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eNewsletter - May 18, 2009
SAMHSA Recovery Month Webcasts
The federal government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is hosting a series of webcasts as part of the 20th anniversary of Recovery Month. The May Webcast looks at ways to coordinate services to support long-term recovery and features Dr. Thomas Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Paul Molloy, CEO and founder of Oxford House, Inc.; George Williams, Director of Community Partnerships, Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC); and Lonnetta Albright, Director, Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
Recovery-oriented systems of care provide a continuum of care for individuals in recovery and their families. Treatment services, including screening and brief interventions, inpatient and outpatient programs, and aftercare and recovery support, are available at every stage of a person's recovery from addiction. However, there are opportunities to enhance such services by facilitating collaboration and synergy throughout the full spectrum of supportive services by establishing a continuum of care that increases the probability of addiction treatment success and helps to reduce the incidence of relapse. This program will look at examples of how services have successfully partnered and will address the gaps in service coordination that still need to be addressed to improve collaboration throughout all systems so that individuals in recovery receive comprehensive care.
You can find out information about past and upcoming webcasts by going here.