National

DDCAT- Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment, power point presentation on the development and application of the DDCAT instrument. www.tresearch.org/resources/AHSRPresentations/McGovern.ppt

COCE Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched by Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in September 2003, is the first national resource for the field of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (COD).

"TIPS & TOPICS" by David Mee-Lee
David Mee-Lee, M.D. is a board certified psychiatrist. He is certified by examination of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Dr. Mee-Lee works with healthcare professionals to develop person-centered, individualized services and systems. He also offers an excellent electronic newsletter, "TIPS and TOPICS" from David Mee-Lee, M.D. Sign up for FREE "TIPS & TOPICS" at http://www.dmlmd.com/index.html

SAMHSA Position on Treatment for Individuals with Co-Occurring Addictive and Mental Disorders
http://coce.samhsa.gov/cod_resources/PDF/ SAMHSA_position_on_treatment_for_individuals_with_ co-occurring_addictive_and_mental_disorders.pdf

SAMHSA's Dual Diagnosis Treatment Improvement Exchange
http://www.treatment.org/Topics/dual.html
Resources include: CSAT Publications: Selected TIPs and TAPs; Federal and private resources and information; Publications, reports, and other contributions from the Co-Occurring Dialogue Discussion Group; Links to government, non-profit, and professional organizations.

American Association of Community Psychiatrists position statement on program competencies in a comprehensive continuous integrated system of care for individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance disorders
Download the PDF here
In June, 2000, AACP released a consensus position statement entitled Principles of Treatment for Individuals with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders, indicating the need for welcoming, accessible, integrated, continuous, and comprehensive treatment interventions and treatment programs, organized into a comprehensive, continuous, integrated system of care (CCISC).

Co-Occurring Dialogues Electronic Discussion List
http://www.treatment.org/Topics/DualDialogues.html
Co-Occurring Dialogues is an Electronic Discussion List that represents an expansion of the services offered by the CSAT Treatment Improvement Exchange on the Web. The List was developed and established by the Division of State and Community Assistance (DSCA), and specifically focuses on issues related to dual diagnosis (defined for the purposes of this activity as a mental disorder and substance abuse). In addition, a special topics page on the TIE Forum is devoted to resources and information on these issues.

Women, Co-occurring Disorders, and Violence Study (SAMHSA)
http://www.wcdvs.com/
The goal of the Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study is to produce information and knowledge about the development of an integrated services approach for women, ages 18 or older, with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, who also have histories of physical and/or sexual abuse. Knowledge gained from the study is expected to be useful in advancing national, state and local policy that affects how the various service systems respond to women with co-occurring disorders who have histories of violence.

Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network Tennessee
http://www.dualdiagnosis.org/
Mission: To develop and enhance recovery opportunities for individuals who experience a dual disorder of an emotional or psychiatric illness and a chemical addiction, and to provide support and education for members of their families. The DDRN offers assistance in three ways: Advocacy, Self Help, Information and Referral.

Dual Recovery Anonymous
http://draonline.org/
Dual Recovery Anonymous is an independent, nonprofessional, twelve-step, self-help fellowship organization for people with a dual diagnosis. Our goal is to help men and women who experience a dual illness. We are chemically dependent and we are also affected by an emotional or psychiatric illness. Both illnesses affect us in all areas of our lives; physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually.

National ATTC Co-Occurring Resources
http://www.nattc.org/respubs/cooccurring/
Building on a rich history, the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addiction treatment. Our vision is to unify science, education and services to transform the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and other drug addiction.

Dr. Ken Minkoff's Co-occurring Website
http://www.kenminkoff.com/
Kenneth Minkoff, MD Kenneth Minkoff, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist with a certificate of additional qualifications in addiction psychiatry; a dedicated community psychiatrist, and currently is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is recognized as one of the nation's leading experts on integrated treatment of individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance disorders (ICOPSD) or "dual diagnosis", and on the development of integrated systems of care for such individuals, through the implementation of a national consensus best practice model for systems design: the Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care (CCISC), referenced in SAMHSA's Report to Congress on Co-occurring Disorders (2002).

Behavioral Health Recovery Management Dual Diagnosis Clinical Guidelines
http://www.bhrm.org/guidelines/ddguidelines.htm

State

PA Department of Public Welfare Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/about/OMHSAS/

PA Department of Health Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=173&q=233565&healthPNavCtr
The Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs was established by the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act and is charged with developing and implementing a comprehensive health, education, and rehabilitation program for the prevention, intervention, treatment and case management of drug and alcohol abuse and dependence.

Local

Berks County Council on Chemical Abuse
http://www.councilonchemicalabuse.org/
The Council on Chemical Abuse is the Single County Authority (SCA) for Berks County, PA and is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating publicly supported drug and alcohol programs in this county. This website contains resources of interest in the area of co-occurring disorders.

Pennsylvania MISA Pilot Project: Contacts

September 2003

Note: all providers in the MISA project are licensed both by MH and D&A and meet the MISA Integrated Service Criteria.