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eNewsletter - June 25, 2008

Recovery-based care project

Faces & Voices is partnering with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) and the State Associations of Addiction Services (SAAS) in a project to educate state legislators and legislative staff about recovery-based care for addiction. On June 20 th Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Executive Director Phillip Valentine participated in a briefing for legislators in Washington, DC. The next part of the project is a series of three web-assisted audio conferences. On July 11th, Bev Haberle from PRO-ACT will join Philadelphia’s Dr. Arthur Evans to discuss the transformation to recovery-oriented care in that city. The audioconferences will be recorded and can be listened to online. We'll let you know when they're available.

The topics and speakers are below:

Recovery-Based Care for Addiction:  Federal and State Financing
Friday, June 27th
An overview of a recovery-based care approach, including federal and state financing of that care. Dr. Clark will provide an overview of a recovery-based approach, including federal financing available to states. Senator Harp will discuss the state financing of recovery-based care in the state of Connecticut.

  • H. Westley Clark , M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Senator Toni Harp , Co-Chair, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut General Assembly 

Recovery-Based Care for Addiction:  City of Philadelphia
Friday, July 11th

An overview of the city of Philadelphia's transformation to a recovery-based care approach. Dr. Evans will discuss his experience leading the city of Philadelphia's transformation to a recovery-based approach. Ms. Haberle will discuss PRO-ACT's involvement in the city of Philadelphia's transformation to a recovery-based approach, PRO-ACT's experience providing peer recovery support services out of a recovery community center, and PRO-ACT's experience doing policy work.

  • Arthur Evans , Ph.D., Director, Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Beverly Haberle , PRO-ACT, Recovery Community Organization, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Recovery-Based Care for Addiction:  Policy Changes and Cost Data
Friday, July 18th

Explore policy changes necessary to provide recovery-based care and learn about cost data demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of, and the cost savings resulting from, a recovery-based care approach. Ms. Wheeler will discuss the policy changes that the state of Oregon implemented in order to provide recovery-based care. Mr. DiLeo will discuss the cost data that the state of Connecticut has generated from its recovery-based approach.

  • Karen Wheeler , Manager, Policy and Program Development, Addiction Services, Addictions and Mental Health Division, Oregon Department of Human Services
  • Paul DiLeo , Chief Operating Officer, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

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