Capacity includes all the human, technical, organizational, and financial resources you will need in order to implement and evaluate your intervention in a culturally competent and sustainable way. Your capacity affects how (and how effectively) your group goes about every aspect of its work. Your capacity needs may change as work progresses, goals are accomplished, and priorities shift or expand. It is important to continually examine your capacity and make sure you have the resources required at each stage of your prevention efforts.
Building capacity involves improving your group’s ability to prevent and/or reduce opioid misuse in your community.
Key components of capacity building include:
- Increasing the availability of fiscal, human, organizational, and other resources
- Raising awareness of the opioid misuse problem and the readiness of stakeholders to address the issue
- Strengthening relationships with partners
- Identifying and fostering new opportunities for collaboration