1. ATTC Network Overview Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
2. The ATTC Network Committed to helping the field stay abreast of “what works” in order to enhance their skills and change their practice
3. ATTC Network History 1993: 11 Regional Centers were first funded by CSAT to serve 22 states 1998: 13 Regional Centers and a National Office 2002: 14 Regional Centers and a National Office serve all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Pacific Trust Territories 2007: Refunded by CSAT through 2012 to serve all states and territories 3
4. ATTC Purpose Raise awareness of evidence-based and promising treatment and recovery service practices, Build skills to prepare the workforce to deliver state-of-the-art addictions treatment and recovery services, and Change practice by incorporating these new skills into everyday use for the purpose of improving addictions treatment and recovery outcomes.
17. The ATTC Network Priority Areas Workforce Development Technology Transfer and Systems Change Performance Monitoring and Quality Improvement Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care Communication and Network Development 7
18. Characteristics of all Regional Centers Focus primarily on front-line addictions counselors and clinical supervisors, but also serve multi-disciplinary groups Address multi-system issues Provide education and training Work to improve standards and policies in the field 8
19. Unique Aspects of all Regional Centers Location Target Audience/Discipline Educational Focus Systems Focus Staff Expertise 9
28. Government Results and Performance Act (GPRA) Measures Number of events Number of participants Number of participants who report satisfaction with event Number of participants who report applying the knowledge/skills from events in their work Surveys done at baseline and 3 months
29. GPRA Findings Since 2005, ATTCs have served approximately 148,000 individuals in approximately 5,000 events 93% of those surveyed report satisfaction with the event 83% reports sharing the information with others 79% report applying the information in their work
40. For Further Information ATTCnetwork.org ATTC National Office 5100 Rockhill Road, UMKC Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-6888 (O) 816-235-6580 (F) NO@ATTCnetwork.org