The Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPTs) support SAMHSA’s Communities That Care (CTC) program by offering a wide array of training and assistance services to communities, tribes, states, and other U.S. jurisdictions.
Under the guidance of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), the CAPTs form one of the cornerstones of the Agency’s efforts to bring effective substance abuse prevention to every community by moving the knowledge gained from science into the delivery of services.
There are five CAPT regions. These centers serve programs located in central, northeast, southeast, southwest, and western regions of the Nation.
Five CAPT Regions
Central Region
Northeast Region
Southeast Region
Southwest Region
Western Region
North Dakota
Maine
Florida
Colorado
Alaska
South Dakota
Vermont
Georgia
New Mexico
Hawaii
Minnesota
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Nebraska
Washington
Iowa
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Kansas
Oregon
Michigan
Rhode Island
Virginia
Oklahoma
California
Illinois
Connecticut
Kentucky
Texas
Idaho
Ohio
New York
Tennessee
Missouri
Nevada
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
Wisconsin
Maryland
Mississippi
Louisiana
Utah
Indiana
Delaware
Wyoming
New Jersey
Montana
The CAPTs work directly with state-level agencies to provide training and strategic planning services—including training-of-trainers programs and online educational services—so that knowledge can be disseminated to community-level organizations.
Priority clients for all CAPTs are states and jurisdictions with State Incentive Grants (SIGs), including Strategic Prevention Framework SIGs.
