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 Welcome Back, Veterans

SAMHSA is committed to helping improve the lives of veterans and their families by providing a variety of mental health and substance abuse resources. If you are a returning veteran or a family member, we encourage you to visit the SAMHSA Veteran Resources Web page.


National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (September 1 - 31)

Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September.

The Recovery Month observance highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The observance also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availability of effective substance abuse treatment for those in need. Each year a new theme, or emphasis, is selected for the observance. This year's theme is "Saving Lives, Saving Dollars."

Please visit SAMHSA's Recovery Month Web site for more information: www.recoverymonth.gov

 New Publications

TIP 30: Continuity of Offender Treatment for Substance Use Disorders From Institution to Community
This TIP, Continuity of Offender Treatment for Substance Use Disorders From Institution to Community, spotlights the important moment in recovery when an offender who has received susbtance use disorder treatment while incarcerated is released into the community. The TIP provides those who work in the criminal justice system and in community-based treatment programs with guidelines for ensuring continuity of care for the offender client.

TIP 27: Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment
This TIP, Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment, presents and overview of case management for substance abuse treatment providers. Though they may not refer to it by name, many providers have been using case management for years. What studies support is also proven every day in the field - people with substance use disorders have better treatment outcomes if their other problems are addressed concurrently.

TIP 37: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With HIV/AIDS
This TIP, Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with HIV/AIDS, is intended to help a wide range of providers become familiar with the various issues surrounding clients with both substance use disorders and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to foster a better understanding of the roles of other providers in the treatment of their clients.

TIP 39: Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy
This TIP, Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy, addresses how substance abuse affects the entire family and how substance abuse treatment providors can use principles from family therapy to change the interactions among family members. The TIP provides basic information about family therapy for substance abuse treatment professionals, and basic information about substance abuse treatment for family therapists. The TIP presents the models, techniques, and principles of family therapy, with special attention to the stages of motivation as well as to treatment and recovery.

Quick Guide for Administrators Based on TIP 29
This Quick Guide was developed to accompany Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Physical and Cognitive Disabilities, Number 29 in the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series. It is based entirely on TIP 29 and is designed to meet the needs of the busy administrator for concise, easily accessed "how-to" information. This Quick Guide provides a brief overview of the steps that substance abuse treatment program administrators can take to ensure compliance with the American With Disabilities Act, accrediting agencies, and regulations regarding the care of persons with disabilities.

Aging, Medicines and Alcohol (Based on TIP 26, Substance Abuse Among Older Adults)
This brochure warns about misusing alcohol and medication and offers signals that may indicate an alcohol- or medication-related problem. It also provides steps people can take if they recognize they have a problem.

Faces of Change: Do I Have a Problem With Alcohol or Drugs?
Faces of Change was created to provide a treatment assistance option for clients with reading-level barriers, by using the popular 'fotonovela' format to pictorially introduce the concept and stages of motivational recovery. The booklet looks at five characters involved with different substances of abuse. Each character is at a different stage of readiness for change, and the text provides the reader with helpful insights into the benefits of moving toward abstinence.

KAP Keys for Clinicians Based on TIP 42: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders
These KAP Keys for Clinicians were developed to accompany Substance Abuse Treatment for People With Co-Occurring Disorders, Number 42 in the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series. These KAP Keys are based entirely on TIP 42, and include instruments, guidelines, and checklists to assist clinicians and counselors working with clients with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.

A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians: Concise Desk Reference Based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 24
This guide is a companion document to TIP 24. It provides care clinicians with quick, easy access to assessment tools and other vital field-related information.

Client's Handbook: Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorders
This manual introduces and welcomes clients to the Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorders. It provides all the handouts used in the Individual/Conjoint, Early Recovery Skills, and Relapse Prevention sessions.

Client's Treatment Companion: Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorders
This booklet contains useful tools and suggestions that clients can use to reinforce the concepts introduced in the Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorders. Clients are encouraged to carry the booklet with them to help them in their recovery.

Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs: A Tool Kit for Community-and Faith-Based Service Providers
This tool kit is designed to help grassroot community and faith based organizations develop program services. Contains 6 separate books: Introduction, Organizational Assessment and Readiness, Effective Marketing Strategies, Financial Management, Sustainability Strategies, and Results-Oriented Evaluation.

2008 Recovery Month Kit
This toolkit features helpful resources, event ideas, suggestions, and samples on how to reach local media, fact sheets for key constituency groups and special audiences, and more. All of the materials can help you convey the 2008 observance theme: Join the Voices for Recovery: Real People, Real Recovery. The materials focus on treatment providers, families, faith-based organizations, employers and civil service workers.

The Role of Recovery Support Services in Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
Under the leadership of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the substance use disorders treatment field is shifting from an acute care model of treatment to a chronic care approach, known as recovery-oriented systems of care. Recovery support services - services provided to people and families during the initiation, ongoing, and post-acute stages of their recovery - are an integral component of recovery-oriented systems of care. The purpose of this White Paper is twofold: (1) to describe our understanding of the present state of recovery support services; and (2) to lay a framework for future activities and products that will support the continuing development of recovery support services.

TIP 32: Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders
This TIP, Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders, presents information on substance abuse treatment for adolescent clients. Adolescents differ from adults both physiologically and emotionally as they make the transition from child to adult and, thus, require treatment adapted to their needs. This TIP focuses on ways to specialize treatment for adolescents, as well as on common and effective program components and approaches being used today.


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