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This September, join the New England ATTC in celebrating the 32nd National Recovery Month! "Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community."           Recovery Month is celebrated every September to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders, celebrate the people who recover and are in recovery, […]

For 28 years, the New England ATTC has served as a proud regional workforce development partner for The Annual New England School of Best Practices in Addiction Services, commonly called Best Practices. This year, both the New England PTTC and MHTTC are joining us in supporting Best Practices activities from August 23-27, 2021. The School […]

  The New England ATTC, in partnership with AdCare Educational Institute of New England and the New England PTTC, is hosting the 6th cohort of it's popular intensive technical assistance initiative: The Leadership Development Program (LDP). The LDP has just launched their new website and the new cohort is set to start October 5,2021!  ABOUT: The New England […]

  New England ATTC team members Raymond Sanchez and Mika Salas are offering their new training, "Transitioning to Effective Online Training: Parts 1 – 3!" This 3-part training is designed to help trainers use Zoom effectively to engage participants in virtual learning. It may be especially useful to ensure that trainings and technical assistance activities […]

The New England ATTC has been partnering with Stephen Andrews,  an internationally renowned motivational interviewing trainer and Chief Energizing Officer of the Health Education & Training Institute (HETI) Maine, since 2007. This year marks a new level of collaboration with the team at HETI Maine as we have entered into a subcontract with them, resulting in the expansion […]

The Recovery Science and Harm Reduction Reading Group is an interdisciplinary reading group that meets to discuss a recent journal article on a topic related to recovery science and/or harm reduction. We will meet on the third Thursday of each month from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST. Our target audience is people who use drugs or in recovery, their family and […]

  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 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 […]

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 […]

ABOUT: The New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) is pleased to announce the 5th cohort of the Leadership Development Program (LDP) for addiction professionals from across the continuum of care. This program will focus on key leadership skills using a range of learning methods designed to increase your effectiveness immediately. This program includes the […]

The New England ATTC, in partnership with the Parent Support Network of Rhode Island, presents "Wraparound Virtual Training Series" starting January 29th with subject matter expert Michele Stewart Copes. This training will be offered throughout the state of RI in Region 1. Wraparound refers to individualized planning and intervention for individuals and family members experiencing behavioral health issues; and related […]

The Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) Conference brings together researchers, clinicians, policy makers, funders, and patient advocates dedicated to improving health services for individuals with, at risk of, or in recovery from addiction. The AHSR 2020 Conference may be over, but they are still hosting ongoing workshops presenting cutting-edge research. Head over to the AHSR Website for […]

This training series was provided by the New England region Opioid Response Network and Addiction Technology Transfer Center on behalf of and in partnership with Connecticut's TriCircle, Inc. and The Cove Center for Grieving Children. This series provided information on the unique and pronounced facets of grief in the wake of overdose deaths during the current […]

The Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) Conference brings together researchers, clinicians, policy makers, funders, and patient advocates dedicated to improving health services for individuals with, at risk of, or in recovery from addiction. Attendees of AHSR will experience nationally renowned plenary speakers, networking and mentorship opportunities, and ongoing workshops presenting cutting-edge research. AHSR 2020 is […]

The New England ATTC has developed multiple products to support our partners and constituents during the COVID-19 Pandemic.       Transitioning to Effective Online Training: Three-Part Training Series New England ATTC team members Raymond Sanchez and Mika Salas have developed a new training, "Transitioning to Effective Online Training: Parts 1 – 3" in response to […]

The New England ATTC is partnering with AdCare Educational Institute to host the 28th Annual New England School of Best Practices in Addiction Services from August 24 - 28th!   This four-day event gives addiction and behavioral health professionals the opportunity for in-depth study of an area of special interest. The program includes advanced clinical […]

2020 New England Summer School “Re-Imagined” Virtual Summer School – June 1 – 4, 2020   Each year, we look forward to welcoming new and returning Summer School participants to experience the unique learning environment of the New England School of Addiction and Prevention Studies. For the 51st year, our planning committee has once again developed […]

There are thousands of people in recovery from addiction unaware of their civil rights under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). The ADA insures that people with addiction to alcohol, and in recovery from opioids and other drugs have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.    The New England ADA Center supports the […]

Part one of the Moral Reconation Therapy webinar series was held on February 26th, 2020, and registration for part two of this series is now open!   During the first part of the series, "The What, The How, & The Why: Over 30 Years of Organic Success with Moral Reconation Therapy MRT®," Dr. Ken Robinson, Co-Developer of MRT®, […]

A black woman is 3 to 4 times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than a white woman. Research shows that inequities in outcomes are primarily due to differences in how women are treated within the health care setting based on race (racism). Implicit and Explicit SPEAK UP Training is a day-long interactive workshop […]

The New England ATTC, in partnership with the New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association, hosted a training that discussed the pain management & opioid public health crisis. This comprehensive training was developed by renowned experts from Collaborative for REMS Education (CO*RE) and incorporates all six units outlined in US FDA Blueprint for safe opioid prescribing. This […]

The New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC), and the New England Association of Drug Court Professionals (NEADCP), hosted a webinar for criminal justice professionals on November 6, 2019.   This webinar, The Matter of Motivation, took an in-depth look into human motivation. It reviewed the sequence of human behavior change along with issues of reluctance […]

The New England ATTC celebrated 30 years of Recovery Month by supporting and participating in state-wide Recovery Rallies throughout the region during September 2019.   The goal of the rallies was to enhance peer recovery support and network development as part of the activities for the National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month during the month of September 2019. […]

The New England ATTC in partnership with the New England PTTC presented at the monthly meeting of the Aquidneck Island Clergy Association in Portsmouth, RI. The Newport County Prevention Coalition and the Portsmouth Prevention Coalition were in attendance, as well as local Faith Based Leaders. The TTC's presented on available services, trainings and technical assistance […]