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2009 Recovery Month Kit
The 2009 Kit is under construction. The links below reference the 2008 Kit and will be updated with the new 2009 material as it is completed.
PLANNING PARTNERS
The following organizations are partners involved in planning National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) activities in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. You are encouraged to involve national organizations and local affiliates or chapters in your State and ask them to collaborate with your organization on Recovery Month planning. You can find local affiliates or chapters by contacting the national organizations directly. Full listings with addresses are included in the "Recovery Month Resources" brochure on this Web site.
Addiction Technology Transfer Center National Office (ATTC)
The SAMHSA-/CSAT-funded Addiction Technology Transfer Center network is comprised of 15 regional centers and a national office that serves the 50 States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Territories. The ATTC provides training, education, resource materials, and technical assistance to the addiction treatment workforce to advance the adoption of evidence-based practices.
816-235-6888
www.ATTCnetwork.org
Adult Children of Alcoholics WSO
Adult Children of Alcoholics is a 12-step, 12-tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. Members meet with each other in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge common experiences.
310-534-1815
www.adultchildren.org
Advocates for Recovery Through Medicine (ARM)
ARM's goals are to end stigma and discrimination against people who use medications to treat addictions and to move addiction treatment, especially opiate addiction treatment, into mainstream medicine.
810-250-9064
www.armmat.org
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State
This nonprofit membership association consists of coalitions, programs, and agencies throughout New York State that provide substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and research.
518-426-3122
www.asapnys.org
Aliviane NO-AD, Inc.
This nonprofit, community-based organization is dedicated to the provision of HIV and substance use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment, education, and follow-up care to the residents of West Texas.
915-881-8220
www.aliviane.org
Alliance for Children and Families ? D.C. Office
The Alliance for Children and Families provides services to nonprofit child and family sectors and economic empowerment organizations.
202-429-0400
www.alliance1.org
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
This association represents the professional interests of more than 24,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad.
703-838-9808
www.aamft.org
American Association of Pastoral Counselors
The American Association of Pastoral Counselors represents and sets professional standards for over 3,000 Pastoral Counselors and 100 pastoral counseling centers in North America and around the world. It is non-sectarian and respects the spiritual commitments and religious traditions of those who seek assistance without imposing counselor beliefs onto the client.
703-385-6967
www.aapc.org
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)
The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) was founded in 1984 to enhance the quality of patient care in treatment programs by promoting the growth and development of comprehensive methadone treatment services throughout the United States.
212-566-5555
www.aatod.org
American Bar Association (ABA)
Standing Committee on Substance Abuse
The Standing Committee on Substance Abuse is committed to promoting justice system reform that addresses problems associated with the illegal use of drugs and alcohol in this country. To carry out this mission, the Standing Committee collaborates with other ABA entities, Federal, State, and local public/private organizations, and State, local, and territorial bar associations.
202-662-1784
www.abanet.org/subabuse
American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)
The American Council for Drug Education is a prevention and education agency that develops programs and materials based on the most current scientific research on drug use and its impact on society.
646-505-2061
www.acde.org
American Dental Association (ADA)
The American Dental Association (ADA) is the world's oldest and largest national dental society, representing more than 70 percent of dentists throughout the United States. Its mission is to maintain the integrity of the dental profession, enhance the quality of dental practice, and advance the oral health of the American public. The ADA is committed to helping its members better identify, understand, and accommodate the special health care needs of patients with substance use disorders, and to facilitate the journey of recovery for its member dentists and their respective office staffs.
202-898-2400
www.ada.org
American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
The AMHCA works exclusively for licensed mental health counselors by advocating for legislation that expands, enhances, and protects the right to practice, promotes mental health awareness, and builds the profession of mental health counseling nationally. Most mental health counselors are trained in substance abuse and are qualified to treat substance abuse and dually diagnosed clientele.
703-548-6002
www.amhca.org
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. Its membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students.
800-374-2721
202-336-5500 (TDD/TTY)
www.apa.org
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
The ASAM is an association of 3,000 physicians from across America dedicated to improving the treatment of alcoholism and other addictions, educating physicians and medical students, promoting research and prevention, and enlightening and informing the medical community and the public about these issues.
301-656-3920
www.asam.org
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
ACCESS is the largest nonprofit Arab-American organization in North America and the most comprehensive in the nature and variety of services available. It provides services in many areas, such as social services, immigration, employment, public and mental health (including substance abuse prevention and treatment), environment, national outreach, and research.
313-842-7010
www.accesscommunity.org
Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA)
This nonprofit recovery community organization is designed to engage the faces and voices of the recovery community in reducing stigma and enhancing recovery support services. The APAA specializes in providing recovery community support services for people seeking or in recovery and their family members.
214-634-APAA (2722)
www.apaarecovery.org
Association of Recovery Schools
This association brings together students and secondary and post-secondary schools, and helps professionals to support students in recovery from substance use disorders.
615-248-8206
www.recoveryschools.org
Behavioral Health Services
This nonprofit organization has provided a continuum of substance abuse, mental health, and senior services since 1973. Each of its 11 facilities (located throughout Los Angeles County) is based on its mission of transforming lives by offering hope and opportunities for recovery, wellness, and independence.
310-679-9126
www.bhs-inc.org
California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR)
The CAARR educates and provides statewide recovery resources for people with substance use disorders living in California.
916-338-9460
www.caarr.org
Californians for Drug-Free Youth/Community Alliances for Drug-Free Youth, Inc. (CADFY)
CADFY, via community mobilization, co-develops and provides effective and comprehensive youth, adult, and family prevention/intervention/treatment and recovery community support services that are deployed through CADFY's national outreach bureau: Community Alliances for Drug-Free Youth.
916-284-1036
www.cadfy.org
Caron Treatment Centers
The Caron Treatment Centers offer detoxification, gender-separate rehabilitation, relapse treatment, and extended care for adults and adolescents; educational programs for family members; and student assistance services.
800-678-2332
www.caron.org
Catholic Charities USA
This membership association provides vital social services to people in need, regardless of their religious, social, or economic backgrounds.
703-549-1390
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery is a worldwide Christ-centered recovery ministry. By working the 12 steps, their Biblical principles, and the corresponding Eight Recovery Principles found in the Beatitudes, individuals find freedom from past hurts and harmful addictive and dysfunctional behaviors.
949-581-0548
www.celebraterecovery.com
Center for Alcohol and Drug Research and Education
This international nonprofit organization provides public information and technical assistance, guidance, information, and expert service to individuals, organizations, governmental agencies, and a variety of nonprofit organizations in the private sector to improve the quality of their response to substance use disorders.
410-377-8992
Center for Families, Children and the Courts
This center is dedicated to improving the quality of justice and services to meet the diverse needs of children, youth, families, and self-represented litigants in the California courts.
415-865-7739
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/cfcc
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.
This nonprofit community development corporation offers social service programs and services throughout Arizona.
602-257-0700
www.cplc.org
Civic Entertainment Group
This marketing and promotions firm is located in New York City.
212-564-0833
www.cegny.com
COAF (Children of Alcoholics Foundation), Phoenix House's Center on Addiction and the Family
COAF focuses on information, support, and resources for families that have been affected by parental substance abuse, as well as practice improvement for the professionals who work with them.
646-505-2060
www.coaf.org
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
CADCA builds and strengthens the capacity of community coalitions to create safe, healthy, and drug-free communities. The organization supports its members with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies, conferences, and special events.
800-54-CADCA
www.cadca.org
CRC Health Group
CRC Health Group offers the most comprehensive network of specialized behavioral care services in the nation. The group has provided healing and hope in the lives of patients and students and offers the largest array of personalized treatment services for individuals, families, and professionals. Every day, more than 30,000 people receive treatment from CRC programs, making it the most trusted specialized behavioral health organization in the nation.
866-762-3766
www.crchealth.com
D.C. Bar
This organization provides services to the profession, the courts, and the community in Washington, D.C.
202-737-4700
www.dcbar.org
The El Paso Alliance
The Alliance was organized in 1998 to fight stigma and discrimination for people in recovery from substance use disorders, and is now dedicated to providing peer-to-peer recovery support services.
915-594-7000
www.recoveryalliance.net
Employee Health Programs
This group, a subsidiary of First Advantage Corporation, designs and manages drug-free workplace programs, employee assistance programs, and other services that benefit employers and employees.
800-275-7051
www.ehp.com
The Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems Initiative
George Washington University
This program works to increase access to treatment for individuals with alcohol problems by collaborating with policymakers, employers, and concerned citizens.
202-296-6922
www.ensuringsolutions.org
Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC)
EIC, a nonprofit organization, has offices in Los Angeles and the Washington, D.C., area. The organization works within the film, television, and music industries to promote the accurate depiction of health and social issues in entertainment productions. EIC's annual awards show, the PRISM Awards TV special, airs nationally and is distributed to over 11,000 treatment and recovery centers nationwide as a tool to encourage open discussion among treatment center staff and recovering clients.
703-481-1414 (East) and 818-333-5001 (West)
www.eiconline.org
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (EOP)
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Information Clearinghouse
This Federal office establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program.
800-666-3332
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
EOP, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
The White House Office and the Centers for the Faith-Based and Community Initiative?located in seven Federal agencies?are working to support the essential work of these important organizations. Their goal is to make sure that grassroots leaders can compete on an equal footing for federal dollars, receive greater private support, and face fewer bureaucratic barriers.
202-456-6708
www.whitehouse.gov
Faces & Voices of Recovery
This national recovery advocacy organization mobilizes people in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, families, friends, and allies in campaigns to end discrimination and make recovery a reality for even more Americans.
202-737-0690
www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org
Foundations Associates
Foundations Associates is a treatment and advocacy organization dedicated solely to the treatment and recovery of people with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. The agency has a full continuum of care, with locations in Memphis and Nashville, TN. Another division of the agency, the Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network, is a membership-based advocacy group, providing educational activities, legislative and policy action, and awareness projects related to meeting the needs of individuals with co-occurring disorders.
888-869-9230
www.dualdiagnosis.org
Gaudenzia, Inc.
Gaudenzia helps people affected by chemical dependency, mental illness, and related conditions to achieve a better quality of life, allowing them to live as productive and accountable individuals. The group also conducts research and educates the community on the causes, treatment, and prevention of addictions, mental illness, and related conditions.
717-238-4200
www.gaudenzia.org
Grace Street/The Garage Recovery Center (GRC)
Grace Street is a recovery, advocacy talk, music radio show in Portland, ME, committed to public advocacy. The Garage Recovery Center is a culturally relevant, youth-centered indoor skatepark, store, and coffee shop, as well as an art and prevention counseling center.
207-443-3504
www.wmpg.org (GRC)
The Green Dot
This professional services and management consulting firm provides a full range of administrative, clinical, and fiscal services to public and private sector clients worldwide focused on health promotion and disease prevention. The Green Dot also provides some pro bono services, including promoting the acquisition and broadcast of public service announcements on treatment and prevention, and providing free consultations to community organizations.
703-931-2356
Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc.
The mission of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. is to increase access to health care for all and improve the health and well-being of its clients. More than 34,000 individuals and their loved ones depend on the clinics every year to provide free, high-quality, demystified and comprehensive health care that is culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental, and accessible to all in need.
415-746-1967
www.hafci.org
Hazelden Foundation
Hazelden Foundation, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1949, helps people reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction. Hazelden's comprehensive approach to addiction addresses the full range of patient, family, and professional needs, including treatment and continuing care, research, higher learning, public education and advocacy, and publishing.
800-257-7810
www.hazelden.org
Health Matrix, Inc.
This organization develops communications programs that inform the debate on key issues in science, policy, and health care.
703-918-4930
www.healthmatrixinc.com
Johnson Institute
This national organization works to identify and eliminate the barriers to recovery, while promoting the power and possibility of recovery by enhancing awareness, prevention, intervention, and treatment practices for substance use disorders.
202-662-7104
www.johnsoninstitute.com
Join Together
This national resource for communities working to reduce substance use disorders offers a comprehensive Web site, daily news updates, publications, and technical assistance.
617-437-1500
www.jointogether.org
Lawyers Assistance Program ? D.C. Bar
Established in 1985, the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program is a free and confidential program assisting lawyers, judges, and law students who experience problems that interfere with their personal lives or their ability to serve as counsel or officers of the court.
202-737-4700
www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/bar_services/
counseling/index.cfm
The Legal Action Center
This nonprofit law and policy organization fights discrimination against people with histories of substance use disorders, HIV/AIDS, or criminal records, and advocates for sound public policies in these areas.
212-243-1313
www.lac.org
Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery
The Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery is a grassroots alliance of individuals who support recovery. Its purpose is to initiate change in legislation and resource allocation, raise awareness through public acknowledgment, and promote support by sharing the experiences of recovering people, their families, and friends.
207-651-8118
www.masap.org/site/recovery.asp
Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)
This organization is a collecti+ve voice of people in recovery, families, and friends who are helping each other educate the public about the value of living in recovery, and the resources to support recovery.
617-423-6627
www.neaar.org/moar
Mental Health America (MHA)
Mental Health America is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 320 affiliates nationwide, MHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans through advocacy, education, research, and service.
800-969-6MHA (6642)
www.mentalhealthamerica.net
MusiCares
MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical, and personal. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.
800-687-4227
www.musicares.com
Narconon
This is a nonprofit drug rehab program dedicated to eliminating drug abuse and drug addiction through drug prevention, education, and rehabilitation.
323-962-2404
www.narconon.org
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA)
NAMA is a membership organization representing persons whose recovery from opiate dependence is assisted with medication. NAMA's membership includes methadone patients, family members, and health care professionals whose common goal is to fight the ignorance and prejudice surrounding medication-assisted recovery.
212-595-NAMA
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA)
This private, nonprofit membership organization involves service providers, families, and youth to promote health and social justice and address the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues of Asian and Pacific Islander populations.
213-625-5795
www.napafasa.org
National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
This national nonprofit membership and affiliate organization works on behalf of children of alcohol- and drug-dependent parents and all family members affected by substance use disorders.
888-554-2627
301-468-0985
www.nacoa.org
National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals
This membership organization, founded in 1979, is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictions in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.
703-465-0539
www.nalgap.org
National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics (NANACOA)
This association provides a Native American framework for healing children of alcoholics.
866-480-6751
719-548-1000
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)
This association represents private substance use disorder treatment programs throughout the United States.
717-392-8480
www.naatp.org
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
This membership organization serves addiction services professionals who specialize in addiction prevention, intervention, treatment, and after-care services.
800-548-0497
www.naadac.org
National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHD)
This nonprofit membership organization is comprised of county/local behavioral health authorities who plan and deliver mental health, developmental disability, and substance use disorder services, as well as the State associations that represent their interests.
202-661-8816
www.nacbhd.org
National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)
This association seeks to reduce substance abuse, crime, and recidivism by promoting and advocating for the establishment and funding of drug courts and providing for the collection and dissemination of information, technical assistance, and mutual support to association members.
703-575-9400
www.nadcp.org
National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators (NAPCWA)
This association is devoted solely to representing administrators of state and local public child welfare agencies, bringing an informed view of the problems facing families today to the formulation of child welfare policy.
202-682-0100
www.aphsa.org/napcwa
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
As the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, this organization works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
202-408-8600
www.socialworkers.org/
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
This association supports the development of effective prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.
203-293-0090
www.nasadad.org
National Association on Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Inc. (NAADD)
This association promotes awareness and education about substance use disorders among people with physical, sensory, cognitive, and developmental disabilities.
650-578-8047
www.naadd.org
National Civic League (NCL)
The NCL is a nonprofit, non-partisan membership organization dedicated to strengthening citizen democracy by transforming democratic institutions. The NCL fosters innovative community building and political reform, assists local governments, and recognizes collaborative community achievement.
202-783-2961
www.ncl.org
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
The NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths, and territories. The NCSL provides research, technical assistance, and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing State issues. It has a significant focus on substance abuse treatment and prevention.
202-624-3581
www.ncsl.org
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is the national association of community providers who together care for 6 million adults and children across America who suffer from mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse disorders. Its members employ more than 250,000 staff and provide mental health and substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation, housing, and community support services.
301-984-6200
www.nccbh.org
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
Founded in 1944, NCADD is dedicated to increasing public awareness and understanding of the disease of alcoholism and drug dependence. NCADD and its national network of State and local affiliates provide education, prevention, information/referral, intervention, treatment services, and advocacy, and have helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and families into recovery.
212-269-7797
www.ncadd.org
National Drug Court Institute (NDCI)
This institute promotes education, research, and scholarship for drug court and other court-based intervention programs.
703-575-9400
www.ndci.org
National Governors Association (NGA)
(Center for Best Practices)
This bipartisan, nonprofit association represents the collective voice of the nation's Governors. Its mission is to help shape and implement national policy and help Governors and their policy staff develop and implement innovative solutions to the challenges facing their States.
202-624-5300
www.nga.org/center
National Home Infusion Association
NHIA is a trade association that represents and advances the interests of organizations that provide infusion, specialized pharmacy services, and products and to the entire spectrum of home-based patients.
703-549-3740
www.nhianet.org
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC)
Synergies, a nonprofit coalition based in Chattanooga, TN, founded the NIPC as a public-private effort to promote awareness and recognition of the under-publicized problem of inhalant use. The NIPC serves as an inhalant referral and information clearinghouse, stimulates media coverage about inhalant issues, develops informational materials and a newsletter, provides training and technical assistance, and leads a week-long national grassroots education and awareness campaign.
800-269-4237
www.inhalants.org
National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention
This Council prevents tobacco use and reduces alcohol use disorders in the Latino community through the dissemination of science-based research findings, community education, technical assistance, policy analysis, and advocacy.
202-265-8054
www.nlcatp.org
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
This organization provides education and awareness about the prevention of birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
202-785-4585
www.nofas.org
National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit public service organization dedicated to educating and influencing people to prevent accidental injuries and deaths.
630-285-1121
www.nsc.org
National TASC (Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities)
This membership organization represents individuals and programs dedicated to the professional delivery of treatment and case management services to populations with substance use disorders.
703-836-8272
www.nationaltasc.org
Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx)
NIATx is a partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Paths to Recovery program, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention (STAR) program, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and a number of independent addiction treatment organizations. NIATx works with addiction treatment providers to make more efficient use of their capacity and shares strategies for improving treatment access and retention.
608-265-0063
www.niatx.net
Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA)
This project provides faith-based recovery support services in a three-county area in Northern Ohio.
216-391-6672
www.norainc.org
Oxford House, Inc.
This is the umbrella organization for a network of more than 1,200 democratically run, self-supporting, and drug-free group homes throughout the country.
301-587-2916
www.oxfordhouse.org
Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA)
For more than 20 years, PDFA has united communications professionals, scientists, and parents to reduce illicit drug use among teens. The group has recently introduced user-friendly resources for parents and caregivers including TimeToTalk.org, an online parent-to-parent community and resource center.
212-922-1560
www.drugfree.org and www.timetotalk.org
The Partnership for Recovery (PFR)
This coalition includes the Betty Ford Center, Bradford Health Systems, Cumberland Heights, Father Martin's Ashley, Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Hazelden Foundation, Valley Hope Association, and the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers. The PFR works to eliminate barriers to addiction treatment through education and awareness.
202-737-8167
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
The Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs develops and implements a comprehensive health, education, and rehabilitation program for the prevention, intervention, treatment, and case management of drug and alcohol abuse and dependence.
717-783-8200
www.health.state.pa.us/bdap
Portland State University Graduate School of Social Work
The Graduate School of Social Work offers the only graduate social work education programs in Oregon accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Consistent with the goals of Portland State University and the Oregon State System of Higher Education, the three major functions of the school are teaching, research, and community service. Some of its students work with faculty members in regional and national research projects, such as the "Reclaiming Futures: Building Community Solutions to Substance Abuse and Delinquency" project in 10 sites across the United States.
503-725-4712
www.ssw.pdx.edu/
The RASE Project
The RASE Project is a nonprofit organization comprised entirely of staff and volunteers from the recovery community in south central Pennsylvania. The organization provides peer support services, recovery events, training and education, and supportive housing.
717-232-8535
www.raseproject.org
Recovery Connection
Recovery Connection is a comprehensive addiction treatment resource and drug rehabilitation referral service. The organization has staff across the country available 24 hours a day to answer all concerns about substance abuse, addiction treatment, and rehabilitation.
800-993-3869
www.recoveryconnection.org
Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, Inc. (RCA)
RCA, Inc., is a nonprofit, faith-based organization founded by concerned, committed, and spiritually centered members of metro-Atlanta's recovery community. RCA collaborates with faith (primarily churches) and community-based organizations and develops peer-to-peer support services and programs and works to build a network of recovering individuals.
404-370-0123
www.recoveryconsultants.org
Recovery Network Foundation (RNF)
The Recovery Network Foundation develops recovery-dedicated projects in print, radio, TV, film, and video formats. "Under the Influence: The Film Series" is a national touring festival that showcases films in which addiction and recovery play leading roles.
914-941-2863
www.recoverynetworkfoundation.org
The Second Road
The Second Road is Web-based nonprofit group to help those in recovery (and the families of those affected by addiction) learn to live with the challenges presented by everyday life and continue on a fulfilling road of recovery. The Second Road offers a community of trust and understanding, 24-hour access, inspiring stories from people of diverse cultures and backgrounds, the knowledge of many experts in the addiction treatment field, and the tools to resist relapse in a secure, non-threatening environment.
434-295-9595
www.thesecondroad.org
The Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance (SAARA)
SAARA is a community-based grassroots membership organization of individuals in recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction, their families, friends, and committed community supporters.
804-762-4445
www.saara.org
State Associations of Addiction Services (SAAS)
SAAS is the national organization of State provider associations representing treatment and prevention programs for substance use disorders.
202-546-4600
www.saasnet.org
TASC, Inc., of Illinois
TASC, Inc., of Illinois is a not-for-profit organization that conducts research, advances public policy, and provides services to ensure that individuals with substance use and mental health disorders receive treatment and access to recovery.
312-787-0208
www.tasc.org
Teen Challenge International
This network of 191 centers throughout the United States provides youth, adults, and families with effective and comprehensive faith-based solutions to life-controlling alcohol and drug problems.
417-862-6969
www.teenchallenge.com
Therapeutic Communities of America (TCA)
This national nonprofit membership association represents more than 650 substance abuse and mental health treatment programs that provide a variety of services to substance use and co-occurring disorder clients with a diversity of special needs.
202-296-3503
www.therapeuticcommunitiesofamerica.org
United for Recovery
This nonprofit organization is an advocacy group for persons in treatment and in recovery. United for Recovery works to broaden public awareness and understanding of addiction and recovery and increase opportunities for people to get the help they need.
310-704-1336
www.bhs-inc.org/United/index.html
United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church
This organization offers faith-based substance abuse advocacy training for local churches and faith-based programs for people with substance use disorders.
202-488-5600
www.umc-gbcs.org
University of Baltimore Center for Families, Children and the Courts
This group's mission is to create, foster, and support a national movement to integrate communities, families, and the justice system to improve the lives of families and the health of the community.
410-837-5613
http://law.ubalt.edu/cfcc
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
The Department of Defense provides a wide array of services to prevent and treat substance use disorders, including worksite education, drug testing, early intervention, outpatient counseling, and inpatient treatment.
703-681-0064
www.defenselink.mil
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEaltH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
This government agency provides information and resources on substance use disorders and health insurance/Medicaid issues.
877-696-6775
www.hhs.gov
HHS, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Poison Control Program
The HRSA Poison Control Program's mission is to ensure that the residents of the United States and the territories it serves have access to high-quality poison control services. The HRSA Poison Control Program administers a program that provides funding to stabilize and improve poison control centers (PCCs) across the United States, provides technical assistance to PCCs, and facilitates collaboration among PCCs and other health care partners.
301-443-0652
www.hrsa.gov
HHS
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. It is an agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
301-496-4000
www.nih.gov
HHS, NIH
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
This institute provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas.
301-443-3885
www.niaaa.nih.gov
HHS, NIH
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. It carries out a large variety of programs to ensure the rapid dissemination of research information and its implementation in policy and practice.
301-443-1124
www.drugabuse.gov
HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This Federal agency improves the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance use disorders and mental illnesses.
240-276-2130
www.samhsa.gov
HHS, SAMHSA
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
This national center delivers mental health services to provide the treatment and support needed by adults with mental disorders and children with serious emotional problems.
240-276-2550
www.samhsa.gov/centers/
cmhs/cmhs.html
HHS, SAMHSA
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
This government organization improves the accessibility and quality of substance use disorder prevention programs and provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use and underage alcohol and tobacco use.
240-276-2420
www.samhsa.gov/centers/
csap/csap.html
HHS, SAMHSA
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
This government organization provides information on treatment programs, publications, funding opportunities, and resources and sponsors Recovery Month.
240-276-2750
www.samhsa.gov/centers/
csat/csat.html
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
This government agency enforces the nation's controlled substances laws and regulations, works to reduce the availability of illegal drugs, and has a prevention arm devoted to reducing the demand for these drugs. The agency contributes its "street-smart" perspective and skills to the field and helps to link law enforcement with other providers.
202-307-7936
www.dea.gov
HHS, SAMHSA, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Education Development Center, Inc.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center supports suicide prevention with the best of science, skills, and practice to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. A Federally funded activity managed through SAMHSA, this program provides prevention support, training, and resource materials to strengthen suicide prevention networks.
877-438-7772
617-964-5448 (TTY)
www.sprc.org
DOJ, Community Capacity Development Office
This multi-agency's strategy is to "weed out" violent crime, gang activity, and drug trafficking, and "seed" human services to the areas where these activities occur, encompassing prevention, intervention, treatment, and neighborhood revitalization.
202-616-1152
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
Working Partners helps to build a drug-free workforce by equipping businesses and communities with tools and information to effectively address alcohol and drug problems.
202-693-5919
www.dol.gov/workingpartners
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Impaired Driving Division
The mission of the Impaired Driving Division is to develop partnerships to cooperatively save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and economic costs resulting from impaired driving from using alcohol and other drugs.
202-493-2236
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/
nhtsa/menuitem.
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)
Grantees of the Paul D. Coverdell Drug Free Workplace Program assist small businesses with the implementation of a drug-free workplace program by providing financial, technical, and management assistance, including information about grants/loans and employee assistance programs.
800-U-ASK-SBA
www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/
sbdc/sbdc_drug_free.html
Volunteers of America
Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through thousands of human service programs, including housing and health care, Volunteers of America helps nearly 2 million people in over 400 communities. Since 1896, its ministry of service has supported and empowered America's most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. Its work touches the mind, body, heart, and ultimately the spirit of those it serves, integrating deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.
703-341-5000
www.volunteersofamerica.org
The Watershed
The Watershed is a group of recovery facilities that provide services including detoxification, residential rehabilitation, intensive outpatient treatment, prevention, and education.
800-861-1768
www.thewatershed.com
We Care America
This national network of individuals, churches, and ministries work together to meet the needs of the poor and hurting by building capacity among faith-based organizations.
703-554-8600
White Bison, Inc.
This American Indian nonprofit organization offers learning resources to the Native American community nationwide on topics such as sobriety, recovery, prevention, and wellness/Wellbriety (the inspiration to go on beyond sobriety and recovery, committing to a life of wellness and healing every day).
719-548-1000
www.whitebison.org
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