Programs and Policies

Women's Services Coordinators

Click the map below to view information on your state's women's services coordinator. Click here for a PDF version.

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Find help for women with substance use disorders,
using the SAMHSA treatment locator.

SAMHSA Treatment Locator

NASADAD's Women's Services Network

Women's Services Network Logo The State Women’s Services Coordinators work together as the Women's Services Network (WSN), a specialty network of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) under the auspices of the National Treatment Network and in collaboration with the National Prevention Network. For more information, visit the Women’s Services Network page at the NASADAD Web site.

Core Competencies for Women and Girls

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SAMHSA conducted dialogue sessions to gather input on how to disseminate/diffuse core competencies identified in their report, Addressing the Needs of Women and Girls: Developing Core Competencies for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Professionals, as well as other resource documents related to gender-responsive services. For more information, please email us at leadership@ahpnet.com.

SAMHSA Grant Programs

  • Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
    The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), promotes the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services for individuals and families. CSAT works with States and community-based groups to improve and expand treatment services under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant.
  • Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) Grantees
    The purpose of these grants is to expand the availability of comprehensive, high quality residential treatment, recovery support, and family services for pregnant and postpartum women who face alcohol and other drug problems, and their minor children.
  • Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications
    This manual was created to help grantees acquire the skills and resources needed to plan, write, and prepare a competitive grant application for SAMHSA funding
  • SAMHSA Current Funding Opportunities
    Current funding opportunities are available at this Web site.
  • SAMHSA Grants Management
    Grant management resources are available on this site.

Related Resources

  • ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS: Developing Core Competencies for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service Professionals
    Arms mental health and substance abuse professionals with a comprehensive overview of unique prevention, treatment and recovery skills and practices, including trauma-informed care, to effectively serve women and girls. (2011)
  • Transforming the National AIDS Response: Advancing Women’s Leadership and Participation
  • Women in America
    In support of the Council on Women and Girls, the Office of Management and Budget and the Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of Commerce worked together to create the...
  • National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 10, 2011
    National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a nationwide observance that encourages people to take action in the fight against HIV/AIDS and raise awareness of its impact on women and girls. It is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health (OWH).
  • Action Steps for Improving Women's Mental Health (2009)
    Presents action steps that policymakers, health care providers, researchers, and others can take to help improve the mental health and well-being of women and girls. Includes research findings, resources, products, and tools on women's mental health issues. (2009)
  • Guidance to States: Treatment Standards for Women with Substance Use Disorders
    The Women's Services Network (WSN) of the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) partnered with Federal and State stakeholders to craft this 2008 guidance document on developing standards to address the treatment needs of women with substance use disorders (SUDs). It provides implementation strategies to assist States in developing treatment standards for women.
  • Substance-Exposed Infants: State Responses to the Problem
    This 2009 report prepared by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare describes the findings of a review of State policies on substance exposed infants, variations among States in both policy and practice, and opportunities for improving interagency collaborations.
  • Funding Family-Centered Treatment for Women With Substance Use Disorders
    This 2008 resource paper is a companion to the Family-Centered Treatment monograph and assists treatment providers and State substance abuse agencies to identify and access potential sources of funding for comprehensive family-centered treatment. The paper includes definitions of funding terminology and current methods of advanced cross-system funding strategies. Highlights of the experiences developing an effective comprehensive services financing strategy are provided. Finally, concrete steps on getting started and recommendations for treatment providers and State agencies are provided.