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  National Academy of Medicine Resources to support the health and well-being of Clinicians during the COVID-19 outbreak. ASAM COVID-19 Resources American Society of Addiction Medicine shares guidelines covering topics such as access to Bupropenrine, adjusting drug testing protocols, infe

The South Africa HIV ATTC recognizes the many challenges posed by the current COVID-19 situation. We are providing links to resources to assist individuals, providers, communities, and provinces across the country. These resources will come from a variety of vetted domestic and international sources

  The South Africa HIV ATTC recognizes the many challenges posed by the current COVID-19 situation. We are providing links to resources to assist individuals, providers, communities, and provinces across the country. These resources will come from a variety of vetted domestic and international

New Resource! The Impact of COVID-19 on Addiction Treatment Providers: Preliminary Findings   SAMHSA Resources SAMHSA recognizes the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 situation and is providing the following guidance and resources to assist individuals, providers, communities, and sta

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Great Lakes Region State Telehealth Resources     Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center: IL, IN, MI, OH Illinois Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker: Governor Pritzker Announces New Statewide Telehealth Programs, Mental Health Support Hotline, April 11, 2020  2020-19 EXECUTIV

December 2014 Marijuana Harmfulness to Youth Wellness: The Emperor's New Policies Yifrah Kaminer, M.D., MBA Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics University of Connecticut Health Center Guest contributor Dr. Yifrah Kaminer is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Connecticut. Dr. K

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 li

September 2015 Addressing the Prescription Opioid and Heroin Crisis Michael Botticelli Director of National Drug Control Policy National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, and during this month, we celebrate the stories of peop

October 2015 Smoking in Vulnerable Populations: Tailoring Approaches to Change Attitudes and Behavior Maureen Fitzgerald Communications Coordinator ATTC Network Coordinating Office This month’s National Conference on Tackling Tobacco Use in Vulnerable Populations, hosted by the Central East ATTC a

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

The newest muppet to join Sesame Street will discuss that she's in foster care because her mom had to go away for a "grown-up problem." Yellow-haired Karli says that she loves her mom but that she couldn't take care of her because she was having a tough time. Karli is part of the Sesame Street [&hel

September 2016 National Recovery Month   Kimberly A. Johnson, PhD Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration For the last 27 years, National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) has celebrated the lives of millions of Americas who have r

December 2016 Project ECHO: Expanding access to treatment for mental health and substance use disorders by supporting primary care teams with the ECHO model Miriam Komaromy, MD, FACP, FASAM Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Director, Project ECHO University of New Mexico School of Medicine &

  July 2018 Mountain Plains ATTC States Serves Six States Susan Mickelson Mountain Plains ATTC The Mountain Plains ATTC was established on September 30, 2017, in a partnership between the University of North Dakota (UND) and the University of Nevada, Reno’s (UNR) Center for the Application o

August 2018 Building the Behavioral Health Care Workforce in Rural Areas Dr. Christine Chasek Director, Behavioral Health Education Center University of Nebraska Kearney Recruiting and retaining qualified behavioral health professionals to work in rural areas remains a persistent challenge. As SAMHS

Beth Rutkowski, MPH Co-Director, Pacific Southwest ATTC   In 2002, the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA) released a comprehensive strategic plan for interdisciplinary faculty development through Project MAINSTREAM in order to provid

  Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (HHS Resources) HHS is proposing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to eliminate new HIV infections in our nation. The multi-year program will infuse 48 counties, Washington, D.C., San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as 7 states that have a substantial

National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a national campaign to break silence and end shame about HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islander communities and encourage individuals to get tested for HIV. Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) make up 0.2% of the U.S. p

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and the ATTC Network is joining with national stakeholders and partners to generate greater awareness among behavioral health and healthcare providers of viral hepatitis as a public health concern. With funding support from SAMHSA, the ATTC Network is providing dedic

National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD) April 18 Tuesday, April 18 is National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD), an observance designed to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness and continued focus on HIV prevention and treatment efforts among transgender people. T

  The ATTC Network is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience and actively works towards achieving a fully accessible website that conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and HHS Section 508 Guid

Erin L. Winstanley, Ph.D.  March 2019 All too frequently we read reports in the media of communities that are considering limiting overdose survivors' access to naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses respiratory depression caused by an opioid overdose. For those working in the addicti

January 15, 2019 Shelly Miller Consultant, Central East ATTC Subject Matter Expert, Family Planning Over the past year, the Central East ATTC collaborated with the Region III, Title X Family Planning Program to integrate the SBIRT model for early intervention and treatment services for substance use