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November 25, 2020 is designated by the United Nations as International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women (VAW) is one of the most prevalent health and social problems in the world. Worldwide, 1 in 3 women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate […]

December 9, 2019 9:00am-12:00pm Behavioral Health Services 15519 Crenshaw Blvd Gardena, CA 90249   REGISTER NOW https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KNFVC8N   “115 Americans die every day from an opioid-related overdose.”  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    Are your patients among them?  Take a FREE CME pain management and opioids course.   Newly Updated Curriculum This newly updated comprehensive course incorporates […]

SAMHSA's Provider Clinical Support System (PCSS) and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) have teamed up to offer free medication-assisted treatment (MAT) training for eligible clinicians working to address the opioid epidemic. This partnership aims to increase the number of waiver-certified clinicians in high-need areas such as hard-hit rural and underserved communities across the country. Why […]

The Behavioral Health Barometer: Region 8, Volume 5: Indicators as measured through the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, is one of a series of national, regional, and state reports that provide a snapshot of behavioral health in the United States. The reports present […]

The South Africa HIV ATTC team delivered training in principles of harm reduction as a socially responsive strategy to address substance use and prevent HIV in collaboration with TB HIV Care, University of Cape Town and the University of Stellenbosch. The team was applauded for its work on a video to reduce stigma against people […]

On November 12, 2019, the South Africa HIV ATTC hosted its Third Annual National Advisory Board and Strategic Planning Meeting. This meeting was attended by representatives from twenty unique organisations across South Africa including regional and national non-governmental organisations involved in delivery of care for HIV, substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental illness, as well […]

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 […]

On Wednesday, October 30th, representatives from our American Indian and Alaska Native Technology Transfer Centers met with the TTC’s coordinating offices and the National Hispanic and Latino Transfer Centers to compare and align mission statements while improving cross-center coordination.

Looking For Substance Use Treatment in your community? In 2018, more than 19.3 million Americans adults reported to have a substance use disorder. With that number raising daily, finding proper treatment has been extremely hard. To help combat the opioid crisis, the "Department of Health and Human Services’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) […]

FindTreatment.gov Launches Last week SAMHSA launched FindTreatment.gov, a newly designed website that will help connect Americans, who are looking for substance abuse treatment, with approximately 13,000 locations across the United States. Visitors can access information on locations, treatment options, payment and insurance information, as well as over 13,000 state-licensed facilities based on data compiled by SAMHSA.  If […]

The Native Center for Behavioral Health ATTC Co-Director Sean Bear 1st and Addiction TTC Manager Steve Steine will be providing a 2-day ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) training with the (ALO) Anpetu Luta Otipi treatment team.   This two-day event will include review and discussion of several related topics including implementation of ASAM criterion, DSM-5, Confidentiality and […]

Staff at the Native Center for Behavioral Health - Addiction Technology Transfer Center have been busy the past couple months! They have been traveling all over the country making connections, leading trainings, and providing technical support for our various projects. Here are some of the things they have done:       September 4th– 6th […]

ANNOUNCING A New Training package! Motivational interviewing for hiv clinicians: Supporting behavior change The purpose of this introductory daylong training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case managers) with a detailed overview of the use […]

The Indian Health Services (IHS) National Committee on Heroin, Opioids, and Pain Efforts (HOPE) is pleased to release its October 2019 newsletter to share important updates surrounding the IHS response to the opioid and heroin epidemic.  The goal of the newsletter is to briefly highlight resources and share additional information with our healthcare workforce, our employees, […]

This webinar, presented by Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP of Blackburn Center in Portland, Oregon, will investigate the connection between psychological trauma and substance use disorders, the neurobiological adaptations that arise in response to trauma, and the ways in which these same adaptations make one vulnerable to developing a substance use disorder. You’ll also learn about […]

The National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) and The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC), along with the BAI Evaluation Team, reached out to national experts and practitioners in the field of addiction, prevention, culture and mental health to complete the Query. A National Training Needs Assessment Query was […]

The CDC has given a name to the recent outbreak of vaping-related illnesses: EVALI, which stands for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury.  As of December 10, 2019, 50 states, the District of Columbia (DC), Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have reported 2,409 cases of EVALI to CDC, including 52 EVALI-associated deaths in 26 states. Read the […]

  Morehouse School of Medicine's Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (SATTC) and the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Office of Addictive Diseases are partnering with the Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative (CHMI) to address the worsening opioid epidemic by engaging Metro Atlanta Area faith leaders in an on-going series of roundtable conversations. […]

The National American Indian & Alaska Native ATTC hosted a regional technical assistance in Billings, Montana on October 21 for recipients of the Tribal Opioid Response grant.  Sixteen representatives from 11 different tribal programs came together to compare their experiences and strategies in implementing opioid use disorder services.

Dawn Tyus, LPC, MAC, NCC, Director, Southeast ATTC and Celene Craig, MPH, MS, Technology Transfer Specialist were featured in the ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement Blog. The article highlighted treating the inner, spiritual side of healing through recovery is being as equally important and a central part of the continuum of addiction healthcare. "We are committed and eager to bridge the gap between community […]

On October 17, 2019 the Center for Disease Control (CDC) published an update on the number of lung injuries and death associated with e-cigarettes or vaping products. Stated in the article, "as of October 15, 2019, 1,479  lung injury cases associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products have been reported to CDC from 49 […]

As of February 18, 2020, CDC has confirmed: (This CDC has not provided new data since 02/18/2020) 2,807 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) have been reported to CDC from all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands 68 deaths have been confirmed in 29 states and D.C. The median age of […]

In response to the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities signed into law by President Trump on October 24, 2018, SAMHSA has published 10 guiding principles that will assist state and federal policymakers understand what comprises legal recovery housing and provide an overarching framework for best practices.  The 10 […]