Indicatorshandbook.org is a project of Join Together. Join Together, founded in 1991, promotes effective policy, prevention, and treatment for alcohol and drug problems in communities across the nation.

In 1997, Join Together partnered with the Institute for Health Policy at Brandeis University to develop How do we know we are making a difference? A community substance abuse indicators handbook. This popular publication has been used by community groups nationwide to evaluate activities focused on preventing and reducing harms from substance use.

The 2005 edition of the handbook is designed to direct you through the process of planning an indicator reporting program, selecting relevant indicators and measures, collecting local data, and reporting to your target audience.

As indicator reporting programs have become more widely used, data sources and resources have become increasingly available online. This website will help us bring you the most up-to-date data sources as well as current community indicator reports from around the country.

Join Together is a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, with primary funding by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.