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Acknowledgment
This technical assistance resource guide was prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Partners for Recovery (PFR) Initiative by Melanie Whitter and Donna J. Hillman of Abt Associates Inc. and Peggie Powers, consultant to Abt Associates Inc. Shannon B. Taitt, M.P.A., served as the Government Project Officer.
NOTE: The authors do not work for the government.
Introduction
Are you looking for resources on resiliency and recovery-oriented systems of care (ROSC)? Further, have you been reading the headlines concerning national health care reform and wondering how it will impact programs and services within a ROSC? This guide, which contains information from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and your colleagues around the country, will assist you with answers to these questions. State and local policy makers responsible for substance use programming, as well as providers of treatment and recovery support services, can look to this guide for information to enhance prevention, treatment, and recovery services as the changes in health care evolve in their communities.
The purpose of this resource guide is to share an overview of ROSC and illustrate how these systems are an integral part of the new health care environment. This guide will align the tenets of health care reform to the benefits, framework, and history of ROSC, and the steps for planning and implementing ROSC. Following each section of the guide's narrative, you will find websites to direct you to specific resources that will assist you in conceptualizing and developing ROSC. The resources in this guide include research studies, white papers, conference presentations, manuals, practice guides, check lists, regulations and a number of other documents that have been prepared in response to the need for systems reform.
The establishment of ROSC is a relatively new concept in the substance use disorder field. The structure of ROSC will likely evolve as these systems mature and are evaluated. However, as States and communities are creating and implementing ROSC, they can learn from one another. At the same time that they are developing ROSC, they must also consider the changes that are occurring as a result of health care reform. Some policy makers and providers have begun to assess their community strengths and needs in this...