Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CSAT promotes availability and quality of substance abuse treatment services that are community-based for use by individuals and families requiring them.
CSAT Mission
Created in October 1992 with a Congressional mandate to expand availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug programs, CSAT’s mission can be summed up as “Making the hope of recovery a reality.” Besides promoting the availability of treatment and recovery services, CSAT works with states to improve and expand such services under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Program. CSAT also supports the SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator.
In fulfilling its mission, CSAT strives to:
• Improve the lives of families and individuals who are affected by drug and alcohol abuse
• Ensure access to clinically-sound and cost-effective addiction treatment
• Reduce the social and health costs of addiction treatment to the nation and to communities
CSAT Programs and Resources
CSAT utilizes numerous programs and resources to help it fulfill its mission:
• Access to Recovery – Funded by SAMHSA’s CSAT, Access to Recovery is a 3-year competitive discretionary grant program. The program, a presidential initiative, provides vouchers to individuals to purchase clinical treatment and recovery support services for substance abuse. Program goals include increasing the array of faith-based and community-based providers, supporting choice, and expanding for clinical treatment and recovery support services.
• Addiction Technology Transfer Centers – This is a nationwide, multi-disciplinary resource drawing upon the experience, latest work and knowledge of recognized addiction experts.
• As You Age – A public education campaign to warn older adults about the dangers of mixing medication with alcohol or misusing medications. The campaign is an effort of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• CSAT Inventory of Effective Substance Abuse Treatment Practices – List of current publications on effective treatment practices for substance abuse disorders. This list is for use by treatment professionals.
• Co-occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) – To serve individuals with co-occurring disorders, COCE provides information, training and technical resources to spread knowledge and encourage adoption of evidence-based practices in programs and systems.
• Do The Right Dose – This campaign from SAMHSA and the FDA strives to inform older adults that prescription pain-reliever medications are safe when used correctly but can lead to addiction and other complications when misused.
• Knowledge Application Program (KAP) – Latest CSAT and SAMHSA research and treatment news, access to a comprehensive list of funding and grant opportunities and awards, information on data sources, treatment research and evaluation, and links to other substance abuse and alcohol treatment centers and organizations.
• Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) – Use of medications, combined with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole-patient approach to treating substance abuse disorders. Clinically-driven, MAT focuses on individualized care of the patient.
• National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month – The aim of recovery month is to promote the social benefits of treatment for substance abuse, to recognize treatment provider contributions and to get the message out to the public that recovery from all forms of substance abuse is possible.
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) – The mission of this center is to improve systems and services for families with substance use disorders who are involved with the family judicial and child welfare systems by working with state, tribal and local agencies.
• Partners for Recovery – Provides support and technical resources for those who deliver prevention and treatment services for mental health disorders and substance abuse, as well as to improve systems of care and services.
• Persistent Effects of Treatment Studies (PETS) – This is a major initiative by CSAT at SAMHSA to study the long-term treatment outcome of people with substance abuse problems. The web site provides data on adults/adolescents for a multi-year period following admission to community treatment program, describes the studies, and gives ongoing results of data analyses.
• Practice/Improvement Collaboratives (PIC) Program - Launched by CSAT in 1999, this program seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice in implementation of evidence-based practices in treatment settings. The PIC program works to forge partnerships to eliminate barriers to effective addiction treatment.
• Recovery Community Services Program (RCSP) – These peer-to-peer support services help people to initiate treatment and recover from drug and alcohol disorders. In addition, some grant projects also support family members of individuals who need, seek, or are in recovery.
• Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment – An integrated, comprehensive public health approach to delivery of early intervention and treatment services for use by those already with substance use disorders or those who are at risk. Opportunities for early intervention of at-risk individuals include hospital emergency rooms and trauma centers, primary care facilities and other settings in the community.
• Spending, Organization and Financing Treatment Services – Describes the SAMHSA project goals to develop an understanding of how people use mental health and substance abuse services across various agencies, and to develop comprehensive and realistic estimates of spending for such services.
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator – A searchable database of drug and alcohol treatment programs that shows the location of these facilities across the nation. The directory contains more than 11,000 addiction treatment programs, including residential treatment centers, hospital inpatient programs, and outpatient treatment programs for alcoholism and drug addiction. Programs for drug and alcohol addiction for adults and adolescents, as well as cocaine, heroin and marijuana are included in the listings.
• Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE), by State – A resource sponsored by the CSAT Division of State and Community Assistance, TIE provides information exchange between CSAT staff and state and local substance abuse and alcohol agencies. Included in the directory is contact information for all state alcohol and drug abuse agencies and links to each agency’s web site (if applicable).
• Uniform Block Grant Application Data – This State Systems Development Program was developed by CSAT’s Division of State and Community Assistance to enhance state and federal accountability for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant.
FAQ on Finding Treatment
CSAT’s web site lists 12 questions to consider when selecting a treatment program for drug or alcohol abuse.
The site also lists the toll-free, 24-hour treatment referral phone number 1-800-662-HELP for individuals trying to locate nearby treatment facilities or support groups. The helpline is operated by SAMHSA’s CSAT.
Contact CSAT
For other information, contact CSAT at 240-276-2750.
--Suzannekane 22:56, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
