Crownsville, MD — Public Access Journalism LLC (PAJ) has launched www.silenttreatment.info, the first phase of "Silent Treatment: Addiction in America," a public education project in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

The interactive website offers a wealth of resources to help people choose and find quality treatment and recovery services locally and nationally, and features Recovery Radio podcasts and "Living It," a blog chronicling the daily lives of people in recovery.

"Silent Treatment" is a multi-media project that examines the latest research on causes and treatment of substance abuse to help the nearly 23 million Americans age 12 and older with addiction issues. The second phase will launch August 2, with the release of a five-part newspaper series and comprehensive resource guides, distributed free to newspapers nationwide through Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services (KRT), and featured on the companion website, www.silenttreatment.info.

 "Many Americans who are dependent on drugs or alcohol have difficulty finding quality addiction care," said Victor Capoccia, RWJF senior program officer. "The personal, family and community consequences of addiction are well documented. Less well known is the success with proven treatment approaches. The series will tell those stories to help people find treatment that works for them." 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing the United States. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. For more than 30 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org.

Public Access Journalism LLC brings together veteran journalists, nonprofits and a national news service to bring practical resources and analysis of complex issues directly to the public through multi-media outlets. Its feature series have run in more than 300 newspapers and their websites for a total circulation of over 13 million.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services is a news and features content service partnership between Tribune Company and Knight Ridder. KRT provides news stories, photos, news and features graphics, illustrations, caricatures, paginated news and feature products, and material for young readers to news organizations in the U.S. and internationally.  With contributions from more than 50 U.S. newspapers and its own staff in the United States and Europe, KRT features appear in more than 600 newspapers worldwide with a daily circulation of more than 80 million. KRT is also a major provider of content to leading online services.