PAB Meeting Set for 2 May 2007

The next project advisory board meeting will be Wed 2 May 2007 at the Nashville Downtown Public Library (same location as for January's meeting).

Correction! (posted 4/30/2007): The location is at the Tennessee Towers, 312 8^th Ave N. The time is 10:00-2:00 CT, on the 3^rd floor. Sorry for the confusion.

Survey of Adolescent Treatments in Tennessee

This link takes you to a survey intended for providers of substance abuse services for adolescents. The goal is to learn information about the types of treatment currently in use in Tennessee. This will provide important background information for the May 2 project advisory board meeting, which focuses on evidence-based treatment programs.

Targeted Capacity Expansion Grant Announcement

SAMHSA announced $8m worth of funds for up to 16 sites over three years to fund expansions of substance abuse services for adolescents. Any organization may apply, not just the state; however, they want a letter of support from the relevant agencies. The due date is 25 May 2007.

The project targets four main groups:

1. Native American/Alaska Native and Asian American/Pacific Islander Populations: To meet the disproportionate substance abuse treatment needs of certain native communities, this category specifically identifies American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AA/PI), including Native Hawaiians, as native populations to receive expanded and/or enhanced treatment services under this program.
   
2. E-therapy: This category provides funding for expanding and/or enhancing substance abuse treatment through the use of technology to reduce barriers of distance, disabilities, and social stigma and provides treatment opportunities to those who do not have access to, or are reluctant to access, substance abuse treatment services (See Appendix M - Glossary, in the RFA).
   
3. Grassroots Partnerships: This category supports applicants who propose to enhance/expand recovery-oriented systems of care involving small, grassroots organizations (see Appendix M - Glossary, in the RFA).
   
4. Other Populations or Emerging Substance Abuse Issues: This category allows applicants to propose a project for an unmet substance abuse treatment need in a specific target population (e.g., pregnant and post-partum women, HIV/AIDS, adolescents) or focus area (e.g., methamphetamine, alcohol, marijuana) in their community.

Tennessee Prevention Conference Scheduled

The Tennessee Prevention Conference is scheduled for August 20-22, 2007 at Montgomery Bell State Park. Details on the conference agenda will be posted as they become available.

Executive Order 44

This is a link to the executive order transferring the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services from the Department of Health to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. The transferred unit will become the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (DADAS).

TCSW Presentations

GOCCC hosted a session at the Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare (TCSW) on 03 April 2007. A standing-room only crowd listened to information about the T-ACT project and its goals in the area of co-occurring disorders from Dr. Tom Catron, information on the adolescent service delivery system and data on adolescent services from Robert Saunders, and a "how to" on advocacy and increasing parent and family involvement by invited speaker Sharon Smith of MOMSTELL.org. Their presentations are available at the archive. You may download them individually, or as a single zipped file (about 3MB).