Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #116755

Charlene E. Le Fauve, PhD, Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch Division of State and Community Assistance, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 5-1043, Rockville, MD 20857, (240) 276-2787, clefaure@samhsa.gov

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the Federal Agency charged to promote efforts to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for substance abuse and mental illness. In response to field identification of barriers to serving persons with co-occurring mental and addictive disorders (COD), the Agency is addressing COD as a top priority though a variety of science to service initiatives. The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) and Co-occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIGs), and the recent release of the Co-occurring Disorder Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) are flagship efforts that reflect this priority.

The paper will discuss SAMHSA's partnership with the National Institutes of Health in a broad science to service agenda. The specific rationale and vision for responding to the needs of persons with COD will be described. The role and interrelationships of COCE , COSIGs and related SAMHSA initiatives such as the National Registry of Effective Programs (NREP), Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs), the Centers for the Application of Prevention Technology (CAPTs), and Knowledge Application Programs (KAPs) in advancing the diffusion of evidence based practices into the field will be highlighted.

The paper will place the discussions presented in the previous papers into the larger context of Federal efforts to address COD and other Federal priorities such as the Performance Partnership Grants, Faith-based initiatives, and implementation of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Report .

Learning Objectives:

• See overall session abstract

Keywords: Evidence Based Practice, Federal Initiatives

Related Web page: www.coce.samhsa.gov

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commertial supporters WITH THE EXCEPTION OF Department of Health and Human Services; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: Federal Responses to Service Issues..