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Announcements and press releases from the field, plus your letters and commentary.
38th Annual Summer Clinical Institute in Addiction Studies
The University of California, San Diego, Center for Criminality & Addiction Research, Training & Application (CCARTA) kicks off its 38th annual Summer Clinical Institute with international and national research scientists and clinical experts, August 4-6, 2009. 06/19/2009
1,000 Treatment Providers Join the ACTION Campaign
The Adopting Changes to Improve Outcomes Now (ACTION) Campaign has enrolled over 1,000 treatment providers and other organizations in its efforts to promote the national adoption of proven practices for enhancing client access to care and engagement in treatment. 06/14/2009
New Web-Based Evaluation Tool for Drug and DWI Courts
The Treatment Research Institute (TRI) released a Court Evaluation Program, "TRI-CEP," a web-based, multi-media tool helping judges and other court officials comprehensively evaluate and justify their drug and other problem solving courts. 06/09/2009
NY Grassroots Advocacy Training Initiative
These one-day trainings are open to anyone who is concerned about alcohol and drug related problems in New York and would like to make a difference by advocating for prevention, treatment and recovery policies, funding and services. 06/08/2009
Maine Alcohol and Other Drug Advocacy Leadership Training Institutes
Co-sponsored by several Maine organizations, the one-day institute is open to anyone who is concerned about alcohol and drug related problems in Maine and would like to make a difference by advocating for prevention, treatment and recovery policies, funding and services. 06/02/2009
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Healthcare Reform Must Prioritize Treatment for Addictions, Mental Health, Report Says
Any effort to reform the U.S. healthcare system must make behavioral healthcare a priority, treat the "whole person" not just disease symptoms, and eliminate the stigma and system fragmentation that stand in the way of patients seeking treatment and preventative services, according to a consensus statement issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). MORE FEATURES >
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