Recovery and Policy: How States Transform Systems of Care

Description:

Panelists: Charles G. Curie, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Michael K. Deaver, Vice Chairman International, Edelman; Janet Wood, Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, Colorado Department of Human Services; Michael Botticelli, Assistant Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Program: Governors and state-level policymakers have unique opportunities to shape attitudes about addiction and increase access to treatment services by their constituencies. This program will profile State officials who are making a difference and who are finding innovative and successful ways to ensure effective treatment services are available to the populations they serve.

Host:
Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)