Policy/Advocacy

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CalTAF proposes amendment mandating coverage for substance abuse treatment

February 21, 2012     News release
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The California Treatment Advocacy Foundation (CalTAF) has voiced support for pending legislation concerning the treatment and diagnosis of mental illnesses and called on state legislators to add an amendment to protect those in need of alcohol and drug rehabilitation.

10% of kids live with at least one alcoholic parent

February 16, 2012     News release
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A new report shows 7.5 million children under age 18 (10.5% of this population) lived with a parent who has experienced an alcohol use disorder in the past year.

CADCA names recipient of 2012 National Leadership Award

February 6, 2012     News release
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In recognition of the significant contributions he has made to the field of substance abuse prevention and long-standing support of community-based drug prevention CADCA will award Dr. Alan Leshner the 2012 National Leadership Award.

A new look at D.C.'s alcohol and drug use 'epidemic'

February 2, 2012     News release
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Misuse of alcohol and other drugs has reached epidemic proportions in the Washington, D.C. area, according to a recent Federal survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

New Jersey Gov. Christie surprises some with broad call for offender treatment

February 1, 2012     Gary A. Enos, Editor
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While gay marriage constitutes the latest topic capturing national attention among followers of the never-dull administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the addiction treatment community in the governor’s home state is abuzz over his recent call for mandatory treatment for nonviolent offenders with substance use problems.

Minimum benefit package: flexibility, but parity

January 10, 2012     Alison Knopf
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While many uncertainties remain about the place of substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health (MH) benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there are two realities the behavioral health field now can rely on.

GAO Explores Effects of Parity Law

December 12, 2011     Gary Enos, Editor
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A November report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the effects of the 2008 mental health and addiction parity law appears to have gone relatively unnoticed in the field, perhaps because its findings uncovered few dramatic changes in employer-based insurance coverage.

State governor's office awards grant to target underage drinking

December 6, 2011     News release
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Atlanta — The Georgia Governor's Office for Children and Families (GOCF) recently has awarded a $54,797 grant to The Council on Alcohol and Drugs to

Faces & Voices of Recovery releases Community Listening Forum Toolkit

November 29, 2011     News release
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Washington, D.C. — Faces & Voices of Recovery today released the Community Listening Forum Toolkit, a new resource for organizing events in cities

Calif. providers decry restrictive insurance requirements

November 16, 2011     Gary A. Enos, Editor
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New group sees Pennsylvania-style regulation as an option

Carpenter-Palumbo leaves, Gilhousen returns at NAATP

November 14, 2011     Dennis Grantham, Senior Editor
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Just seven months after the high expectations that accompanied the hiring of Karen Carpenter-Palumbo as president and CEO of the National Association

CADCA seeks to deliver prevention support to White House

October 31, 2011     Gary A. Enos, Editor
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Organization pushes for signatures to a petition