Links

For persons interested in learning more about AOD issues in California and in the field generaly, we hava assembled this list of links to other web sites.

Co-Occurring Disorders -

Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) - This is SAMHSA's resource for the field of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

California Institute for Mental Health - ADPI's counterpart for the mental health system in California.

Co-Occurring Joint Action Committee (COJAC) - COJAC was formed in 2005 as a joint effort between the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and Department of Mental Health. The goal of COJAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the Directors of the two departments relating to the implementation of an action plan addressing statewide priorities for services to persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.

Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care (CCISC) - Kenneth Minkoff's site for the CCISC model. This is an approach for organizing services for individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance disorders that is designed to improve treatment capacity for in systems of any size and complexity, ranging from entire states to programs within agencies.

National Center for Trauma-Informed Care - SAMHSA's National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) is a technical assistance center dedicated to building awareness of trauma-informed care and promoting the implementation of trauma-informed practices in programs and services.

AOD Prevention and Treatment for Youth -

Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research - The Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children's Hospital is a national research center committed to reducing substance abuse and related disorders in children and adolescents.

Evaluating Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Adolescent Probationers - There is little information on the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment services commonly available to adolescents. In this study, RAND Drug Policy Research Center researchers found that one such program helped young probationers reduce substance abuse and improve their psychological functioning.

Evaluation of Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions - Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions is a national initiative that aims to reduce alcohol-related problems among underage youth by addressing environmental and policy factors that influence youth alcohol consumption.

School-Based Drug Prevention and Other Strategies For Reducing Drug Use - Testimony presented to the Oregon State Senate and House Judiciary Committees on March 17, 2005

Improving System Capacity -

Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) - The purpose of NIATx is to improve access to and retention in addiction treatment, while making process improvement part of the culture of managing and delivering treatment. Nationally, fewer than one in four people addicted to alcohol or drugs receive treatment, and as many as half of those who do successfully access treatment leave their treatment program before its full benefit can be realized. For some people the issue is finances; for others, the issue is readiness. However, NIATx has found that often the real issue keeping patients from treatment is the way that services are delivered. NIATx addresses this issue through its process improvement model.

CADPAAC NIATX Page - Information on implementation of the NIATX model in California.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Institute on Drug Abuse

SAMHSA Knowledge Application Program - Online Access to TIPs and TAPs

SAMHSA Guide To Evidence-Based Practices on The Web - The Guide provides a list of Web sites that contain information about specific evidence-based practices or provide comprehensive reviews of research findings.

Treatment Research Institute - The Treatment Research Institute is a not-for-profit research and development organization dedicated to reducing the devastating effects of alcohol and other drug abuse on individuals, families and communities by employing scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based information.

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) - ISAP was established in 1999 to consolidate efforts in drug abuse research at UCLA. ISAP works to develop and evaluate new approaches for the treatment of substance abuse disorders; move empirically supported treatments into mainstream application; advance the empirical understanding of substance abuse and support efforts to ameliorate related problems; and investigate the epidemiology, neurobiology, consequences, treatment, and prevention of substance abuse

The following miscellaneous links lead to sites offering a range of policy perspectives that ADPI does not explicitly address or necessarily endorse, but which may be of interest to our readers.