Acronyms and Abbreviations

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AA	Alcoholics Anonymous
AAAP	American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
AACAP	American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AACD	American Association for Counseling and Development
AAMFT	American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AAMR	American Association on Mental Retardation
AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
AAPDP	African American Parents for Drug Prevention
AASA	American Association of School Administrators
AAUAP	American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
ABA	American Bar Association
ABC	Alcoholic Beverage Control
ABLEDATA	Online source for information on assistive technologies
AC	Adult Committee
ACA	American Council on Alcoholism
ACA	American Counseling Association
ACAP	American Council on Alcohol Problems
ACCA	American College Counseling Association
ACDE	American Council on Drug Education
ACF	Alliance for Children and Families
ACHA	American College Health Association
ACoA	Adult Children of Alcoholics
ACOG	American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACPA	American College Personnel Association
ACTE	Association for Career and Technical Education
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAM	Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program
ADAPT	America’s Drug Abuse Prevention Team
ADD	Administration on Developmental Disabilities
ADFS	Alliance for a Drug Free Society
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL	Anti-Defamation League
ADMS	Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services
ADPA	Alcohol and Drug Problems Association of North America
ADTR	Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation
AEA	American Evaluation Association
AECF	Annie E. Casey Foundation
AFDC	Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AHA	American Hospital Association
AHCPR	Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AHHAP	Association of Halfway House Alcoholism Programs of North America
AHIDTA	Appalachian High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
AHS	Adolescent Health Specialist
AI	Advocacy Institute
AIDS	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AITI	American Indian Training Institute, Inc.
AJMR	American Journal on Mental Retardation
ALA	American Lung Association
Al-Anon	12-step Program for Families and Friends of Alcoholics
AlaTeen	12-step Program for Young Al-Anon Members
ALF	American Liver Foundation
ALMACA	Association of Labor-Management Administrators and Consultants on Alcoholics, Inc. (now Employee Assistance Professional’s Association)
AMA	American Medical Association
AMERSA	Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
AMHCA	American Mental Health Counselors Association
AMSA	American Medical Student Association/Foundation
AMSAODD	American Medical Society on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
ANA	Administration for Native Americans
ANA	American Nursing Association
AOD	Alcohol and Other Drugs
AOTA	American Occupational Therapy Association
APA	American Psychiatric Association
APA	American Psychological Association
APHA	American Public Health Association
APHSA	American Public Human Services Association (formerly known as the American Public Welfare Association)
APS	Adult Protective Services
APSAC	American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
APWA	American Public Welfare Association (now known as the American Public Human Services Association)
ARBD	Alcohol-Related Birth Defects
ARC	Formerly known as the Association for Retarded Citizens, the name ARC now stands alone
ARF	Addiction Research Foundation
ASA	Autism Society of America
ASAM	American Society of Addictive Medicine, Inc.
ASCA	American School Counselors Association
ASH	Action on Smoking and Health
ASPE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services
ASPIRE	Association of Service Providers Implementing IDEA Reforms in Education
ATOD	Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
ATP	Adolescent Transitions Program
ATTC	Addiction Technology Transfer Centers
AYPF	American Youth Policy Forum
AYWC	American Youth Work Center

BABES	Beginning Alcohol and Addiction Basic Education Studies
BAC	Blood Alcohol Content
BADD	Bartenders Against Drunk Driving
BATF	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
BBBSA	Big Brothers / Big Sisters of America
BCA	Boys Clubs of America
BCF	Bureau for Children and Families
BET	Bicultural Effectiveness Training
BGCA	Boys and Girls Clubs of America
BIA	Bureau of Indian Affairs
BJA		Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJS		Bureau of Justice Statistics
BLS		Bureau of Labor Statistics
BRFSS		Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BRM		Behavioral Risk Management
BSA	Boy Scouts of America

CA	Cocaine Anonymous
CAAS	Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
CAC	Certified Alcohol Counselor
CADCA	Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
CAPN	Child Abuse Prevention Network
CAPS	Communication and Parenting Skills
CAPT	Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (a CSAP grant program)
CAPTA	Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CARES	Community, Activities, Resources, Environment, Service
CASA	Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
CASE	Council of Administrators of Special Education
CAST	Center for Applied Special Technology
CAT	Communities Against Tobacco
CAVA	Center Against Violence and Abuse, has an electronic clearinghouse
CBHC	Community Behavioral Health Center
CBO	Community Based Organization
CCBD	Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
CCCD	Centre for Communicative and Cognitive Disorders
CCLC	21st Century Community Learning Center
CCRC	Crimes against Children Research Center
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDF	Childrens Defense Fund
CDSSAP	Community Development Specialist for Substance Abuse Prevention
CEAP	Certified Employee Assistance Professional
CEC	Council for Exceptional Children
CECP	Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
CEDAR	Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research
CES	Cooperative Extension Service
CESAR	Center for Substance Abuse Research
CHIP	Childrens Health Insurance Program
CHPS	Community Health Promotion Specialist
CIT	Center for Information Technology
CITAR	Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research
CJ	Criminal Justice
CMHC	Community Mental Health Center
CMHS	Center for Mental Health in Schools
CMI	Chronically Mentally Ill
CNS	Corporation for National Service
COA	Children of Alcoholics
CoAAP	Children of Alcoholic and Addicted Parents
COAF	Children of Alcoholics Foundation
CoDA	Co-Dependents Anonymous
COMPASS	Community Mapping, Planning and Analysis for Safety Strategies
CoSA	Children of Substance Abusers
COSSMHO	National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations
CPDD	College on Problems of Drug Dependence
CPP	Creative Partnerships for Prevention
CPPREV	Creative Partnerships for Prevention
CPS	Certified Prevention Specialist or Child Protective Services
CPSDV	Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
CPSV	Center for the Prevention of School Violence
CQI	Child Quest International
CREATE	Coordination of Rehabilitation, Education, Awareness, Treatment and Enforcement
CRESPAR	Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk
CSAP	Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAT	Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CSM	Community Services Manager
CSPI	Center for Science in the Public Interest
CSPV		Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
CSPV		Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
CSR		Center for Scientific Review
CTAC		Counter-drug Technology Assessment Center
CTC		Communities That Care
CUAV		Community United Against Violence
CWLA		Child Welfare League of America
CYAP	Community Youth Activities Program
CYFC	Children, Youth and Families Consortium
CYFERNet	Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network

DADA	Division on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
DARE	Drug Abuse Resistence Education
DASH	Division of Adolescent and School Health
DASIS	Drug and Alcohol Services Information System - Information treatment services
DAWN	Drug Abuse Warning Network
DCDCC	Drugs and Crime Data Center and Clearinghouse
DDRP	Drug Demand Reduction Program
DEA	Drug Enforcement Agency
DEC	Division for Early Childhood
DFSCA	Drug Free Schools and Communities Act
DHHR	Department of Health and Human Resources
DHHS	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DIADS		Drug Information and Decision Support Assessment
DOC	Doctors Ought to Care
DOD	Department of Defense
DoEd	Department of Education
DOJ	Department Of Justice
DOL	Department Of Labor
DOT	Department of Transportation
DREAM	Developing Resources for Education in America (the Southeast CAPT)
DSM	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
DSS	Decision Support System
DUI	Driving Under the Influence
DVS	Descriptive Video Service (method for making television and videos accessible to persons with vision impairments)
DWI	Driving While Intoxicated

EAP	Employee Assistance Program
EAPA	Employee Assistance Professional Association (formerly ALMACA)
EASNA	Employee Assistance Society of North America
ECC	Early Childhood Coalition
ED	Executive Director
EDJJ	National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice
EIC	Entertainment Industries Council, Inc.
ERIC		Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC/CASS		ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services
ERIC/ChESS		ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
ERIC/CUE		ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education
ERIC/EECE		ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
ERIC/REC		ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
ETS		Educational Testing Service
EZ/EC		Empowerment Zones / Enterprise Communities

FA	Families Anonymous
FAE	Fetal Alcohol Effect
FAS	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAST	Families and Schools Together
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCE	Family and Community Education
FCSN	Federation for Children with Special Needs
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FEDSTATS	The Portal Site to US Federal Government Statistics
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FET	Family Effectiveness Training
FFC	Future for Children
FFT	Functional Family Therapy
FGP	Foster Grandparents Program
FIA	Families in Action
FIPSE	Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education
FIVPT	Family and Intimate Violence Prevention Team
FLETC	Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FORUM	Annual Meeting of the Network of Colleges and Universities Committed to the Elimination of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
FRC	Federal Resource Center for Special Education
FRCA	Family Resource Coalition of America, now Family Support America (see FSA)
FREE	Federal Resources for Education Excellence, which has substance abuse prevention information and links
FRN	Family Resource Network
FRNA	Family Resource Network Association, West Virginia's association for family resource network
FSA	Family Support America
FVPF	Family Violence Prevention Fund

GAO	General Accounting Office
GCIP	General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan
GDVM	Group Discussion-Oriented Basic Parent Skills Training Program
GFA	Grant Funding Announcement (or Application)
GFWC	General Federation of Women's Clubs
GSUSA	Girl Scouts of USA

HCFA	Health Care Financing Administration
HCP	Hate Crimes Prevention Center
HEC	Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
HFRP	Harvard Family Research Project (provides lots of evaluation resources)
HIDTA	High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPV	Human Papillomavirus
HRSA	Health Resources and Services Administration
HSUS		Humane Society of the United States
HUD	Department of Housing and Urban Development
HWVC	Healthy West Virginia Coalition

I&R	Information and Referral
IACP	International Association of Chiefs of Police
IBCA	Institute for Black Chemical Abuse
ICAA	International Council on Alcoholism and Addiction
ICPA	International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism
ICPADD	International Council for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
	and Drug Dependency
ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross
IDA	Information about Drugs and Alcohol - a search system on prevline
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IRA	International Reading Associationice Learning
IHE	Institution of Higher Education
IHS	Indian Health Service
INNONET	Innovation Network (planning and evaluation resources)
IOM	Institute Of Medicine
IPSL	International Partnership for Service Learning
IPV	Intimate Partner (current or former spouse, partner or date) Violence
IRA	International Reading Association
IRB	Institutional Review Board, charged with protecting the rights of research participants
IV	Intravenous
IVM	Individually Self-Administered Videotaped Modeling (treatment)
IVMC	IVM Treatment Plus Therapist Consultation

JJ	Juvenile Justice
JPBI	Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions

KEN	Knowledge Exchange Network of the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
KISRA	Kanawba Institute for Social Research and Action

LCAT	Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco
LCD	Linguistically and Culturally Diverse
LDA	Learning Disabilities Association
LEA	Local Education Agency
LSD	Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
LULAC	League of United Latin American Citizens

MA	Marijuana Anonymous
MADD	Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MARS	Monthly Activity Reporting System
MCHB	Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MDMA	3-4-Methylenedioxymetharnphetamine
MDS	Minimum Data Set
MIH	Make It Happen! An approach to improve education for middle school student with diverse learning skills
MIHOW	Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker
MIPH	Minnesota institute of Public Health
MMWR	Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - a resource for finding out about the latest trends in alcohol associated morbidity and mortality
MOP	Model Outpatient Program
MST	Multisystemic Therapy
MTF	Monitoring the Future, youth survey of behaviors, attitudes and values
MU	Marshall University
MUGC	Marshall University Graduate College
MURC	Marshall University Research Corporation, the fiscal agent for the West Virginia Prevention Resource Center

NA	Narcotics Anonymous
NAADAC	National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
NAAP	National Association for Addiction Professionals
NAAPI	National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery
NAATP	National Association of Addictions Treatment Providers
NABCJ	National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
NABE	National Association for Bilingual Education
NAB-SAW	National Association of Black Substance Abuse Workers
NAC	National AIDS Clearinghouse
NACA	National Association of Child Advocates
NACC	National Association for Counsel of Children
NACCRRA	National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
NACoA	National Association for Children of Alcoholics
NACOP	National Association of Chiefs of Police
NADAP	National Association on Drug Abuse Problems
NAEYC	NNational Association for the Education of Young Children
NALGAP	National Association of Lesbian and Gay Alcoholism Professionals
NALSAP	National Association for Leadership in Student Assistance Programs
NAMI	National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NAN	National Association of Neighborhoods
NANACOA	National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics
NAPAFASA	National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse
NAPARE	National Association for Perinatal Addiction Research and Education
NAPPA	National Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates, Inc.
NARMH	National Association for Rural Mental Health
NASADAD	National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
NASBE	National Association of State Boards of Education
NASDSE	National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NASMHPD	National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
NASP	National Association of School Psychologists
NASS	National Alliance for Safe Schools
NASW	National Association of Social Workers
NATC	National Alcohol Tax Coalition
NATI	National Association of Teen Institutes
NAWAODD	National Association of Women in Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
NBAAC	National Black Alcoholism and Addictions Council, Inc.
NBAC	National Black Alcoholism Council
NBCDI	National Black Child Development Institute
NCA	National Children's Alliance (formerly National Network for Children's Advocacy Centers)
NCAAD	National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
NCAADCCB	National Commission on Accreditation of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor Credentialing Bodies
NCAAP	National Coalition for Adequate Alcoholism Programs
NCADD	National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, National Commission Against Drunk Driving
NCADI	National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
NCADV	National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
NCAM	National Center for Accessible Media
NCAP	National Center for the Advancement of Prevention
NCAYV	National Campaign Against Youth Violence
NCBE	National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
NCCA	National Clergy on Alcoholism
NCCAM	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCCANI	National Clearing House on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
NCCD	National Council on Crime and Delinquency
NCCPUD	National Council to Prevent Underage Drinking
NCD	National Council on Disabilities
NCEO	National Center for Educational Outcomes
NCES	National Center for Education Statistics
NCFY	National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
NCHS	National Center for Health Statistics
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NCIA	National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
NCIP	National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education
NCITE	National Center to Improve Tools of Educators
NCITF	National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
NCJA	National Criminal Justice Association
NCJFCJ	National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
NCJJ	National Center for Juvenile Justice
NCJRS	National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCLD	National Center for Learning Disabilities
NCMEC	National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NCPA	National Committee for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency
NCPC	National Crime Prevention Council
NCPSE	National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
NCRLE	National Center for Rural Law Enforcement
NCRR	National Center for Research Resources
NCSL	National Conference of State Legislatures
NCVC	National Center for Victims of Crime
NCVS	National Crime Victimization Survey
NCYL	National Council on Youth Leadership
NCY	National Collaboration for Youth
NDACAN	National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
NDIC	National Drug Intelligence Center
NDMS	National Disaster Medical System
NDPC	National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
NDPL	National Drug Prevention League
NDSN	National Drug Strategy Network
NDVH	National Domestic Violence Hotline
NEA	National Education Association
NECTAS	National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
NEI	Narcotics Education, Inc.
NEILS	National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study
NETWORK	Network of Colleges and Universities Committed to the Elimination of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
NFA	National Families in Action (see also NFIA)
NFIA	National Families in Action
NFP	National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth
NGA	National Governors’ Association
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHCS	National Health Care Survey
NHFADA	National Hispanic Family Against Drug Abuse
NHGRI	National Human Genome Research Institute
NHIS	National Health Interview Survey
NHLBI	National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
NHLCPN	National Hispanic/Latino Community Prevention Network
NHLP	National Health Law Program
NHSA	National Head Start Association
NHSDA	National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
NHTSA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIA	National Institute on Aging
NIAAA	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAID	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
NIAMSD	National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease
NICHCY	National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHD	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NicNet	The Nicotine and Tobacco Network
NIDA	National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDCD	National Institute on Deafness and other Communicative Disorders
NIDCR	National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDDKD	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
NIDRR	National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NIEHS	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH	National Institutes of Health (an agency of DHHS)
NIJ	National Institute of Justice
NIMH	National Institute of Mental Health
NINR	National Institute of Nursing Research
NIPC	National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
NIS	National Immunization Survey
NLIHC	National Low Income Housing Coalition
NLM	National Library of Medicine
NMA	National Medical Association
NMCHC	National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
NMF	National Masonic Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Children
NMHA	National Mental Health Association
NNCAC	National Network for Children's Advocacy Centers, now National Children's Alliance
NN4Y	National Network for Youth
NNSA	National Nurses Society on Addiction
NNVPP		National Network of Violence Prevention Practitioners
NOFAS	National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NOSAPP	National Organization of Student Assistance Programs and Professionals
NOT	Not On Tobacco, a program for teens by the American Lung Association
NPHS	National Pregnancy and Health Survey
NPIN	National Prevention Information Network (HIV/AIDS, STD, TB)
NPN	National Prevention Network
NPO	National Prevention Officer
NPS	National Prevention System
NRCP	National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals In Education and Related Services
NRCSS		National Resource Center for Safe Schools
NRHA	National Rural Health Association
NRIADA	National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
NRS	National Runaway Switchboard
NSACA	National School-Age Care Alliance
NSAPC	National Student Assistance Program Corporation
NSBA	National School Boards Association
NSLC	National Service Learning Clearinghouse
NSSC	National School Safety Center
NYGC	National Youth Gang Center
NYLC	National Youth Leadership Council
NYSAPI	National Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Initiative
NYSCA	National Youth Sports Coaches Association
NYVPRC	National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

O&I	Outcomes and Indicators, a statewide compilation of data related to the wellbeing of children and families
OAS	Office of Applied Studies of SAMHSA
OBHS	Office of Behavioral Health Sciences
OCD	Office of Community Development
ODPHP	Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
OERI	Office of Educational Research and Improvement
OESE	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
OHSR	Office of Human Subjects Research
OJJDP	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OJP	Office of Justice Programs
OMCH	Office of Maternal and Child Health
OMH	Office of Minority Health
ONDCP	Office of National Drug Control Policy
OPHS	Office of Public Health and Science
OPM	Office of Personnel Management
ORHP	Office of Rural Health Policy
OSAP	Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (now CSAP)
OSEP	Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS	Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OSS	Office of Social Services
OTC	Over the Counter
OVC	Office for Victims of Crime

PA	Parents Anonymous
PACER	Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
PAHO	Pan American Health Organization
PAT	Parents As Teachers
PATCH	Program Against Teen Chewing
PATHS	Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies
PATS	Partnership Attitude Tracking Study
PAVNET	Partnerships Against Violence Network
PBIS	Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
PBS	Public Broadcasting Service
PCP	Phencyclidine
PCPFS	President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
PDD	Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDF	Portable Document Format
PDFA	Partnership for a Drug-Free America
PDFY	Preparing for the Drug-free Years
PEER	Parents Engaged in Educational Reform
PEPS	Prevention Enhancement Protocols System
PFIE	Partnership for Family Involvement in Education (a US Department of Education program)
PGT	Prevention Generalist Training
PHM	Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi
PHS	Public Health Service
PIP	Partners in Prevention
PRAMS	Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
PRIDE	Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education
PRO	Prevention Resource Officer
PSA	Public Service Announcement
PSST	Problem-Solving Skills Training
PTA	National Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTIP	Parent Training and Information Project

QEM

Quality Education for Minorities Network

RADAR	Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource Network
RDC	Rural Development Center
RESA	Regional Educational Service Agency
RFA	Request for Funding Applications
RFP	Request for Proposals (a request for financial support for a project)
RHEP	Rural Health Education Partnerships
RHEPS	Rural Health Education and Prevention Specialist
RIC	Rural Information Center
RID	Remove Intoxicated Drivers
RMA	Referral and Monitoring Agency
RRA	Resource and Referral Agency
RRTCPBS	Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center on Positive Behavioral Support
RSA	Research Society on Alcoholism
RSAT	Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
RSVP	Retired Senior Volunteer Program
RWJ	The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
RWJ-FB	The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Fighting Back
RYS	Regional Youth Specialist

SA	Substance Abuse
SAC	Substance Abuse Coordinator
SADD	Students Against Destructive Decisions
SAFE	Solvent Abuse Foundation for Education
SAID	Substance Abuse Information Database, maintained by the Department of Labor and focussing on substance abuse in the workplace
SALIS	Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists
SAMHSA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SANTA	Substance Abuse Need for Treatment Among Arrestees
SAPST	Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training
SAPT	Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (usually used as SAPT block grant)
SAS	Student Assistance Services Corporation
SASI	Substance Abuse Social Indicators, an interactive data base in development by the West Virginia Prevention Resource Center
SAVE	Students Against Violence Everywhere
SCP	Senior Champion Program
SDAP	Sports Drug Awareness Program
SDFC	Safe and Drug Free Communities
SDFS	Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program
SE CAPT	Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
SERI	Special Education Resources on the Internet
SFT	Structural Family Therapy
SHEC	State Health Education Council
SHINE	Seeking Harmony In Neighborhoods Everywhere
SIG	State Incentive Grants/Grantees (a CSAP grant program)
SNAP	Sane National Alcohol Policy
SPAN	Social Policy Action Network
SPC	State Prevention Coordinators
SPLC	Southern Poverty Law Center
SPMI	Severe Persistent Mental Illness
SPR	Society for Prevention Research
SPRANS	Special Project of Regional and National Significance
SSA	Single State Agency (State Substance Abuse Agency)
SSC	Safe Schools Coalition, Inc.
SSP	Sub-State Planning
STD	Sexually Transmitted Disease
STOPN	Spit Tobacco Prevention Network
STW	School To Work

TA	Technical Assistance
TAP	Technical Assistance Publication
TATU	Teens Against Tobacco Use
TB	Tuberculosis
TC	Treatment Center, Therapuetic Community
TEAM	Techniques of Effective Alcohol Management
TEDS	Treatment Episode Data Set
TI	Teen Institute
TIE	Treatment Improvement Exchange - facilitates exchange of information about substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
TIP	Treatment Improvement Protocol
TIPS	Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
TOL	Trainer Of Leaders
TOPPS	TTreatment Outcomes and Performance Pilot Studies
TOT	Training of Trainers

UCR	Uniform Crime Reporting
UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund
USCG	United States Coast Guard
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
USIA	United States Information Agency
USPHS	United States Public Health Service

VA	Department of Veterans Affairs
VAWFV	Violence Against Women and Family Violence
VAWO	Violence Against Women Office
VHA	Veterans Health Administration
VISTA	Volunteers in Service to America
VOA	Volunteers of America
VRCBD	Virtual Resource Center in Behavioral Disorders

WAVE	Working Against Violence Everywhere
WCWV	Wellness Council of West Virginia
WebEDD	Web Electronic Document Delivery, allows the user to request copies of articles from journals which are then posted to a site from which they can be downloaded and printed. This is a fee-based service.
WHO	World Health Organization
WIN	Welfare Information Network
WVAAP	West Virginia Association for Addiction Professionals
WVCADV	West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
WVCBAP	West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
WVDADA	West Virginia Division on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
WVPRC	West Virginia Prevention Resource Center
WVTI	West Virginia Teen Institute
WVU	West Virginia University
WVU-P	West Virginia University - Parkersburg

Y/AC	Youth / Adolescent Committee
YRBSS	Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
YSA	Youth Service America
YSAPI	Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Initiative

4-H	The youth education branch of the Cooperative Extension Service, a branch of the US Department of Agriculture; the four "H's" are head, heart, hands and health, from the 4-H Pledge.
21CCLC	21st Century Community Learning Center