SAMHSA’s Focus on the Military & Military Families: The Role of the Mid-America ATTC
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SAMHSA’s Focus on the Military & Military Families: The Role of the Mid-America ATTC
Pat Stilen, LCSW | Director, Mid-America ATTC October 28, 2010
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Who We AreEstablished in 1993 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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Southern Coast
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Who We Are
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As a nationwide, multidisciplinary resource for professionals in the addictions treatment and recovery services field, the ATTC Network serves to:
•Raise awareness of evidence-based and promising treatment and recovery practices,
•Build skills to prepare the workforce to deliver state-of-the-art addictions treatment and recovery services, and
•Change practice by incorporating these new skills into everyday use for the purpose of improving addictions treatment and recovery outcomes.
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ATTCnetwork.orgExplore• Regional Centers• National Programs & Initiatives• ATTC Network Priority Areas
Learn • Featured Topics Library• Term Master• Educational Opportunities
Find• Resources and Publications• Events• Counselor Certification Info
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What is Technology Transfer?
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Raise awareness Raise awareness || Build skills Build skills Accelerate changes in practiceAccelerate changes in practice
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SAMHSA’s 8 Strategic Initiatives
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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8 Strategic Initiatives
1. Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
2. Trauma & Justice3. Military Families – Active,
Guard, Reserve, and Veteran
4. Health Insurance Reform Implementation
5. Housing and Homelessness
6. Health Information Technology for Behavioral Health Providers
7. Data and Outcomes – Demonstrating Results
8. Public Awareness and Support
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Support America’s service men and women together with their
families and communities by leading efforts to ensure needed
behavioral health services are accessible and outcomes are
successful.
3. Military Families – Active, Guard, Reserve, and Veteran
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March 2007 – Kansas•Partnered with the Kansas Adjutant General, Department of Veterans Affairs - VISN
15, Wichita Vets Center on a one-day conference directed specifically at Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
August 2008 – Nebraska’s Two-Day Wellness Conference (Omaha)•Collaborated with the Nebraska National Guard, NE Department of Health &
Human Services, and the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System.
February 2007 & December 2008 – Kansas and Missouri •Collaborated with Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area counties; Community
Mental Health Coalitions; and Health Care Foundations. Produced a series of half- and full-day conferences addressing issues faced by returning service members and their families in the metro area.
Doris Rogers, BS (Veteran) | Project Manager, Mid-America ATTC Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, OklahomaMid-America ATTC