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DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

& DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Division of Addictive Diseases

Presented by:

Cassandra Price, GCADC- II, MBA

Director

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Mission The DBHDD Division of Addictive Diseases

(DAD) is responsible for (O.C.GA § 49-5-

220):

• Establishing, administering, and supervising the state’s programs for addictive diseases;

• Planning for and implementing the coordination of addictive disease services with physical health services and for the the prevention of any of addictive diseases;

• Ensuring that Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery services are available to the citizens of Georgia.

Mechanisms: DAD contracts with:

– Service/Supports providers in all 6 regions to

provide services to men, women, and children

who are struggling with or are at risk for

substance use or abuse disorders.

– Prevention entities for services specifically

designed to reduce the risks associated with

substance use and abuse. While substance use is the

target, the purchased strategies are also effective with risk

factors associated with social problems, such as crime, teen

pregnancy, school failure, delinquency and economic

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Programs/Services

Substance Abuse Treatment

Substance Abuse Prevention

DUI Intervention Program

Federal Grants

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Substance Abuse Treatment

Adult

Women

Child and Adolescent

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Adult Services

Core Services:

Diagnostic Assessment, Behavioral Health Assessment & Service Plan

Development, Psychological Testing (Allowable), Crisis Intervention, Psychiatric Treatment, Nursing

Assessment and Care, Medication Administration, Community Support

Individual, Individual Outpatient Services, Family Outpatient

Services, Group Outpatient Services, Pharmacy and Lab Services

Specialty Services:

Crisis Stabilization Units

Residential

Detoxification

Narcotic Treatment Programs

HIV (EIS)

Treatment Courts

Recovery Support Centers

CORE BH Providers- Assessment and Outpatient Services

18 Crisis Stabilization Programs

9 Detoxification Programs

29 Residential Programs- varies in capacity and level of residential

20 Women’s residential programs

17 Women’s outpatient programs

2 Recovery Centers

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Women’s Services

Residential

Outpatient

Transitional Housing

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Georgia’s Ready for Work

Programs 20 Residential Sites 17 Outpatient Sites

Highest priority is given to the following;

• Pregnant Women

• IV Users

• Women who meet the “needy family”

• CPS involvement

• TANF recipients

Child and Adolescent Services

Adolescent Intensive Residential Treatment Programs

CORE Outpatient Services

Youth Clubhouse Programs

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Substance Abuse Prevention

Services

Provides Federal SAPT Block Grant funding to community-based organizations for primary substance abuse prevention.

Special initiatives include:

– Underage and Adult Drinking

– Prescription Drug Abuse

– Drug Free Workplaces

– Maternal Substance Abuse (FASD)

– Tobacco and Alcohol Retail Sales Compliance

– Georgia Teen Institute- Youth teams working on alcohol

issues in their communities

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Infusion of the

Strategic Prevention Framework

State Systems Prevention Infrastructure

Community Coalitions Action Mechanism

General Public Awareness and

Outreach

DUI Intervention Program

200,000 DUI ARRESTS IN GA

50,000 COME TO DUI SCHOOL

AVERAGE BAL IS 0.15

FATALITIES DUE TO ALCOHOL ARE DOWN 81% since 1982

675 CLINICAL EVALUATORS

325 TREATMENT PROVIDERS

Estimates are for every DUI arrest the offender was eligible 400 to 800 times

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Federal Grants

SBIRT- Georgia BASICS is a 5 year, $12,600,000, Cooperative Agreement with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment designed to implement, diffuse and sustain substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in the State of Georgia.

SPE Grant

Prescription Drug Grant

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Other Initiative’s

DBHDD Division of Addictive Diseases collborates with the Department of Veterans Affairs on the state and Federal level and the Georgia National Gaurd to increase access to care and promote optimal transition back into family

Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist (CARES):

– Certified Peer Specialists for Addiction Recovery

Supports

– have trained over 120 peers to date

A Few Significant Outcomes

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0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 Target

39.0% 38.0%

N/A*

39.7% 40.0%

Year

Percent of Adult Addictive Diseases Consumers Who Abstained from

Use or Experienced a Reduction in Use While in Treatment

*Methodology for reporting was changed in FY11. We changed from one measurement tool to a new one (the CAFAS) in the Frequency of Use field. Switching tools presents a limitation when measurement is not consistent from year to year.

6,117 6,153

8,941 8,850

10,222

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11

HIV Testing by Ga. HIV EIS Workers

(FY07 to FY11)

Note: GA HIV EIS, managed by Imagine Hope Inc., a program of DBHDD - Div. of Addictive Diseases

$-

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

$1,600,000

$1,800,000

Cost of 10 Days of

Hospital Care for

Drug-Addicted

Infants

Cost of 90 Days of

Treatment for

Woman/Infant

$1,800,000

$792,000

Cost of Care

Future Ensure intensity and quality of services

Continue to implement recovery support services into system (ROSC=Recovery Oriented System of Care)

Develop provider’s that are truly co-occurring capable

Coordinate with primary health centers to improve overall health

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DBHDD website www.dbhdd.georgia.gov

Georgia Crisis & Access Line

800/715-4225 or visit www.mygcal.com

Division of Addictive Disease main phone number 404-657-2331