On October 18, 2022, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its plans to allocate new funding to combat the mental health crisis.

Please forgive the abuse of the Halloween metaphor as I find myself spooked by the specter of an addiction treatment false binary in the op-ed in the innovations issue (see “Harm reduction innovation: Abstinence, move over,” ADAW Oct.

The Addition of Four New SUD Treatment Executives Builds on NAATP's Foundation of Leadership

NEW YORK, NY - Compliancy Group has created a series of informative resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout October, Compliancy Group will publish new content to help healthcare organizations improve their overall security posture.

NAATP Releases 13th Edition of the National Addiction Treatment Salary Survey

The Survey Serves as a Leadership Guide to Attracting and Maintaining Top Talent in a Challenging Workforce Environment

NAATP is pleased to release Leading the Way to Recovery, the association’s strategic plan for effective industry service and leadership through the year 2025. We do so with gratitude and a deep sense of responsibility to the field of addiction treatment.

Marvin Ventrell, CEO of NAATP, was asked to review the 2022 book, Marse: A Psychological Portrait of the Southern Slave Master and His Legacy of White Supremacy.

Addiction treatment leaders can move the dial on counselor turnover

Organizations that treat Substance Use Disorder (OSUD) are in the midst of a workforce crisis unlike anything we’ve seen in the past few decades.

In 2020, NAATP announced its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) Action Plan, which stated, “In response to the historic and current systemic racism and discrimination that profoundly impact the addiction treatment field, NAATP staff and Board members make the following commitments to action.” These commitments included Self-Examination, Elevating Voices of People of Color, Raising Aw

 

Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery from substance use and mental health, just as we celebrate improvements made by those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease.

Please join us in welcoming Heather Black Coyne, LMFT, CADC II, who has joined our team as Chief Clinical Officer. We are thrilled to have her mission-driven leadership on board as we continue transforming the lives of women, pregnant women, and women with their children from addiction into recovery.

How Jason Chartier Of Mountainside Treatment Center Is Helping To Promote Healthy Eating

An Interview With Martita Mestey

The new executive director of Friendly House dives into a variety of topics, including why she feels she needs to be a disruptor in the treatment field

Editor’s note: As part of our Recovery Reimaged series, we Zoomed with Christ

NAATP talks with Mike Lifshotz, Founder and CEO of Hatch Compliance. Hatch Compliance, an NAATP Affiliate Member, offers consulting as well as turnkey learning management system, human resources & compliance solutions preconfigured with all State, Joint Commission and CARF Solution.

 

The President signed the reconciliation legislation yesterday after a tortured journey through the legislative process. As you likely know, several US Senators had veto power over what was included in the final product. Since this unusual legislative process was used, there were also strict requirements that it address only budgetary issues. That made including policy changes difficult.