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A p p e n d i x C :F u n d i n g , S p o n s o r s h i pand Facilitation of this Eventn n nF u n d i n gnThe Center for Substance Abuse TreatmentThe Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse andMental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services (HHS), promotes the quality and availability of community-basedsubstance abuse treatment services for individuals and families whoneed them. CSAT works with States and community-based groups to improve andexpand existing substance abuse treatment services under the Substance AbusePrevention and Treatment Block Grant Program. CSAT also supports SAMHSA’s freetreatment referral service to link people with the community-based substanceabuse services they need.CSAT was created in October, 1992 with a congressional mandate to expandthe availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drugproblems. CSAT supports a variety of activities aimed at fulfilling its mission: To improvethe lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse byensuring access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment that reducesthe health and social costs to our communities and the nation.CSAT’s initiatives and programs are based on research findings and the generalconsensus of experts in the addiction field that, for most individuals, treatment andrecovery work best in a community-based, coordinated system of comprehensive services.Because no single treatment approach is effective for all persons, CSAT supportsthe nation’s effort to provide multiple treatment modalities, evaluate treatment effectiveness,and use evaluation results to enhance treatment and recovery approaches.n 56 n
S p o n s o r s h i pnSoutheast Addiction Technology Transfer CenterSoutheast Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) is one of 14 RegionalCenters in the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network. Funded by the SubstanceAbuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for SubstanceAbuse Treatment (SAMHSA, CSAT), Southeast ATTC:◆◆◆Fosters alliances and collaborative efforts to support and implement the mosteffective evidence-based practices in the treatment of substance use disordersProvides training, technical assistance, and other technology transfer activitiesto increase the awareness, knowledge, and skills of practitioners and pre-serviceprofessionalsDevelops and disseminates written resources to assist the treatment field andallied health and human service fields in their pursuit of greater effectivenessSoutheast ATTC is also a project of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) - NationalCenter for Primary Care (NCPC). It has been in existence at MSM since 1993,serving practitioners in Georgia and South Carolina. Southeast ATTC fosters culturalappropriateness, cultivates system change, disseminates addiction information,identifies resources, and promotes evidence-based treatment approaches that willbuild an improved workforce and serve the community more effectively.The Principal Investigator of Southeast ATTC is Kay Gresham, LCSW, ACSW.nThe Addiction Technology Transfer Center NetworkBuilding on a rich history, the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Networkis dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addictiontreatment. The Network’s vision is to unify science, education, and services to transformthe lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and other drug addiction.The Network undertakes a broad range of initiatives that respond to emergingneeds and issues in the treatment field. The Network is funded by the SubstanceAbuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to upgrade the skillsof existing practitioners and other health professionals and to disseminate the latestscience to the treatment community. The ATTC Network uses those resourcesto create a wide range of products and services that are timely and relevant to themany disciplines represented by the addiction treatment workforce.Serving the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. VirginIslands and the Pacific Islands, the ATTC Network operates as 14 individual RegionalCenters joined by a National Office.n 57 n
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