Grants to Help Improve Treatment Access
Updated October 21, 2014.
Department of Health and Human Services has launched 13 cooperative agreements totaling $7.7 million over 3 years to improve client access to substance abuse treatment and retention in treatment.
The awards are designed to help implement effective clinical and administrative practices that will encourage people to seek addiction treatment and remain in the full course of treatment.
"Addiction treatment can only be effective when patients remain in treatment long enough to make it down the difficult road toward recovery and a productive life," Secretary Thompson said.
"These grants will support efforts to help people get into treatment and stay in treatment until they successfully complete their program."
Awards are being given for up to three years by HHS? Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The first year total is $2,499,974 to 13 applicants around the country. Over three years, the awards are expected to total nearly $7.7 million.
"Clinical and administrative practices can affect whether patients present for treatment and how long they remain in treatment," SAMHSA Administrator Charles G. Curie said. "We need to reduce the time between referral to treatment and admission, as well as ensure that the immediate needs of the patient are addressed first. Only then will people engage long enough to begin a new life without drugs."
The cooperative agreements are part of SAMHSA's Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention program that will allow grantees to implement administrative and clinical practices using quality improvement methods such as performance monitoring.
Practices to be strengthened include first requests for service; client intake, assessment and placement systems; and therapeutic engagement.
Part Two: Grant Recipients.
Department of Health and Human Services has launched 13 cooperative agreements totaling $7.7 million over 3 years to improve client access to substance abuse treatment and retention in treatment.
The awards are designed to help implement effective clinical and administrative practices that will encourage people to seek addiction treatment and remain in the full course of treatment.
"Addiction treatment can only be effective when patients remain in treatment long enough to make it down the difficult road toward recovery and a productive life," Secretary Thompson said.
"These grants will support efforts to help people get into treatment and stay in treatment until they successfully complete their program."
Awards are being given for up to three years by HHS? Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The first year total is $2,499,974 to 13 applicants around the country. Over three years, the awards are expected to total nearly $7.7 million.
"Clinical and administrative practices can affect whether patients present for treatment and how long they remain in treatment," SAMHSA Administrator Charles G. Curie said. "We need to reduce the time between referral to treatment and admission, as well as ensure that the immediate needs of the patient are addressed first. Only then will people engage long enough to begin a new life without drugs."
The cooperative agreements are part of SAMHSA's Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention program that will allow grantees to implement administrative and clinical practices using quality improvement methods such as performance monitoring.
Practices to be strengthened include first requests for service; client intake, assessment and placement systems; and therapeutic engagement.
Part Two: Grant Recipients.