Treatment Improvement Exchange - Special Topics

Other SAMHSA Resources

Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network . The ATTC Network, funded by SAMHSA, is dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addiction treatment. It undertakes a broad range of initiatives that respond to emerging needs and issues in the treatment field, and seeks to upgrade the skills of existing practitioners and other health professionals and to disseminate the latest science to the treatment community. Serving the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Pacific Islands, the ATTC Network operates as 14 individual Regional Centers and a National Office. www.nattc.org
Homelessness Resource Center. The Homelessness Resource Center is a program of SAMHSA with the mission of improving the lives of people affected by homelessness who have mental health conditions, substance use issues, and histories of trauma. The Center is interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and public agencies at federal, state, and local levels that shares state-of-the art knowledge and promising practices to prevent and end homelessness through: training and technical assistance, publications and materials, on-line learning opportunities and networking and collaboration . http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov/
Knowledge Application Program (KAP). The Knowledge Application Program (KAP) of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment puts knowledge about best treatment practices in the hands of providers who help individuals seeking substance abuse treatment. http://www.kap.samhsa.gov/general/about.htm

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) . One of SAMHSA’s three centers, CMHS leads Federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) . One of SAMHSA’s three centers, the mission of CSAP is to decrease substance use and abuse by bringing effective prevention to every community. http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csap/csap.html
Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE). The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence was launched by SAMHSA in 2003 to provide the technical, informational, and training resources needed to disseminate knowledge and encourage adoption of evidence-based practices in systems and programs that serve persons with co-occurring disorders. http://coce.samhsa.gov/
Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse. The Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse supports the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and is a component of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). The Clearinghouse is staffed by subject matter specialists and serves as a resource for statistics, research data, and referrals useful for developing and implementing drug policy. The Clearinghouse disseminates ONDCP and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs drug-related publications; writes and produces documents on drug-related topics; coordinates with Federal, State, and local agencies to identify data resources; maintains a reading room offering a broad range of policy-related materials; answers telephone and e-mail requests for information; and provides online access to information through various ONDCP Web sites. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/about/clearingh.html
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care. CMHS’s National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) assists publicly-funded agencies, programs, and services integrate trauma-informed approaches and interventions into their programs to improve efficacy and outcomes. The NCTIC web site offers: details about free or low-cost trauma training and technical assistance, the NCTIC Speakers Bureau, information about healing from trauma, a training and event calendar, and useful resources and links. You can join the NCTIC e-mail list to receive notices, announcements, and other useful information, including Trauma Matters, NCTIC's monthly e- newsletter. http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) . The NCSACW is an initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services and jointly funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children's Bureau's Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN). NCSACW's goals are to develop and implement a comprehensive program of information gathering and dissemination, to provide technical assistance, and to develop knowledge that promotes effective practice, organizational, and system changes at the local, State, and national levels. http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/
National GAINS Center . The National GAINS Center is comprised of the Center for Evidence-Based Programs in the Justice System and the Technical Assistance and Policy Analysis (TAPA) Center for Jail Diversion and funded by the Center for Mental Health Services.The GAINS Center serves as a national locus for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders in contact with the justice system. http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/html/about/
National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). NREPP is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. SAMHSA has developed this resource to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs and practices in their communities. The database can be searched by gender and age as well as other program criteria. http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/
Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) is a partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Paths to Recovery program, CSAT’s Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention (STAR) program, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and a number of independent addiction treatment organizations. NIATx works with addiction treatment providers to make more efficient use of their capacity and shares strategies for improving treatment access and retention. NIATx works with its member organizations and the field at large to improve treatment through organizational changes that address four aims: 1) To reduce the wait time between a client's first request for service and the first treatment session, 2) To reduce client no-shows, 3) To increase addiction treatment centers' admissions, and 4) To increase the treatment continuation rate between the first and the fourth treatment sessions. NIATx members create a culture of process improvement in which treatment center staff uses existing resources to improve services, learn innovative strategies through peer networking, and model organizational improvements in addiction treatment. NIATx supports its members' efforts by providing the field of addiction treatment with research, innovative ideas, tools for improvement, case studies, and through conferences, publications, and the Web site, https://www.NIATx.net.
SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence . The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence is a Federal initiative working to facilitate the development and improvement of prevention, treatment, and care systems in the United States by providing national leadership and facilitating collaboration in the field. http://fascenter.samhsa.gov/
SAMHSA’s Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free . This public education web site was developed to communicate to parents and other caring adults about how they can promote their child’s mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs
among 7- to 18-year-olds. The site has six main sections that relate directly to what researchers and substance abuse prevention professionals term family-related "protective factors." http://www.family.samhsa.gov/

SAMHSA’s Prevention Platform . This website is an online resource for substance abuse prevention. It provides tools to assist in the following areas: 1) Assessment - determining your prevention needs; 2) Capacity - improving your capabilities; 3) Planning - developing a strategic plan; 4) Implementation - putting your plan into action; and 5) Evaluation - documenting the outcomes of your work. http://preventionplatform.samhsa.gov/

Other Federal Government Resources

Here is a listing of other relevant Federal government agencies and Federally sponsored organizations that address issues affecting women with substance use disorders and their children and families. This list is not exhaustive – it does not include the numerous agencies and organizations that address issues of substance abuse broadly.

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) . ACF, within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/acyf/)
Children's Bureau (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/)
Child Welfare Information Gateway. The Child Welfare Information Gateway (formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse ) is a service of the Children’s Bureau. It provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families and is a resource for professionals and others seeking information on child abuse and neglect and child welfare.Topics include family-centered practice, preventing and responding to child abuse and neglect, supporting and preserving families, out-of-home care, achieving and maintaining permanency, adoption and system-wide issues. Resources include a searchable online database of State Statutes in more than 30 areas organized under the categories of child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption, as well as a compilation of reports, databases, and other sources of statistics and demographic data on children and families in the U.S., child abuse and neglect, child welfare services, children and youth in foster care, and domestic and international adoption . http://www.childwelfare.gov/
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) . A bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, MCHB’s mission is to provide national leadership and to work in partnership with States, communities, public-private partners, and families to strengthen the MCH infrastructure, assure the availability and use of medical homes, and build knowledge and human resources to assure continued improvement in the health, safety, and well-being of the MCH population. http://mchb.hrsa.gov/

National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center . The Center, which is sponsored by the Children’s Bureau, provides training, technical assistance, research and resource development, and information to professionals to enhance the quality of social and health services delivered to children who are abandoned or at-risk of abandonment due to the presence of drugs and/or HIV in the family. The Center provides training, information, support, and resources to service providers who assist these children and their families. http://aia.berkeley.edu/
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Resources on Women’s Treatment . NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction including 1) the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines and 2) ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention, treatment and policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction. NIDA's Women and Gender Differences Research Coordinator and Deputy Women and Gender Differences Research Coordinator along with the Women and Gender Research Group promote the conduct and dissemination of research on women's health and gender differences. http://www.drugabuse.gov/WHGD/WHGDHome.html
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) . NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas; coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol-related issues; collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol-related work; and translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public. http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center . NVAWPRC, which is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps prevent violence against women by advancing knowledge about prevention research and fostering collaboration among advocates, practitioners, policy makers, and researchers. http://www.vawprevention.org/
National Women’s Health Information Center . This center, which is a service of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health, provides free, reliable health information for women everywhere. http://www.4women.gov/
Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) coordinates women's health efforts in all HHS agencies and offices and works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the U.S. through its innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information. http://www.4women.gov/owh/