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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for PTSD is the world leader in PTSD research, education, and treatment and provides the public with resources to explain treatments that work to help PTSD and drug or alcohol problems at the same time. Visit the VA's National Center for PTSD Substance Misuse webpage.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has initiated the RecoverMe campaign to assist and support young adults who are taking steps towards long-term recovery. SAMHSA recognizes that substance use and mental health conditions can affect young adults in unique ways and are shaped by personal experience, background, and geographic location. This campaign […]

Recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) is a multifaceted journey that extends beyond initial treatment. Recovery residences play a pivotal role in this continuum of care by offering safe, supportive environments where individuals can develop and sustain recovery skills. These residences vary in the level of support provided, ranging from peer-driven to clinically supervised settings, […]

The Community Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications Planning Toolkit is designed to help local organizations, partners, and communities develop a plan to expand access to and use of naloxone and other opioid overdose reversal medications (OORMs) to save lives. The toolkit includes templates, brief community examples, key questions, and additional resources. The National Association of State […]

WATCH our first Spotlight video! There is a national shortage of addiction care professionals, and societal needs for this workforce are projected to increase over the next decade. While many things contribute to this issue, one major challenge is the stigma that often surrounds people with substance use disorders and the care available to them. […]

Compassion fatigue in clinical practice can be defined as secondary trauma resulting from the internalization of the client’s traumatic experiences. Counselors, therapists, case managers, recovery coaches, and other frontline helping professionals are particularly vulnerable to compassion fatigue (Teater, Ludgate, 2014). According to research, helping professionals often experience trauma in childhood which increases the chance of […]

The Southeast ATTC is conducting a needs assessment from members of our community to help guide our efforts for the coming years! Please complete our short, 5-minute questionnaire to help us better understand the needs of our target population (i.e., providers/practitioners who serve people with substance use disorders (SUD), co-occurring mental health conditions, people in […]

Join us on March 19 (12pm PT) for our next webinar, featuring renowned expert Ethan Russo, MD, in a session co-sponsored by the University of Washington Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute's Cannabis Education & Research Program (CERP)! In this session, titled Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS): Understanding an Emerging Public Health Challenge, Dr. Russo will provide […]

The Ad Council has launched new PSAs aimed at encouraging 13-24-year-olds to carry naloxone with them. This medication is used to reverse an opioid overdose. Learn more.

Mid-America ATTC invites participants to join a new Invitation to Change (ITC) support group, a holistic model designed to support families impacted by substance use. This group empowers family members with strategies to encourage positive change in their loved ones while also fostering self-care and resilience. We’re excited to offer our 15-week Invitation to Change […]

We are thrilled to announce that applications for the 2025 Leadership Institute Cohort are now open! 🎉 This transformative program is designed to support and empower behavioral health professionals across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, helping them grow as leaders and make a lasting impact in the field. If you know a promising leader within […]

The Behavioral Health Care Access Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Populations report highlights findings from the 2023 SAMHSA publication Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Behavioral Health: Results from the 2021 and 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health on the elevated rates of substance use, suicidality, and mental illness among LGB individuals compared to […]

Black youth suicide rates have been on the rise over the past two decades. SAMHSA’s Issue Brief, Black Youth Suicide Prevention, highlights the pressing concern of Black youth suicide and the role state leaders can play to address Black youth suicide in their communities.

August 6-8, 2025 UW–Madison Pyle Center Madison, Wisconsin Motivational interviewing (MI) is a highly flexible and powerful approach to helping practitioners address behavioral change and growth for their clients and patients. MI is particularly useful because it can be applied to a variety of situations and settings, including behavioral health, human services, health care, education, […]

Contingency management (CM) is a proven healthcare intervention with demonstrated effectiveness in treating a variety of substance use disorders (SUDs) among diverse populations. To advance the provision of evidence-based CM services that promote abstinence from a specific substance, or encourage treatment attendance or medication adherence, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now […]

In January, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will be kicking off the first national Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month – a time to raise awareness of the benefits and availability of evidence-based treatments for people with a substance use disorder. We know so many […]

One World Recovery Network, in collaboration with SAMHSA’s Office of Recovery, launched the new Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS) on January 6, 2025! CARS provides tailored training, technical assistance (TA), and resources to advance and strengthen the nation’s recovery support services.  A dedicated team at UW–Madison has been selected to serve as a supporting organization […]

Burnout has an impact on work culture. Behavioral healthcare professionals may face higher risks of burnout compared to other professions. This blog post will discuss factors that may contribute to burnout in substance use and mental health treatment service providers and strategies to manage burnout in the workplace. Burnout is observed in service-oriented vocations and […]

A new study of nearly 10,000 adolescents has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared to those who did not. The journal JAMA Network Open  published the National Institutes of Health-funded study on December 30, 2024. Learn more.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is launching a working group to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (NACDA) consisting of people with lived or living experience (PWLLE) with drug use. Primary purpose of the group: to advise on strategies for enhancing and increasing meaningful engagement of PWLLE with drug use in NIDA-funded […]

Addiction and behavioral health professionals who have repeated contact with trauma survivors can themselves experience vicarious trauma. Vicarious trauma is “second hand” trauma that is passed on to workers when they interact with individuals who experienced trauma “firsthand” or encounter information about the trauma1. The VOTE Index is an instrument developed to identify: Although measuring […]

Join us for a series of 8 immersive small group coaching sessions for leaders, where you'll dive deep into the Workplace Well-Being Guidebook, gaining valuable insights, and practical tools to transform your workplace culture and boost employee well-being.

Working in mental health and recovery can be incredibly rewarding but also emotionally difficult. In their work, providers often deal with structural obstacles, stressful circumstances, and emotional burdens that can impact their personal and professional well-being. These aspects of clinical practice can result in the behavioral health workforce experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, and/or moral injury. […]

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