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 committed to supplying 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 an eye on 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 grateful for this collaboration and for the extraordinary involvement we have actually gotten from the field.”
ATLAS examines 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 totally offered in English and Spanish.
The tool likewise collects and display screens anonymous feedback from patients on their experiences at centers as soon as a minimum limit of 20 reactions for the facility is satisfied. Just like 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 check out 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 frequently difficult to find, ATLAS is an important new resource. When my kid 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 transformation 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 offered 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 important that we decrease 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 developed by Shatterproof, a national not-for-profit company committed 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 Summer Season 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, offered 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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