|
|
|
|
|
Jennifer R Wheeler, MPH, John F Bunker, ScD, MHS, Jennifer Wierwille Norton, MPP, and Linda L King, MS. New Futures, 29 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 1, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 603-431-1770, jwheeler@new-futures.org
This presentation will focus on the methodology and results of an initiative to assess and address adolescent alcohol and other drug treatment needs in New Hampshire by New Futures a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization working to reduce underage alcohol problems and increase access to treatment in New Hampshire. The Adolescent Treatment Initiative (ATI), funded by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, is aimed at improving the quality and quantity of adolescent alcohol and other drug treatment services in NH. This initiative was created after a 9-month planning process, including a statewide analysis of adolescent treatment needs; a national analysis of "best practice" programs; and a national analysis of selected foundations and how they address alcohol and other drug problems, specifically adolescent treatment. This initiative will include resources to 1) support community-based adolescent treatment services and 2) enhance the capacity of a comprehensive statewide treatment system for adolescents. Methodology, lessons learned, findings, and progress of this initiative in New Hampshire will be shared.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: employment