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The range of information provided by federal agencies related to co-occurring issues is immense. In addition to SAMHSA links, links are provided to a sample of other Federal sources, including the National Institutes of Health (NIMH, NIDA, NIAAA); the Department of Justice (BJS; OJJDP); the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); and the Veterans Administration.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov/

NIMH, NIDA, and NIAAA are the key agencies of NIH most directly related to the COD field. All three represent limitless sources for research results and publications. Both NIMH and NIAAA are particularly helpful if you are interested in a particular mental disorder and a co-occurring substance use disorder.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

  • In addition to recent and ongoing epidemiological studies niaaa.census.gov, NIAAA has recently coordinated input from dozens of experts to develop a social work curriculum on alcohol use disorders (edited by Audrey Begun, revised 2004, NIH Publication No. 03-5386) with one module (10E) on 'comorbidity' (available online at: http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Social/main.html)
  • Project MATCH represents the largest clinical treatment trial conducted with alcoholics. This University of Connecticut Health Center Web site contains some of the major publications authored by Project MATCH investigators and researchers. http://www.commed.uchc.edu/match/pubs/default.htm

The Department of Justice

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provide essential information and materials related to the significant number of adults and adolescents with COD in the criminal justice system. For example, OJJDP is one of the joint sponsors of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ), and one of the many useful documents available through NCMHJJ is a 6-page review of the issues related to screening and assessment. Additionally, at times the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) collects and reports on substance use, mental health, and COD in criminal justice populations.

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/index.html

National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ)
www.ncmhjj.com

  • Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Practitioners, by Grisso, T., Underwood, L. A.: National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, December 2004. http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/pubabstract.asp?pubi=11936
  • Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, by Grisso, T., Underwood, L. Delmar, NY: National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, 2002. www.ncmhjj.com/resource_kit/screening.htm

State and Federal prisoners returning to the community: Findings from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Beck, A.J. Presented at the First Reentry Courts Initiative Cluster Meeting, Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2000. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/sfprc.pdf

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://www.hrsa.gov/

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is another DHHS agency that has significant participation in the COD field, especially regarding workforce development. HRSA also sponsors Project MAINSTREAM, which is operated by the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA). Project MAINSTREAM does not have a COD focus, or a significant amount of content related to COD. However, it has a compendium of materials to train any health professional on all aspects of addiction.

Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
www.amersa.org

Project MAINSTREAM
http://www.projectmainstream.net/

Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers
http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence 

The Veterans Administration (VA)

The Veterans Administration (VA) and VA services are leaders in the mental health and substance abuse fields, including COD treatment. Although the associated Web sites can be difficult to navigate, many VA-related documents are done in conjunction with other Federal agencies, universities, Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs), professional groups, and a host of other co-sponsors. The Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) are regional VA divisions that often have COD events and materials, and the VA's divisions of Health Services Research and Development (HSRD) and Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) regularly have COD-related information.

The Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) http://www.mirecc.va.gov/

Health Services Research and Development (HSRD)
http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/

Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
www.hsrd.research.va.gov/queri

 

This page was last updated on 3/5/2009