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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is distributing $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funding — the largest aggregate amount of funding to date for its mental health and substance use block grant programs.  The Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) Program and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Program […]

As we enter the month of May, we would like to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month! #NHLATTC #NHLPTTC #NLBHA Español ¡Al entrar en el mes de mayo, nos gustaría celebrar el Mes de Concientización sobre la Salud Mental! #NHLATTC #NHLPTTC #NLBHA Português Ao entrarmos no mês de maio, gostaríamos de celebrar o Mês da Consciência da Saúde […]

Nurses’ Substance Use Education Through a Massive Open Online Course (NSUE-MOOC) is designed to mainstream substance use (SU) education by reaching Purdue University, West Lafayette, School of Nursing (PSON) students, as well as those students in collaborating SONs from across the country and representing a range of educational levels. Our goals are: 1) to mainstream […]

  Welcome to the 7th issue of the New England ATTC Newsletter! The goals of this newsletter are to; share Regional Best Practices with regards to training and technical assistance (TA) initiatives, provide updates on regional strategic initiatives and curriculum development, and facilitate ongoing collaboration among state partners and programs. View the full newsletter.    

The National Hispanic and Latino Addiction and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (NHL-ATTC and PTTC) are pleased to provide new Fact sheets in honor of Cinco de Mayo.  Learn more about the holiday and how does it affect Hispanic and Latino communities in regards to alcohol use, misuse and abuse within the context of COVID.  The […]

In an effort to get evidenced-based treatment to more Americans with opioid use disorder, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing new buprenorphine practice guidelines that among other things, remove a longtime requirement tied to training, which some practitioners have cited as a barrier to treating more people.   Signed by […]

The New England ATTC serves as a lead partner on the Substance Exposed Newborn Taskforce at the Rhode Island Department of Health. The Taskforce, will offer a weekly Pregnancy & Parenting Peer Recovery Specialist Training Series from April 30 – June 25, 2021 in partnership with the Parent Support Network of RI. This series is designed […]

  This webinar will examine social determinants of health, utilizing the WHO framework as it correlates to mental health and opioid use disorder.  In the webinar, our experts will examine and discuss the importance of policies put in place for mental health concerns and treatment centers to better assist those coping with opioid use disorder. […]

The goal of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network and Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) webinar series is to help scholars and clinicians in the addiction field stay abreast of cutting edge science. In this session, Larissa Mooney, MD, one of two PIs for the Greater Southern California Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network, will […]

Virtual 2021 New England Summer School of Addiction and Prevention Studies 52nd Annual Summer School - "Reimagined 2.0" June 7 – 11, 2021   Register Today   The New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies, often called Summer School, is a 5-day intensive learning experience to further knowledge, skills, and experience in the field of […]

Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), In Partnership with the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) As part of a shared commitment to ensuring protections from […]

The majority of clients with substance use disorders miss their second outpatient session (Duncan, Miller & Sparks, 2004). A main reason for this is the fact that our deficit based model can negatively impact client engagement. We are taught to search for deficits, setbacks and pathology early in the counseling relationship. At intake clients are […]

This is a continuation of the webinar that was presented on January 27, 2021 that provided information on FASD and its manifestations in treatment and other settings, with a focus on the brain basis of the behaviors that are often misidentified as willful, manipulative behaviors. In this webinar, we focus on a discussion of the […]

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of issues, challenges, policies, and practices related to employment and workforce training for individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD). An important focus for SAMHSA is supporting sustained recovery from SUD through the use of employment mechanisms. Individuals in treatment and recovery can […]

Happy National Minority Health Month! In April, we are supporting the campaign of the Office of Minority Health (OMH): #VaccineReady. Please watch this video and help us to disseminate this important message. Additional information: https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/nmhm/ ¡Feliz Mes Nacional de la Salud de las Minorías! En Abril, ​nos gustaría apoyar la campaña de la Oficina de […]

Management of Stimulant Use Disorder. Please join the National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) in partnership with the Health Resources & Services Administration’s Bureau of Primary Health Care for this webinar, developed for health center clinicians. The misuse of stimulants, comprised of methamphetamine, cocaine, and other amphetamines, is a growing public health crisis across the United […]

  We are excited to release one of the newest products under our strategic faith initiative "Let's Have the Conversation: One Voice, One Mission"!     Strategic Initiative Mission Dialogue and strengthen the substance use disorder knowledge for people working in communities of faith. Teach communities of faith how to be a catalyst for change […]

The National Hispanic and Latino Addiction and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (NHL-ATTC and PTTC) are happy to provide new Fact sheets on Gambling Awareness in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Click here to download the files: English Spanish/Español Portuguese/Português

Shatterproof’s Addiction Language Guide is a comprehensive tool aimed to highlight stigmatizing language, replacing it with person-first terminology. After a thorough, in-depth review of literature, common words such as “addict” and less common stigmatizing words such as “relapse” were compiled by Shatterproof staff. It was then reviewed by the National Academy of Medicine. February 9, […]

The Clinical EBP Demonstration Video Series intends to demonstrate how a diverse set of clinical practitioners make use of evidenced based practices (EBP) in a telehealth environment. The impetus for these videos came from a provider survey and our organization partners who identified “Clinical Demonstration” as a needed product, especially with the recent pivot toward telehealth. The […]

  Humor can be utilized in substance use disorder counseling to help reduce client resistance, increase rapport between counselor and client, and help facilitate recovery. Some of the therapeutic benefits of humor in substance use disorders counseling include: Laughter as the great equalizer. Maya Angelou told Oprah Winfrey that only equals laugh with each other. […]

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In celebration of the International Women’s day and Women's History Month, join us to celebrate our strong Latinas! Please join our movement! Let’s lift the women around us. Tag @ one woman that you are inspired by or share with us one characteristic that makes you very proud about being a woman! En conmemoración del Día Internacional […]

This document is designed to reduce this information gap and help individuals and organizations better understand how the legal landscape in their state may impact access to harm reduction services and supplies, including overdose Good Samaritan laws, which provide limited protection from criminal sanctions to encourage people to call for help in an overdose emergency. […]