Responsibilities: Communities

• Community representative can enter data at any point in the reporting period.

• Community representative saves CLI Part I as a pdf and sends it to Evaluation team by the dates provided on the data entry schedule.

Survey Data Entry ScheduleInstrument Periodicity FY 11-12 FY 12-13 FY 13-14

CLI

Part I Annually October 15, 2011 October 10, 2012 October 10, 2013

Part II Every 6 months required; quarterly updates of numbers served encouraged

October 15, 2011April 10, 2012

October 10, 2012April 10, 2013

October 10, 2013April 10, 2014

CLI Responsibilities: Evaluation Team and ADAA

• Reviews CLI data completed by the community representative• Accepts and submits CLI to ADAA for

approval OR• Sends back to community for revisions or

further clarification

Materials Needed• Jurisdictional

Assessment Final Report• Results of

needs/resources assessments• Meeting minutes• Strategic Plans• Coalition documents

• Memoranda of understanding• Organizational Policies• Budgets• Intervention materials• Evaluation

findings/reports

Resources Available To Communities

• Evaluation Team• Guidance Documents

▫1) How to answer Section 4 Questions▫2) Question by Question (QxQ) guides

• CLI Response Report▫Community can print reports showing what

responses they gave in previous reporting periods

Resources Available To Communities (cont’d)

• On-line Instrument Training Video▫Interactive videos demonstrating navigation through

the web-based system.http://kitusers.kithost.net/support/diticsupport/MRT/SPFSIGInstrumentsGLICLIPLITrainingVideos/tabid/1114/Default.aspx

Questions?

• Questions pertaining to CLI content:Evaluation Team- University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Health Services Research DepartmentMain Contact: Nicole Sealfon410-706-0178nsealfon@rx.umaryland.edu

• Questions pertaining to the use of the web-based data entry system:DITIC Help Desk1-888-DITIC-4-U (1-888-348-4248)DITICSupport@kitsolutions.net