Code / Program / What is Direct Time?*
Alternatives / STA01 / Drug-Free Youth Events/Community Events/Celebrations (After prom parties, drug-free dances, lock-ins, festivals) / Time spent at actual event
STA04 / Teen Center or Community Center Activities (if activities are not Info. Dissemination or Education) / Time spent conducting the activities
STA07 / Ropes Courses or One-Time Youth Leadership Activities (e.g., Elementary TI Day) / Time leading the group on the course
STA08 / Working Consistently with a Youth Group (e.g., TI Youth Group) (treat as a recurring education program if using Standard Survey) / Time working with the group
Community-Based Process / STC01 / Getting Grant Writing Assistance/ Applying for Grants/Seeking to Acquire Resources / None
STC02 / Needs Assessment Activities / None
STC04 / Collaborating with or Assisting Coalitions, Task Forces, Coordinating Councils, etc. / If your management plan is about assisting or supporting the group, the time spent with them is direct. Otherwise, all meetings are indirect.
STC06 / Conducting Training (Use STV01 if the training is environmental strategy based) / Time delivering the training
STC08 / Providing Technical Assistance to External Organizations or Individuals (e.g., teaching SPF model, consulting on coalition building; Use STV01 if TA is environmental strategy based) / Time spent giving TA
Education / STE04 / Parenting Curricula (e.g., Strengthening Families, Guiding Good Choices) / Time delivering program to parents
STE06 / Youth Curricula (e.g., Keep a Clear Mind, All Stars) / Time delivering program to youth
Environmental and Social Policy / STV01 / Delivering External Technical Assistance and Training on Environmental Strategies (e.g., importance of environmental approaches, how to work with law enforcement) / Time delivering the training or TA
STV02 / Synar / Time doing the inspections with youth
STV03A / PREP / Time delivering the program
STV03B / Assist Retailers with Developing, Reviewing, or Revising Their Policies / Time spent working directly with the retailers
STV03C / Source Investigations (actively seeking out where alcohol involved in an underage drinking incident or DUI crash/arrest came from) / Time spent directly addressing issues with establishments
STV04 / Working with a School on ATOD Policies / If your management plan is about assisting or supporting a school in improving their policies, the time spent with school officials is direct. Otherwise, all meetings are indirect. Activities related to implementing the policy would be direct.
STV06 / Town Hall Meetings / Time at the meeting with citizens
STV07A / Alcohol Compliance Checks / Time spent completing the operation
STV07B / Bar Checks/Fake ID Sweeps (proactive law enforcement effort to identify those with fake IDs inside an on-premise establishment) / Time spent completing the operation
STV07C / Bar Checks/Retail Inspections (law enforcement visiting on-premise establishments to look for retail violations or to establish good relations/“check-in”) / Time spent completing the operation
STV08 / Tobacco Compliance Checks / Time spent completing the operation
STV09 / Shoulder Taps / Time spent completing the operation
STV11A / Public Policy Efforts (e.g., social host ordinances, policies to strengthen merchant education requirements) / If your management plan is about getting a policy changed, the time spent with those decision-makers is direct. Otherwise, all meetings are indirect. Activities related to implementing the policy would be direct.
STV11B / Agency-Specific Policy Efforts (e.g., to change internal policies of law enforcement agency, juvenile justice agency, etc.) / Time working directly with the agency on the policy being considered
STV12A / Public Safety Checkpoints / Time spent completing the operation
STV12B / Controlled Party Dispersals (including work on party tiplines) / Time spent completing the operation
STV12C / Saturation Patrols (intensive traffic patrols in a defined area) / Time spent completing the operation
STV12D / Enforce Alcohol Restrictions at Public Events / Time spent completing the operation
Information Dissemination / STN01 / Prevention Information Resource Centers / Time spent communicating with citizens
STN02 / Health Fair / Time spent at the health fair with citizens
STN03 / AET Casual Contacts (Informal visits to merchants, youth, etc.) / Time with merchants or youth
STN05A / Developing Materials to Give Media Outlets (i.e., newspaper articles, letters to the editors) / None
STN05B / Developing Materials for Community Members (e.g., fact sheets, brochures) / None
STN11 / Disseminating Materials for Media Outlets or Community Members (the materials developed under STN05) / Time spent with media members or with citizens distributing material
STN07 / Newsletter Development / None
STN13 / Newsletter Dissemination (developed under STN07) / Time spent distributing newsletter
STN08A / Developing Media Releases/Holding Media Events / None
STN08B / Developing PSAs / None
STN14 / PSA/Media Material Dissemination (developed under STN08) / Time distributing materials to audience directly (do not count time the message is airing)
STN09 / Resource Directory Development / None
STN15 / Resource Directory Dissemination / Time distributing resource directory
STN16 / Media Campaigns (e.g., Red Ribbon Week, Parents Who Host, distribution of non-information stickers and magnets, social norms campaign) / Time spent with citizens
STN17A / Speaking Engagement/One-Time Presentation / Time in front of audience
STN17B / MADD Power of Parents / Time in front of audience
Problem Identification and Referral / STP01 / Employee Assistance Programs / Time delivering content with audience
STP03 / Tobacco Education Program (TEP) / Time delivering program to youth
STP04 / Student Assistance Programs / Time working with the youth
STP05A / Train Systems to Identify Need for Treatment (e.g., DITEP, training magistrates/ judges on signs/ symptoms of abuse/ addiction) / Time spent doing direct training
STP05B / Ensure Appropriate Penalties/Diversion Programs (ensuring those convicted of ATOD offenses [DUI, underage drinking, tobacco possession] actually get intended consequences [ADSAP, AEP/AIP, TEP]) / Time spent with those decision-makers (e.g., solicitors, judicial officials)
STP05C / Work on a Policy to Institute Parent Training for Parents of Youth Offenders / Time spent with those decision-makers (e.g., solicitors, judicial officials)
STP06 / HIV Rapid Testing / Time spent giving testing and related time spent with clients
Recognition Activities / PAA01 / Recognition Activities (e.g., AET banquet). Should not include recognition events as part of a curriculum / Time spent at recognition event
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*As a general rule, everything that is not direct time is indirect time.
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