Upcoming Meetings / Events
    MH PIC Meeting
    March 17, 2010 [Wed]
    DD PIC Meeting
    March 26, 2010 [Fri]
    PIC Congress
    May 13, 2010 [Thu]

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    MH#1: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
    Mental Health Bulletin #1 - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) was developed to treat post-traumatic stress and related emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents.
    MH#2: Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT)
    Mental Health Bulletin #2 - Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT) requires that mental health and substance abuse treatment be delivered concurrently by a team of cross-trained clinicians within the same program.
    MH#3: Wellness Management and Recovery (WMR)
    Mental Health Bulletin #3 - The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that approximately 6% of the U.S. population has severe mental illness (SMI). For North Carolina, that percentage translates to approximately 200,000 people who suffer from severe psychiatric disorders.
    SA#1: Contingency Management (CM)
    Substance Abuse Bulletin #1 - Contingency management (CM) is a motivational incentive intervention in which clients with substance use disorders receive small rewards for attending treatment, taking prescribed medication, providing negative urine samples, or complying with other defined treatment-related goals.
    SA#2: Strengthening Families Program (SFP)
    Substance Abuse Bulletin #2 - The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a parenting and family strengthening program for high risk families. It combines science-based (1) parenting-skill training, (2) child life-skill building, and (3) family lifeskill education into a program that improves the child's social/life skills and family functioning and protects the children from the long-term risks of drug abuse.
    SA#3: Seeking Safety
    Substance Abuse Bulletin #3 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that may result from exposure and sometimes multiple exposures to highly traumatic events such as child abuse, accidents, violent personal assaults, military combat, or natural or human caused disasters.
    SA#4: Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment
    Substance Abuse Bulletin #4 - Matrix was developed in the 1980s by researchers at the University of Southern California and clinicians at the Matrix Institute on Addictions who found that clients addicted to stimulants were challenging the existing treatment system.
    Developing Effective, High-Quality Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services: A Guide for Local Management Entities
    by Beth Melcher, Ph.D. This manual seeks to clarify and provide guidance to LMEs on how to successfully engage in the service development role. It promotes the implementation of evidence-based and best practice services and supports.
    National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
    NREPP is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. SAMHSA has developed this resource to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs and practices in their communities.

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    January 15th, 2010
    SA4: Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment

    mh-matrixMatrix was developed in the 1980s by researchers at the University of Southern California and clinicians at the Matrix Institute on Addictions who found that clients addicted to stimulants were challenging the existing treatment system.

    Together, they looked at the specific problems and behavioral needs of clients in treatment for stimulant abuse and collaborated to develop an effective outpatient service.

      Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment (330.0 KiB)

    Posted in SA EBP
    October 29th, 2009
    SA#3: Seeking Safety

    sa-ss Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that may result from exposure and sometimes multiple exposures to highly traumatic events such as child abuse, accidents, violent personal assaults, military combat, or natural or human caused disasters.

    Research has documented a strong association between PTSD and substance abuse. One-third of people requiring substance abuse treatment have experienced significant traumatic events in their lives. For women seeking treatment the prevalence is even higher (up to 59%).

      SA3 - Seeking Safety (172.4 KiB)

    Posted in SA EBP
    September 9th, 2009
    SA#2: Strengthening Families Program (SFP)

    sa-sfpThe Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a parenting and family strengthening program for high risk families. It combines science-based (1) parenting-skill training, (2) child life-skill building, and  (3) family lifeskill education into a program that improves the child’s social/life skills and family functioning and protects the children from the long-term risks of drug abuse.

    A nationally recognized program, SFP has been shown effective by numerous independent research studies and has been implemented worldwide. It was developed in the late 1980s by Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D. through a research grant funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. There are now several versions of the original program that accommodate the needs of different age groups and at risk populations.

      SA2 - Strengthening Families Program (SFP) (62.4 KiB)

    The Strengthening Families Program
    (SFP) is a parenting and family
    strengthening program for high risk
    families. It combines science-based
    (1) parenting-skill training, (2) child
    life-skill building, and (3) family lifeskill
    education into a program that
    improves the child’s social/life skills
    and family functioning and protects
    the children from the long-term risks
    of drug abuse.
    A nationally recognized program, SFP
    has been shown effective by
    numerous independent research
    studies and has
    been implemented
    worldwide. It was
    developed in the
    late 1980s by
    Karol Kumpfer,
    Ph.D. through a
    research grant
    funded by the
    National Institute
    on Drug Abuse.
    There are now
    several versions of
    the original
    program that
    accommodate the
    needs of different age groups and atrisk
    populations.
    Posted in SA EBP
    April 16th, 2009
    SA#1: Contingency Management (CM)

    sa-cm.gifContingency management (CM) is a motivational incentive intervention in which clients with substance use disorders receive small rewards for attending treatment, taking prescribed medication, providing negative urine samples, or complying with other defined treatment-related goals.

    CM is based on the well-known theory that behaviors that are reinforced or rewarded will increase in frequency. The term CM comes from the concept that the reward is contingent on the successful achievement of the behavior that will be rewarded. It is a model that is used in nonclinical settings in everyday life: parents give rewards for good grades and employers give promotions for performing well on the job.

      SA1 - Contingency management (CM) (114.5 KiB)

    Posted in SA EBP