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MESSAGE Drug and alcohol prevention, treatment and recovery saves lives and money. Rates of substance use are on the rise and state budget cuts threaten essential drug and alcohol funding. Cuts to SAMHSA in FY 2011 would seriously harm the ability of community-based organizations around the country to effectively deal with these issues. BACKGROUND This [...]
Funding Opportunity: As funding from alcohol and drug organization at the federal, state and local level get tighter due to serious government fiscal problems……it is essential to look elsewhere for funding to support your work…..and criminal justice funding is an important option to consider. Our friends at the Legal Action Center have developed a new [...]
The RecoveryNC Campaign has signed up over 10,600 North Carolinians who are passionate about recovery from addiction. Our sign up list includes the email addresses of over 1000 individuals. You are receiving this invitation because you gave us permission to contact you via email. We have developed a short survey for those of you who [...]
Federation Updates – Coalition Jobs Survey THE COALITION JOBS SURVEY- REMINDER – PLEASE URGE ANY AGENCY YOU KNOW WHO HAS NOT COMPLETED THE SURVEY TO DO SO. Here is the link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QKLDVJG
A draft of the minutes from the February Federation Minutes is attached. You will note these are in a revised format that our Co-Chairs hope will help our busy members track areas of interest more quickly. Remember our next meeting will by March 3rd in Raleigh (10:00 am-12:00 pm) at the NC Psychological Association. We [...]
Hi Everyone, I wanted to let you know that you can view the brochure and see session details online at www.mahec.net/afow. The brochure link is http://www.mahec.net/media/brochures/mh051011.pdf We can take mailed and faxed registrations and online registration will be available soon! Thanks, Elizabeth Elizabeth Flemming, LPC Associate Director MAHEC Mental Health 501 Biltmore Avenue Asheville NC [...]
Strategies for Change Courses Strategies for Change gives a comprehensive overview of the information you need to end chronic homelessness for people who have serious mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. It offers practical advice for how to plan, organize, and sustain a comprehensive, integrated system of care. Each module is worth [...]
Friends and Colleagues: We just posted an entry on the above topic on the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Of Substance blog. We are hoping to gather as much input as possible in response to the entry. If you have time to review it and provide your thoughts on how best to [...]
National Drug Control Budget FY 2012 Funding Highlights The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 National Drug Control Budget requests $26.2 billion to reduce drug use and its consequences in the United States. This represents an increase of $322.6 million (1.2 percent) over the FY 2010 enacted level of $25.9 billion. FY 2012 FY10-12 Percent Request [...]
112th Session of Congress- 2011 The Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery is an informal, bipartisan group of Members dedicated to educating and raising awareness among lawmakers about addiction and to increase legislative support for expanding access to treatment. Representatives John Sullivan (R-OK) and Tim Ryan (D-OH) are the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus [...]
