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Prevention & Treatment Unification. Prepared by DAS, Office of Treatment Services County Initiatives Unit May 2007. Prevention & Treatment Unification.
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Prevention & Treatment Unification Prepared by DAS, Office of Treatment Services County Initiatives Unit May 2007
Prevention & Treatment Unification A needs assessment, prioritization and planning process for addiction services across the full service continuum – from primary prevention through recovery support
Unification Partners • DAS, Office of Treatment Services • DAS, Office of Prevention and Training Services • GCADA • County Offices of Alcohol and Drug Abuse • County Alliance Coordinators and Municipal Alliances
Unification Timeline • Treatment planning workgroup established and convened in February 2007 • Combined DAS, GCADA and County workgroup activity to begin summer 2007 • Finalization of committee-based needs assessment planning model (fall 2007) • Regional trainings for county planners (late fall 2007) • Series of county-level data review and planning meetings (January-March 2008)
Unification Timeline (cont’d) • Submission of County Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services three-year plans to DAS, Office of Treatment Services (September 2008) • Submission of County Prevention Services three-year plans to GCADA (September 2008) • Submission of county prevention needs assessments and priorities to DAS, Office of Prevention and Training Services (date to be determined)
Unification Outcome CY2009 – CY2011 Planning Cycle Need-based, data driven resource distribution plans for addiction prevention and treatment services at the state, county and municipal levels
Unification Deliverables • Statewide and county-based prevention priorities for a three-year DAS-issued Prevention RFP (2009 – 2011) • CY2009 – CY2011 County Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Abuse Service Plans • CY2009 – CY2011 Municipal level prevention services plans • Capacity expansion treatment
Unification Contacts Mary Lou Powner, Executive Director, GCADA (609) 777-0526 Marylou.powner@treas.state.nj.us Kathleen Russo, DAS Office of Treatment Services (609) 984-4053 Kathleen.Russo@dhs.state.nj.us Barry Hantman, DAS Office of Prevention and Training Services (609) 292-4394 Barry.hantman@dhs.state.nj.us