Carnevale Associates LLC is organized into three practice groups that work collaboratively to provide value and insight to our clients. The following is a sample of recent projects lead by Carnevale Associates, LLC.

D.C. Substance Abuse Strategy
Carnevale Associates, LLC guided the Nation's Capitol in the development of its first ever citywide substance abuse strategy. The DC Substance Abuse Strategy demonstrates how performance planning can be utilized to address cross-cutting social problems in urban areas. Carnevale Associates, LLC, was tasked with providing support and guidance to the districts efforts to develop a strategy with goals, objectives, and performance targets to measure progress and to develop a comprehensive inventory of substance abuse program spending for all District departments and agencies.

National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws
Carnevale Associates, LLC, currently provides research, data analysis, and strategic planning support to the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws. Carnevale Associates, LLC, provides evaluation design and implementation support for the Alliance's regional conferences. Carnevale Associates, LLC, is also responsible for developing policy briefs on emerging substance abuse issues, including drug endangered children, methamphetamine, and prescription drug monitoring systems.

New D.A.R.E.
Carnevale Associates, LLC, assists in the development and implementation of a wide variety of strategic communication efforts. On behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Carnevale Associates, LLC oversees communications for the University of Akron's Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) Study: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the New Curricula for the D.A.R.E. Middle (7th Grade) and High School (9th Grade) Programs. Carnevale Associates, LLC, provides communications support, press tracking, and strategic planning support to the ASAP study staff as well as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

SAMHSA Action Plans
Carnevale Associates, LLC, assisted the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop performance-based actions plans in support of its newly developed strategic plan. Carnevale Associates, LLC, facilitated the activities of the working groups in each of the eleven priority areas identified by SAMHSA and developed standardized logic models and action plans.

SAMHSA Strategic Plan
Carnevale Associates, LLC, assisted the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in its development of an agency wide performance-based strategic plan. The strategic plan was developed using performance planning principles and was synthesized based on priorities established by the White House, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, and the interests of those in the mental health and substance abuse fields.

Rochester Drug Strategy
The drug strategy created in Rochester, New York, demonstrates how a public/private partnership can serve in the development of a comprehensive strategic plan to address a cross-cutting social problem.