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ATTC Network Releases Findings From a 5-Year Study of the Substance Use Disorders Workforce

Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 04:16

A lack of nationally representative data describing the specialty workforce that serves individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) has inhibited the ability of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and other federal agencies to institute meaningful workforce development programs for SUD professionals. In response, SAMHSA instructed the 2007-2012 Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network to carry out a national workforce survey. The overall goal of this project, entitled Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of the Addiction Treatment Profession, was to identify strategies to successfully prepare, recruit and retain a sufficient number of professionals able to effectively care for individuals with substance use disorders. Now, after several years of carefully designing, developing and implementing the study with limited funding, the ATTC Network is proud to release the much-anticipated national findings.

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Report: findings from a five year study of the substance use disorders workforce