The Philadelphia Prevention Partnership is a coalition of community partnerships sharing the common goal of preventing substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) in the long term throughout the city.
The Partnership is building relationships between and among individuals, families, agencies, organizations and ethnicities; and,providing training and information.
The Partnership is formed around the understanding that no single strategy or approach can possibly address the many factors which contribute to the development of these problems.
In order to more completely address these multiple influences, some authors have stressed the importance of integrating multiple services in the community. Building coordinated prevention efforts that bring together programs or various sectors of the community increases the strategies available, provides multiple points of access, and expands community opportunities.
The partnership approach is a critical mechanism for increasing citizen participation in community‑wide ownership of strategies. This ownership is a critical element for implementing community change as a part of an overall empowerment strategy
In order to more completely address these multiple influences, some authors have stressed the importance of integrating multiple services in the community. Building coordinated prevention efforts that bring together programs or various sectors of the community increases the strategies available, provides multiple points of access, and expands community opportunities.
