SAMHSA's Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC)

National Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) http://www.nattc.org/respubs/cooccurring

Building on a rich history, the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addiction treatment. Its vision is to unify science, education and services to transform the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and other drug addiction.

The Network undertakes a broad range of initiatives that respond to emerging needs and issues in the treatment field. The Network is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to upgrade the skills of existing practitioners and other health professionals and to disseminate the latest science to the treatment community. The ATTC Network creates a multitude of products and services that are timely and relevant to the many disciplines represented by the addiction treatment workforce.

Publications

Addiction Messenger
http://www.attcnetwork.org/find/news/attcnews/index.asp

An Eco-Systemic Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Model: A Training Module
http://www.nattc.org/resPubs/cooccurring/attc.html

Eye on the Field
http://www.nattc.org/newsField.html

NIDA/ATTC blended funding products
http://www.nattc.org/aboutUs/blendingInitiative/products2.htm

Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center's Psychotherapeutic Medications 2008: What every counselor should know. Kansas City, MO: Author. http://coce.samhsa.gov/cod_resources/cosig_products/MO_Psychotherapeutic_Medications_2008.pdf

The AdCare Educational Institute and the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is offering an online program on Effective Strategies For Engaging Youth With Co-Occurring Disorders. For more information go to: http://www.attc-ne.org/education/