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Factsheet: Co-occurring Disorders: Links and Resources

GOVERNMENT

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
http://www.samhsa.gov

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. The web site includes links to the three centers, plus research publications online, including the annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. There are three Centers in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
  1. The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) – www.samhsa.gov/cmhs
    This website includes information on HIV/AIDS, homelessness, and other CMHS programs related to persons with co-occurring disorders.

    CMHS Clearinghouse:
    Knowledge Exchange Network
    P.O. Box 42490
    Washington, DC 20015   
    1-800-789-2647
    Fax:  301-984-8796
    www.mentalhealth.org

  2. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) – www.samhsa.gov/csap
    This website includes information on CSAP’s Prevention Decision Support System, regional Centers for the Advancement of Prevention Technologies, Model Prevention Programs, and more.

  3. The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) – www.samhsa.gov/csat
    This website includes information on the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers, Recovery Month observances, the National Treatment Plan and more. SAMHSA’s Clearinghouse for Substance Abuse:

    National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information
    P.O. Box 2345
    Rockville, MD 20847-2345
    1-800-729-6686
    Fax: (301) 468-6433
    www.health.org

    SAMHSA’s Public Education Campaigns:

      • Soy Unica! Soy Latina! – promoting healthy development for Latina girls www.soyunica.or
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    6000 Executive Blvd. – Willco Building
    Bethesda, MD  20892-7003
    www.niaaa.nih.gov
    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
    6001 Executive Blvd
    Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9561
    www.drugabuse.gov
    NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.

  • Office of National Drug Control Policy
    Executive Office of the President
    Office of National Drug Control Policy
    Washington, D.C. 20503
    http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
    The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.

  • National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
    www.mediacampaign.org
    This ONDCP campaign is a multi-dimensional effort designed to educate youth to reject illegal drugs.  Education and support is provided to parents and other adults to help youth resist illicit drug use.  This is an extensive website with various multi-media resources.

NON-GOVERMENT

  • The Alliance Project
    1954 University Avenue West, Suite 12
    St. Paul, MN 55104
    Phone : 651-645-1618
    http://www.defeataddiction.org/
    The Alliance Project is developing a consumer based advocacy network with a broad cross-section of organizations that share common concerns about the devastating disease of alcohol and drug addiction and the dramatic lack of proper public response to this growing health crisis.

  • Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups
    http://www.al-anon.alateen.org
    The primary goal of Al-Anon/ Alateen is to help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Similarly, Alateen, is a recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.

  • Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse At Columbia University
    633 Third Avenue, 19th floor
    New York, NY 10017-6706
    Phone: 212-841-5200
    www.casacolumbia.org
    CASA informs Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives. They assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; encourage individuals and institutions to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction; provide advocates with tools succeed.

  • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
    901 North Pitt Street, Suite 300
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    Phone: 800-54-CADCA
    www.cadca.org
    CADCA, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, is a membership organization of more than 5,000 community coalitions nationwide that are addressing the problems of drugs and violence.  CADCA's mission is to create and strengthen the capacity of new and existing coalitions to build safe, healthy and drug-free communities through technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies, marketing programs, conferences and special events.

  • Drug Strategies
    1575 Eye St. NW  Suite 210
    Washington, DC  20005
    202-289-9070
    www.drugstrategies.org
    Drug Strategies is a research institute that promotes more effective treatment strategies and promotes efforts to reduce demand for drugs through prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement and community initiatives.

  • GAINS Center
    Policy Research, Inc.
    345 Delaware Avenue
    Delmar, NY 12054
    Phone: 800-311-4246
    www.prainc.org/gains
    The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Criminal Justice System is a national locus for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders who come in contact with the justice system.

  • Join Together
    441 Stuart Street, 7th Floor
    Boston, MA 02116
    Phone: 617-437-1500
    www.jointogether.org
    Join Together provides web based and community based resources for substance abuse prevention and treatment. Join Together works with communities to employ comprehensive strategies that respond to the harms related to substance abuse.

  • Legal Action Center
    236 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 505
    Washington, DC 20002
    Phone: 202-544-5478
    www.lac.org
    The Legal Action Center is the only non-profit law firm and policy organization in the United States that fights to protect the legal rights of and improve public policies and services for people with histories of alcoholism or addiction, people with HIV and AIDS, and people with arrest or conviction records.

  • NAADAC- The Association for Addiction Professionals
    901 N. Washington St., Suite 600
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    Phone: 800-548-0497
    www.naadac.org
    NAADAC's mission is to lead, unify, and empower addiction-focused professionals to achieve excellence through education, advocacy, knowledge, standards of practice, ethics, professional development, and research.

  • National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA)
    340 East Second Street, Suite 409
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    Phone: 213- 625-5795
    http://www.napafasa.org
    National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA) is a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to addressing the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) populations on the continental U.S., Hawaii, the six Pacific Island jurisdictions, and elsewhere.

  • National Association for Children of Alcoholics
    11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100
    Rockville, MD  20852
    Phone: 888-554-2627
    www.nacoa.net
    NACOA’s mission is to advocate for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies. NACoA works to raise public awareness; provide leadership in public policy at the national, state, and local levels; advocate for appropriate, effective, and accessible education and prevention services; and facilitate and advance professional knowledge and understanding.  

  • National Association of State Alcohol/ Drug Abuse Directors
    808 17th Street, NW, Suite 410
    Washington, DC 20006
    Phone: 202-293-0090
    www.nasadad.org
    NASADAD is the association for state alcohol and drug abuse directors.  NASADAD fosters and supports the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.

  • National Black Alcoholism and Addictions Council
    1101 14th Street N.W., Suite 630
    Washington, DC 20005
    http://www.borg.com/~nbac
    Provides leadership for the prevention and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and other drugs of abuse in the African American Community.

  • National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
    20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902
    New York, NY 10005
    Phone: 212-269-7797
    www.ncadd.org
    NCADD provides education, information, help and hope to the public, with a focus on reducing the stigma surrounding addiction. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.

  • Partnership for a Drug-Free America
    405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601
    New York, NY 10174
    Phone: 212-922-1560
    http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
    PDFA is a nonprofit coalition of professionals from the communications industry whose mission is to reduce demand for illegal drugs in America through a national anti-drug advertising campaign and other forms of media communication.

  • Prevention Think Tank
    111 Founders Plaza, 12th Floor
    E. Hartford, CT  06108-3298
    Phone: 800-368-6882
    www.etpinc.org/ptt
    The Prevention Think Tank (PTT) is devoted to personal and professional development for prevention professionals and advocates, such as accreditation, mentoring and ethical competency, through traditional and high technology methods.   

For More Information:

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Page last updated: 11/08/2006