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Treatment Initiation and Engagment: Does Your State Measure Up?

PowerPointslide - thumbnailIf you don't live in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Washington, I can't actually tell you how your state measures up with regard to clients initiating and engaging in treatment.
But that's the point: only a few states in the nation can answer that question, and that needs to change.
Which is at least partly why

Teens to Talk Treatment to Oregon State Senators

microphoneThis Thursday, two youth advocates will talk about the importance of treatment and services for teens.
No big deal -- except they'll be talking to the Oregon Senate Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The youth will testify as part of a scheduled hearing about adolescent substance abuse treatment statewide.
It all started last January, when Reclaiming Futures co-sponsored a state summit on the subject. Our co-sponsors

St. Clair County Gets the Word Out

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about why it was important for communities engaged in juvenile justice reform to keep the public informed about what they were doing. I listed several Reclaiming Futures sites that had done a good job announcing their work.

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National Juvenile Justice Policy - the Road Ahead?

Over at Youth Today's the excellent blog, I ran across a link to a video of a "town hall meeting" on national juvenile justice policy sponsored by the American Bar Association and held at Georgetown Law School. I recommend that you check out Youth Today's summary of the event for highlights and policy recommendations for the Obama administration before heading over to see the video, which is nearly three hours long -- but the snippets I've seen so far made me want to watch the whole thing.

Handy Reference List for Evidence-Based Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Models

  • Curious about what works in teen drug treatment, or are you looking for a database of evidence-based adolescent substance abuse treatment programs?
  • Want to learn more about the research behind a particular treatment model?
  • Need a refresher on what's out there, or need a citation for a grant proposal?

Here's a handy list of five public registries of evidence-based treatment programs, including those targeting adolescent substance abuse:

  1. State of Oregon Addictions and Mental Health Division's List of Approved Practices
  2. SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices
  3. Community Guide from Helping America's Youth 
  4. University of Washington’s EBP Database
  5. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Model Programs Guide 

I found this list in an excellent guide on adolescent treatment put together by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the State of North Carolina, with funding from SAMHSA and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). On page six of the guide, you'll find two more online resources on evidence-based practices: your bonus for checking it out! 
Go here for help implementing your evidence-based practice; and if you know of other registries that track evidence-based adolescent substance abuse treatment models, please leave a comment!

Welcome Message From the Director

Hello, Reclaiming Futures Community -- welcome to the newest part of our national learning community: our blog. Over the past few years, I've been inspired and energized by the way others have used this evolving medium to share ideas and build movements.

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Reclaiming Futures in Pictures

King County Youth Detention Facility In 2004, renowned photographer Susie Fitzhugh went to three Reclaiming Futures communities -- Seattle, Santa Cruz, and the Southeastern Mountains of Kentucky -- to document how the initiative was changing lives. Be sure to check out this sobering and inspiring peek at communities in the midst of reform. 
Anyone in other Reclaiming Futures communities have photos they want to share? 
 
 

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