This series of three web-assisted audioconferences will discuss recovery-based care for addiction. These sessions are part of a project to educate state legislators and legislative staff about recovery-based care for addiction. 

This project is a collaborative effort of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD), the State Associations of Addiction Services (SAAS), and Faces & Voices of Recovery (Faces & Voices). The project is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration under the Partners for Recovery Initiative through a contract with Abt Associates Incorporated.

Registration is free. For more information about the series see below or visit:
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/webcast2.htm#june.

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Recovery-Based Care for Addiction:  Federal and State Financing
Friday, June 27th - 2:00 pm EDT
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This web-assisted audioconference will provide an overview of a recovery-based care approach, including federal and state financing of that care. Dr. Clark will provide an overview of a recovery-based approach, including federal financing available to states. Senator Harp will discuss the state financing of recovery-based care in the state of Connecticut.

• H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Senator Toni Harp, Co-Chair, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut General Assembly 

Recovery-Based Care for Addiction:  City of Philadelphia
Friday, July 11th - 1:00 pm EDT
(Registration coming soon.)

This web-assisted audioconference will provide an overview of the city of Philadelphia's transformation to a recovery-based care approach. Dr. Evans will discuss his experience leading the city of Philadelphia's transformation to a recovery-based approach. Ms. Haberle will discuss PRO-ACT's involvement in the city of Philadelphia's transformation to a recovery-based approach, PRO-ACT's experience providing peer recovery support services out of a recovery community center, and PRO-ACT's experience doing policy work.

• Arthur Evans, Ph.D., Director, Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Beverly Haberle, PRO-ACT, Recovery Community Organization, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Recovery-Based Care for Addiction:  Policy Changes and Cost Data
Friday, July 18th - 1:00 pm EDT
(Registration coming soon.)

This web-assisted audioconference will explore policy changes necessary to provide recovery-based care. It will also explore cost data demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of, and the cost savings resulting from, a recovery-based care approach. Ms. Wheeler will discuss the policy changes that the state of Oregon implemented in order to provide recovery-based care. Mr. DiLeo will discuss the cost data that the state of Connecticut has generated from its recovery-based approach.

• Karen Wheeler, Manager, Policy and Program Development, Addiction Services, Addictions and Mental Health Division, Oregon Department of Human Services
• Paul DiLeo, Chief Operating Officer, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services