Dallas, PA – The Other Day, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) was signed up with by substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. to encourage use of the totally free and private Addiction Treatment Locator, Evaluation, and Standards Platform, ATLAS, in Pennsylvania.
” At a time when we’re seeing an boost in substance use and overdose deaths throughout Pennsylvania, it is essential for anybody with a substance use disorder looking for help to receive high-quality treatment,” stated Unique Assistant to the DDAP Secretary, Steve Ross. “The benefits of this new tool consist of keeping track of the quality of treatment providers in Pennsylvania and offering people and households a trusted resource to find quality care for themselves and theirloved ones We are grateful for Pyramid’s involvement in this important resource.”
Established in 1999 and headquartered in Altoona, Pyramid Healthcare is acknowledged as one of the biggest, full-continuum providers of substance use treatment for grownups and teenagers with 31 practical program locations in the commonwealth and 85 in overall throughout 7 eastern states.
” As a getting involved provider, Pyramid Healthcare happily joins DDAP in assistance and promo of ATLAS as an important resource developed to bridge the space in between treatment gain access to and customer engagement within the commonwealth by assisting people browse readily available behavioral health treatment options that finest fit their distinct recovery requires,” mentioned Jonathan Wolf, CEO of Pyramid Healthcare.
An overall of 515 SUD treatment centers, or 67% of the overall DDAP certified centers, throughout the state have actually sent their information to be consisted of in ATLAS. Because the launch in Pennsylvania last June, almost 9,800 users went to the website, 5,100 treatment searches were made, and more than 1,100 treatment centers were seen through the platform. An extra open registration duration for centers who missed out on the very first due date will be readily available in fall 2022.
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 distinct 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 as soon as a minimum limit of 20 reactions for the facility is satisfied. Similar to customer evaluations help people to choose products 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.
ATLAS was developed by Shatterproof, a national not-for-profit company devoted to reversing the addiction crisis in America. In addition to Pennsylvania, ATLAS is presently in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, North Carolina, West Virginia and New Jersey.
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 experienced 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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