Harrisburg, PA -Today, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) was signed up with by national not-for-profit Unbreakable and substance use disorder treatment provider Gaudenzia to reveal the growth of the complimentary and private Addiction Treatment Locator, Evaluation, and Standards Platform, ATLAS, to Pennsylvania.
” The Wolf Administration is devoted to offering high-quality treatment to every Pennsylvanian with a substance use disorder, specifically now, as we’re seeing an boost in substance use and overdose deaths throughout Pennsylvania,” stated DDAP Secretary Jen Smith. “This new tool will not just keep track of the quality of treatment providers in Pennsylvania, however likewise offers people and households a trusted resource to find quality care for themselves and theirloved ones We are glad for this collaboration and for the amazing involvement we have actually gotten from the field.”
ATLAS assesses addiction treatment centers’ use of evidence-based finest practices based on the Shatterproof National Concepts of Care, consists of an evaluation to comprehend the suitable level of care, and deals an simple-to-use control panel to enable those in requirement and their loved ones to search for and compare centers utilizing requirements such as area, services provided, and insurance accepted so they can find the very best treatment for their special requirements. ATLAS is completely readily available in English and Spanish.
The tool likewise collects and screens anonymous feedback from patients on their experiences at centers when a minimum limit of 20 reactions for the facility is satisfied. Just like customer evaluations help people to choose items and services in other locations of healthcare, this feedback assists to notify others’ care choices. Anybody who has actually gotten treatment from a facility in Pennsylvania is motivated to see ATLAS to search for the facility and leave a patient evaluation.
” Throughout a time when our country’s addiction crisis is unfortunately at an all- time high and gain access to to quality treatment is typically tough to find, ATLAS is a crucial new resource. When my child Brian required addiction treatment, my family struggled attempting to find him the rightcare It was difficult to understand who to trust,” states Shatterproof Creator and CEO, Gary Mendell. “ATLAS is a total change in the addiction world. It will offer those in requirement and their households the transparent and trustworthy information my family never ever had and will help put more people on the course to recovery.”
Forty Gaudenzia treatment locations, and an overall of 515 substance use disorder treatment centers throughout the state have actually sent their information to be consisted of in ATLAS. An extra open registration duration for centers who missed out on the very first due date will be readily available in fall 2022.
” We are grateful for ATLAS and the group at Unbreakable for making the submission process so simple,” stated Dr. Dale Klatzker, President and CEO at Gaudenzia, Inc. “It is essential that we lower barriers to treatment and this tool provides an simple method for those in requirement to seek and rapidly find a treatment choice that will work best for them. We are happy to partner with DDAP and Unbreakable on ATLAS and to belong of such an important resource to the community.”
ATLAS was produced by Shatterproof, a national not-for-profit company devoted to reversing the addiction crisis in America. ATLAS is presently in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and West Virginia, reaching more than a quarter of the U.S. population. It will be coming to New Jersey in Summertime 2022, and California in 2023, which will bring the population reach to more than 40%.
DDAP’s Get Help Now hotline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357 ), is likewise a trusted resource for people and/or their loved ones if substance use disorder treatment or resources are required. The hotline is private, readily available 24 hr a day, 365 days a year and staffed by qualified professionals who will link callers to resources in theircommunity Callers can likewise be linked with financing if they require help paying for treatment.
MEDIA CONTACT: Stephany Dugan – ra-dapressoffice@pa.gov
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