Sending GRATITUDE and THANKS for your support to NAATP this year.

As we reflect on 2020, we thank our members and friends for all that you do to make the Association what is it.

Earlier this year, NAATP created an action plan to demonstrate our commitment to expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) in the addiction treatment field.

Zina Rodriguez, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Z&D Consulting, shares that she faced big challenges when looking for treatment for her son. When searching for appropriate treatment, she realized that a very limited number of programs offered adequate cultural representation where her son would feel c

Tania Bhattacharyya, Foundation Executive Director at New Directions for Women, shares how cultural representation legitimizes addiction treatment and counteracts the stigma against mental health and substance use disorder that persists in our culture.

Manny Rodriguez, Executive Director and Founder of La Fuente Hollywood Treatment Center, talks about experiencing a recent increase in trans clients coming into treatment with trauma due to the current social climate. Manny expresses his hope to have an honest and open discussion about the LGBTQ+

Rick Hubbard, Executive Vice President of Origins Behavioral HealthCare, shares his experience working in addiction treatment for the past 18 years and how it feels to regularly be one of the few people of color in the room.

NAATP is closely monitoring the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and working hard to keep our members updated. On December 1st, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) panel met and determined that the first COVID-19 vaccine doses should go to health workers and long-term care residents.

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers congratulates President-elect Joe Biden on winning the presidential election. The American people have chosen a leader who is focused on healing and bipartisanship. We also congratulate Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) is pleased to release the 2020 National Addiction Industry Salary Survey. The 2020 survey is the 12th salary survey produced by The National Association and is expanded to include additional information regarding facility capacity, parental leave, benefits by staff type, and salary distributions.

The National Association is pleased to welcome Terri Hayden, J. Gregory Hobelmann, Charles Odell, and Phil Rutherford to its Board of Directors. Ms. Hayden, Dr. Hobelmann, Mr. Odell, and Mr. Rutherford each serve as executive leadership of NAATP Provider and Supporter Members and were elected by the NAATP membership at large.  

In the wake of the devastation of the West Coast Wildfires, NAATP is working on reaching out to all of our members in the impacted areas. NAATP wants to identify treatment facilities needing support due to damage caused by the fires. Within our membership, there are resources to help patients and staff at centers that have been impacted.

Now in its 31st year, Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery, just as we celebrate improvements made by those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease.

NAATP's CEO, Marvin Ventrell, discusses in this Podcast the profound impact that COVID-19 has had on the addiction field and the population that we serve, NAATP's response, and what's next.

“Addiction lives and grows in isolation, recovery occurs in community, and community is only real and sustainable to the extent that it is just.” 

Dr. John Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Recovery Research Institute, discusses the power of data in informing payers and the public about the value of addiction treatment. 

Dr. Holen Hirsh, Director of Public and Behavioral Health at OMNI Institute, introduces the COVID-19 Impact on Addiction Treatment Survey, a brief online patient survey of the impact of the pandemic and the transition to telehealth services on personal recovery.

Dr. Scott Miller founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence discusses Feedback Informed Treatment Tools (FIT) for administering and scoring the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) and Session Rating Scale (SRS).

Dr. Norman Hoffman, a clinical psychologist and expert in the clinical assessment of mental health and substance use disorders, discusses instruments available through Evince Clinical Assessments, including a triage tool and diagnostic tools for co-occurring disorders.

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