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Funding Opportunities

• SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2009 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity for Juvenile Drug Courts (3/30/09)
  
  
• SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2009 Offender Reentry Program Grants (3/30/09)

CSAT Publications

• A new brochure, Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, And How It Can Help You, based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 44: Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System is now available. This brochure informs people involved in the criminal justice system about substance abuse treatment resources in prison and in the community. It describes what a person can gain through substance abuse treatment before trial or while incarcerated, on probation, or on parole. It encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders and tells them where to find help. Available for download at www.kap.samhsa.gov or follow the link below:
  Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, And How It Can Help You (.pdf--329KB/4pp.)
  
  
• TIP 44: Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System
  This TIP presents clinical guidelines to help substance abuse treatment counselors address issues that arise from their clients’ status in the criminal justice system. In addition, it will aid personnel in the criminal justice system in understanding and addressing the challenges of working with offenders with substance use disorders. This new TIP replaces three TIPs: TIP 7, Screening and Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Among Adults in the Criminal Justice System; TIP 12, Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With Intermediate Sanctions for Adults in the Criminal Justice System; and TIP 17, Planning for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System.
  
  
• TAP 23: Substance Abuse Treatment for Women Offenders: Guide to Promising Practices (BKD310)
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• TAP 19: Counselor's Manual for Relapse Prevention with Chemically Dependent Criminal Offenders (PHD723)



• TIP 30: Continuity of Offender Treatment for Substance UseDisorders From Institution to Community (BKD304)



• TIP 23: Treatment Drug Courts: Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment With Legal Case Processing (BKD205)



• TIP 21: Combining Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment With Diversion for Juveniles in the Justice System (BKD169)



• TIP 17: Planning for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System (BKD165)



• TIP 12: Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With Intermediate Sanctions for Adults in the Criminal Justice System (BKD144)



• TIP 7: Screening and Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Among Adults in the Criminal Justice System< (BKD138)



• TIE Communique: Forging Links to Treat the Substance-Abusing Offender (Spring 1993)
  

Criminal Justice Documents

• National Institute of Justice:
• But They All Come Back: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry (May 2000)
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• The Rebirth of Rehabilitation: Promise and Perils of Drug Courts (May 2000)
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• Evaluation of DC Superior Court Drug Intervention Programs (April 2000)
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• SAMHSA: New Resources on Primary Care, Criminal Justice, and Self-Direction Related to Mental Health Available (12/20/2006)

Criminal Justice Resources

• Department of Justice: National Criminal Justice Reference Service



• University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute Library:
• Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Websites
• Journals and Newsletters

Criminal Justice Links

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• DOJ: Drug Court Planning Initiative
• Justice Information Center

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Last Updated 11-7-02