Leveraging the SPACECAT: An Island Areas Resource
July 26, 2023 | Jessica Bissett, Caitlin Langhorne-Griffith
The Suicide, Overdose, Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) is a collaborative self-assessment tool that assists state, local, and island jurisdiction health agencies in taking inventory of their capacity to address the intersection between suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
Five island area health agencies completed the SPACECAT, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
ASTHO based this report on the aggregate results from these five jurisdictions. For more information on the SPACECAT methods, national results, limitations, and recommendations, please see the State, Territorial, and Freely Associated State Health Agencies National Report 2022.
This resource provides an overview of the SPACECAT regional data for island areas, paired with foundational first steps to improve capacity in key opportunities for growth. To explore the recommendations in greater detail, see the full island areas dashboard. The interactive dashboard includes national and regional SPACECAT results related to infrastructure capacity, topical capacity, and challenges to address the intersection of suicide, overdose, and ACEs.
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SPACECAT
ASTHO's Suicide, Overdose, Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool assists health agencies inventory their efforts and capacity to address the intersection of adverse childhood experiences, suicide, and overdose prevention.