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Inventory #: SMA08-4098]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17944 D7DB5284-5FCF-44EE-9FD5-229E5D1903AC Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:25:03 -0500 14 Employer Cost Savings briefs were created to provide information on the costs of substance use disorders (SUD) for employers and guidance on how they can enhance health plan administration to lower their costs and increase treatment. The set of 14 Employer Cost Savings briefs will be very concise (2 pages) arguments based on the technical cost literature to help employers recognize the detrimental and costly influence of substance use disorders in the workplace and understand what actions they can take to address the problem.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4350]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17943 71F4C3D2-F02B-4336-9C10-03F3E70252F5 Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:07:34 -0400 Provides a training structure for introducing treatment program staff to the evidence-based practices for co-occurring disorders presented in Treatment Improvement Protocol 42. It focuses on what the substance abuse treatment clinician needs to know to address co-occurring disorders in treatment programs.

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Inventory #: SMA08-3897]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17940 B21730B0-838C-4266-B7F8-717ADD9FD8DD Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:07:33 -0400 The booklet warns older adults 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.

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Inventory #: SMA08-3898]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17941 456E2CAE-C25C-4654-90C6-166666B7E33B Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:07:33 -0400 Combined 2005 and 2006 data indicate that an annual average of 3.3 million youths aged 12 to 17 (13.3 percent) received services for emotional or behavioral problems in a specialty mental health setting in the past year. About 3.0 million youths (12.0 percent) received services for emotional or behavioral problems in a school-based setting, and around 752,000 (3.0 percent) received such services in a general medical setting. Female youths were more likely than their male counterparts to receive services for emotional or behavioral problems in a specialty mental health or educational setting.

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0925]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17935 120C381B-2BED-4DB6-B47B-0A34983CA7FD Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:07:33 -0400 The goal of Assertive Community Treatment is to help people stay out of the hospital and to develop skills for living in the community, so that their mental illness is not the driving force in their lives. Assertive community treatment offers services that are customized to the individual needs of the consumer, delivered by a team of practitioners, and available 24 hours a day.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4345]]> http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/CommunitySupport/toolkits/community/ D033D3D6-3B36-4605-AF56-936BEFE3B4FF Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:56:29 -0400 The goal of Assertive Community Treatment is to help people stay out of the hospital and to develop skills for living in the community, so that their mental illness is not the driving force in their lives. Assertive community treatment offers services that are customized to the individual needs of the consumer, delivered by a team of practitioners, and available 24 hours a day.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4337]]> http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA08-4337/ A15C057D-43B0-4DB9-A1CF-E902DF7DFFE3 Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:56:28 -0400 Combined data from 2002 to 2006 indicate that an estimated 2.6 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 reported receiving out-of-home services for emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months in a hospital, a residential treatment center, or a foster care or therapeutic foster care setting. Among youths aged 12 to 17 who received any type of out-of-home services for emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months, about half reported staying only for 1 or 2 nights. The reported length of time spent in out-of-home service settings in the past year varied by gender; in general, male youths aged 12 to 17 were more likely to report having stayed for 1 night, while their female counterparts were more likely to report having stayed for 7 nights or longer.

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0918]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17934 594F9940-0BC2-42DB-AED6-2F689C70E54A Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:24:44 -0400 Provides a training structure for introducing substance abuse treatment professionals to the concepts used in medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Describes opioid use disorders and treatment, and provides evidence-based best practice for treating opioid addiction in opioid treatment programs.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4341]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17932 ABBE1245-1A1F-42A8-922D-06E4E4505A1E Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:07:07 -0400 Provides a training structure for introducing substance abuse treatment professionals to the role of detoxification in the continuum of services for individuals with substance use disorders. Includes information on the physiology of withdrawal, pharmacological advances in the management of withdrawal, patient placement procedures, and the management of detoxification services in comprehensive systems of care.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4331]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17933 D3142BE7-B510-4034-B6F5-94FB721EBE60 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:04:44 -0400 A majority (53.4 percent) of current alcohol users aged 12 to 20 drank at someone else’s home the last time they used alcohol, and another 30.3 percent drank in their own home. The percentage of underage alcohol users who had their most recent drink in a car or other vehicle peaked at 10.0 percent at age 16 (12.8 percent of females and 7.3 percent of males.) Among 20-year-old current drinkers, 20.0 percent of females drank in a restaurant, bar, or club the last time they used alcohol compared with 10.2 percent of males.

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0828]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17924 616A9180-9A05-403E-817B-2ACD5E3883D2 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:00:18 -0400 In 2004 to 2006, 1.1 million youths aged 12 to 17 (4.5 percent) used inhalants in the past year, and 2.1 million (8.5 percent) had experienced major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year. The rate of past year inhalant use was higher among youths aged 12 to 17 who had MDE in the past year than among those who did not (10.2 vs. 4.0 percent); an estimated 218,000 youths had used inhalants and experienced MDE in the past year. Among the youths aged 12 to 17 who had used inhalants and experienced MDE in their lifetime, 43.1 percent had their first episode of MDE before initiating inhalant use, 28.3 percent used inhalants before they had their first episode of MDE, and 28.5 percent started using inhalants and had their first episode of MDE at about the same time.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4219]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17902 0A576135-27AE-486C-95F7-EF79CFF99CB4 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:15:49 -0400 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.

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Inventory #: SMA08-3619]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17905 8ACA8623-E0DD-4FDC-97D5-77DF2E566060 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:03:50 -0400
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Inventory #: SMA08-4174]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17907 616CBCD4-E761-417C-8AF8-2624A52247F8 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:02:48 -0400 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.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4036]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17908 EEF4E90A-C31E-493A-A424-3C735879FAB1 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:55:22 -0400 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.

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Inventory #: SMA08-3740]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17867 9F87AD01-FD32-4AA5-8E6A-0701971E1046 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:51:29 -0400 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.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4155]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17895 668F945B-2CED-4D5D-9EBA-7095D0F7279E Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:51:29 -0400 The Substance Abuse in Brief Fact Sheet is a six-page bulletin written for health and human services professionals who do not work directly in the substance abuse treatment field but whose work is affected by issues related to substance use disorders. Volume 5, Issue 1, An Introduction to Mutual Support Groups for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, presents information on mutual support groups for people with substance use disorders. It provides information that will help readers understand the effect of mutual support groups on recovery, become familiar with the different types of mutual support groups available, and make informed referrals to such groups.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4314]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17862 1FE001C9-5679-4325-AFE0-C2C9BDAA0D43 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:06:52 -0400 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.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4073]]> https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17837 A36D5994-26EF-4523-AAF9-2FFB7876C4A1 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:13:28 -0400 The purpose of the Drug-Free Workplace Kit is to provide public and private workplaces, from small to large and from local to global, with credible, authoritative, evidence-based information, resources, and tools for producing and maintaining drug-free workplace policies and programs. The Kit was assembled by the Division of Workplace Programs (DWP), in the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. DWP has unique and nationally important regulatory, knowledge development, and technical assistance roles and responsibilities for Federal and non-Federal workplaces, with respect to their drug-free workplace policies and programs.

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Inventory #: SMA07-4230]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17808 70926E65-F9AF-4EB9-97F5-58C4CF9E0822 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:27:37 -0400 Youth substance use in the past year was generally higher within one-parent households than within two-parent households for both mother-child and father-child pairs and were generally highest among youth in father-child pairs within one-parent households. Parent awareness of youth use of cigarettes and alcohol in the past year increased with the youth’s increasing age among both. Rates of parent awareness of youth substance use in the past year were generally higher among mothers in mother-child pairs than among fathers in father-child pairs and were generally highest among mothers in mother-child pairs within one-parent households.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4076]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17838 6CCE4192-BBD7-40A7-9761-8C38947D16D7 Thu, 15 May 2008 13:41:32 -0400 This brochure is based on the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's Treatment Improvement Protocol 36, Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Child Abuse and Neglect Issues (2000). The brochure will help male clients become aware of the pervasiveness of childhood abuse and neglect among people with substance use disorders and the issues that might arise during their substance abuse treatment. The brochure presents information about child abuse and neglect, the connection between substance abuse and child abuse, the symptoms that indicate past abuse may have occurred, and the effects the abuse has on a person when he reaches adulthood. It explains how child abuse issues can affect a man's treatment and recovery. The tone and content aim to allay patient anxieties and to offer hope.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4132]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=16509 2A101F75-B8FC-44E4-9321-45C1EFF31E31 Thu, 1 May 2008 10:14:39 -0400 In 2006, admissions who were employed full time were more likely to report alcohol as the primary substance of abuse (58 percent) than admissions who were homemakers (35 percent), unemployed (39 percent), labor force dropouts (39 percent, or disables (46 percent). Admissions who were labor force dropouts were more than twice as likely as admissions who were employed full time to report daily use of their primary substance in the past month (56 vs. 26 percent). Admissions who were homemakers or who were employed full time were more likely to report entering treatment for the first time (59 and 57 percent, respectively) than admissions who were unemployed (40 percent), labor force dropouts (47 percent), or disabled (41 percent).

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0331]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17830 AE314EAB-6957-4AB0-85D2-C048EEFF1451 Thu, 1 May 2008 10:14:39 -0400 In 2006, admissions who were employed full time were more likely to report alcohol as the primary substance of abuse (58 percent) than admissions who were homemakers (35 percent), unemployed (39 percent), labor force dropouts (39 percent, or disables (46 percent). Admissions who were labor force dropouts were more than twice as likely as admissions who were employed full time to report daily use of their primary substance in the past month (56 vs. 26 percent). Admissions who were homemakers or who were employed full time were more likely to report entering treatment for the first time (59 and 57 percent, respectively) than admissions who were unemployed (40 percent), labor force dropouts (47 percent), or disabled (41 percent).

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Inventory #: DASISRPT08-0320]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17822 F88DEF26-ECD0-47DA-9F86-37754F9784D0 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:07:33 -0400 Among persons who initiated alcohol use 13 to 24 months prior to the survey interview ("year-before-last initiates"), 3.2 percent were dependent on alcohol in the past 12 months ("past year"). Among year-before-last marijuana initiates, 5.8 percent were dependent on marijuana in the past year. More than one tenth (13.4 percent) of year-before-last heroin initiates were dependent on heroin in the past year, and 9.2 percent of year-before-last crack initiates were dependent on any type of cocaine in the past year.

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0327]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17828 28448A2D-6BF4-48D9-A61A-8D0CE3310146 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:53:38 -0400 Inhalants were the most frequently reported class of illicit drugs used in the past year among adolescents aged 12 or 13 (3.4 and 4.8 percent, respectively). Combined data for 2002 to 2006 indicated that an annual average of 593,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants for the first time in the year before their survey interview. Among past year inhalant initiates aged 12 to 15, the three most commonly used types of inhalants were glue, shoe polish, or toluene; spray paints; and gasoline or lighter fluid; in comparison, nitrous oxide or whippets were the most common type of inhalant use among past year inhalant initiates aged 16 or 17.

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0313]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17815 0CE15E59-72BB-42F0-85B1-10478E5F5BC6 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:33:38 -0400 In 2006, young adults aged 18 to 25 were more likely than youths aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 26 or older to be past year users of LSD, Ecstasy, and Salvia divinorum. Among youths, females were more likely than males to be past year users of Ecstasy, but males were more likely than females to be past year users of Salvia divinorum. Young adult males were more likely than young adult females to be past year users of LSD, Ecstasy, and Salvia divinorum.

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0214]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17804 F7E683D0-BB26-43BF-AAB6-09A2887BC7A1 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 13:54:38 -0500 Among past month cigarette smokers aged 12 or older, 57.7 percent met the criteria for past month nicotine dependence. Persons aged 12 or older who were dependent on nicotine in the past month were more likely than those who were not nicotine dependent to have engaged in alcohol use (61.7 vs. 49.1 percent), binge alcohol use (40.1 vs. 20.1 percent), and heavy alcohol use (14.9 vs. 5.5 percent) in the past month. Persons aged 18 or older who were nicotine dependent in the past month were more than twice as likely as their counterparts who were not dependent on nicotine to have experienced serious psychological distress in the past year (21.2 vs. 9.4 percent).

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Inventory #: NSDUH08-0124]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17792 0E9D3509-E7E4-4510-ABFE-75031D18DDC7 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:59:43 -0500 From 1995 to 2005, the percentage of substance abuse treatment admissions for primary abuse of methamphetamine /amphetamine more than doubled from 4% to 9%. In 2005, about 1.8 million substance abuse treatment admissions were reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Of these, 169,500 were for primary methamphetamine /amphetamine abuse and 80,000 admissions were for secondary or tertiary methamphetamine/ amphetamine abuse. The duration of use of their primary drug before admission to treatment was, on average, six years less for persons admitted to treatment for primary methamphetamine /amphetamine abuse than it was for persons admitted for abuse of other primary substances. The criminal justice system was the principal source of referral for 49% of primary methamphetamine /amphetamine treatment admissions compared with 34% of admissions for other primary substances.

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Inventory #: DASISRPT08-0207]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17801 7EECBD0B-04CB-49E6-8670-6647177FC10D Sat, 1 Mar 2008 11:03:05 -0500 Among the six primary substances of abuse that dominate substance abuse treatment admissions reported to SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), three (marijuana, methamphetamine/amphetamines, and opiates other than heroin) increased between 1995 and 2005 and three decreased (alcohol, cocaine, and heroin). All the rates presented are for substance abuse treatment admissions with methamphetamine/amphetamines or marijuana as their primary substance of abuse. The full report contains maps indicating the relative quintile rank of each State.

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Inventory #: DASISRPT08-0117]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17786 B5D7729B-4981-4A70-89EC-756930732B80 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 10:05:42 -0500 Drug Abuse behavior plays the single largest role in the spread of HIV infection in the United States today. This pamphlet answers questions and offers resource and contact information.

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Inventory #: SMA08-4127]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17362 AD211C58-ED68-49CD-B6E6-DDE802426FC5 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 09:12:05 -0500
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Inventory #: SVP05-0151]]> http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/svp05-0151/ D2A37918-D864-4D13-B14A-E4E7AA4BA6FD Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:01:00 -0500 Admissions aged 50 or older accounted for about 184,400 (10 percent) of the 1.8 million treatment admissions reported to the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) in 2005. Alcohol was the most frequently reported primary substance of abuse for all admissions aged 50 or older, but the highest proportions of admissions reporting alcohol as the primary substance were among those aged 65 to 69 and 70 or older (76 percent each). Admissions aged 50 to 64 had more extensive substance abuse treatment histories than admissions aged 65 or older.

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Inventory #: DASISRPT07-1108]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17765 ED20FAE9-7BB2-496E-BDE7-75A9EA3FF911 Tue, 1 Jan 2008 14:00:59 -0500 In 2005, over half (52 percent) of substance abuse treatment admissions aged 25 to 44 had never married, 28 percent were formerly married, and 20 percent were currently married. By contrast, in the Nation as a whole, data from the 2000 Census for this age range show 25 percent had never married, 14 percent were formerly married, and 61 percent were currently married. Admissions who had never married were more likely than those who were formerly or currently married to report daily use of the primary substance (44 percent vs. 39 and 36 percent). Substance abuse treatment admissions who had never married were more likely to have extensive treatment histories and less likely to be entering treatment for the first time than other admissions aged 25 to 44 in 2005.

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Inventory #: AVD227]]> http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17454 3B2A23A6-5F68-4E22-9CDE-08CA559C0F18 Tue, 1 Jan 2008 13:11:51 -0500 It describes the benefits of dialogue meetings and provides easy-to-follow detailed specific action steps on how states, local communities, providers, managed care organizations, advocates, family members and consumers can organize meetings to develop working partnerships to improve mental health service delivery. The goal is to bring all stakeholders together on a level playing field and to develop the kinds of partnerships that are needed to improve mental health services.

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Inventory #: SMA00-3472]]> http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA00-3472/ 4588BC22-4E35-4C6B-A777-9C850F3A5D4E Tue, 1 Jan 2008 08:34:36 -0500 The paper is presented in two parts. Part 1 is for non-scientists and explains what epidemiology is and how it can be used by practitioners, administrators, and policy makers. Part 1 also presents highlights from past epidemiological studies of co-occurring disorders and introduces three major national studies that are regularly used as sources for information on the nature and extent of co-occurring disorders in the United States. Part 2 presents detailed technical information on these three studies and is for audiences who are familiar with epidemiologic methods.

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Inventory #: SMA07-4250]]> http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA07-4250/default.asp 2406196F-B353-4346-AEFD-0AD2DAC2430F Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:37:55 -0500 This fact sheet provides basic information on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and describes an approach to getting services and supports, called "systems of care," that helps children, youth, and families thrive at home, in school, in the community, and throughout life.

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