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January 24, 2008ACTION Campaign to Combat Substance Abuse Meets Initial Goal to Enlist 500 Agencies Nationwide |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: In the four short months since its launch in October 2007, the University of Wisconsin-Madison-based ACTION Campaign to combat substance abuse has already met its initial goal to enlist 500 agencies nationwide. Among the partners are the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the Legal ACTION Center, the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx), the National Council on Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH), and the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC). Previous research completed by NIATx suggests that one small improvement in each of the 500 agencies is expected to make a difference in the lives of 55,000 people affected by substance abuse. Bill Rowan, program director for Outpatient/Intensive Outpatient Counseling Services at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was among the first to enroll his agency in the Campaign. Rowan and his staff have used the step-by-step instructions provided through the ACTION Web site and technical assistance calls to conduct a walk-through of their agency admission process and test a promising practice to reduce the waiting time between referrals and access to service. Johnson is pleased with participant response to the campaign tools. ACTION Campaign tools and technical assistance are free to all who register at http://www.actioncampaign.org.
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