-- Since the one-size -fits-all approach of 12-step programs only works
for 3-5 percent of people, what alternative treatments are available?

-- What has three decades of scientific research shown? Why are so many
conventional addiction professionals reluctant to accept and share the
findings?

-- Are the rights of people suffering from substance abuse being
compromised by the lack of information sharing in the recovery industry?

-- Is mandating or prescribing only one treatment ethical? What is the
legal trend in the U. What options are available to them?

In order to stimulate dialog and exchange of information pertaining to
these issues, Solomon has recently expanded her website --
www.6 million to Connecticut over five years for a Mental Health
Transformation State Incentive Grant to transform the state's mental health
system to reflect consumer and family needs and focus on facilitating
recovery.

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Data continues to show that alcohol and other addictions remain epidemic,
contribute greatly to hospital and prison occupancy, dramatically decrease
workplace productivity, and are a leading contributor to fatalities in the
U.
"The federal government is investing these grant funds in Connecticut
because of the work we have already done preparing to take our system to the
next level," Governor Rell said." This collaboration will promote mental health issues as part of a
broad agenda that includes primary medical care, education, labor, child
welfare and criminal justice.
The grants require the grantees to enlist consumers and family members as
active partners in all transformation planning and activities.

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Americans, privately and through public funds, will spend at least $10-12
billion in treatment facilities this year, even though collectively we seem
to be getting worse and not better because of lack of information about
treatment alternatives. Jodi Rell
during a ceremony in Hartford.
"That's why I've asked fifteen of my agency heads to collaborate on this
effort.

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WASHINGTON, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator Charles Curie today announced
the award of $13 .
"People with mental disorders have a vital role to play in our families, our
neighborhoods, our communities, and our country. "We are transforming mental health care in
Connecticut by making sure that state and local systems are working together
seamlessly on behalf of people with mental illness and their families.

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Solomon's book is the first to provide a
comprehensive (and expanding) directory of licensed professionals and
treatment programs offering such choices. Their ability to participate
fully can no longer be derailed by outdated science, outmoded financing
systems, and unspoken discrimination.
The Connecticut award is part of $92.

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com -- to include many other resources plus a free
discussion forum. Those wishing an interview or speaker for their
organization may contact her through the website."
The Mental Health Transformation program seeks to help states create
systems that are more family-centered, reduce reliance on institutional
settings, and allow for seamless navigation and transition through local
mental health services.

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regarding 12-step programs?

-- There are four times as many problem drinkers as there are
"alcoholics" in the U. They also
require grantees to take a life span approach to services and to provide a
continuum of services including promotion, prevention , treatment, and
recovery.

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Other studies, including one conducted
by AA's own General Service Organization , suggest that only 3-5 percent of
those who first attend a meeting can be counted a year later. Yet 93-97
percent of treatment facilities in the U.S.

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April 6 is National Alcohol Screening Day
and April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Melanie Solomon , author of the
breakthrough book, "AA Not the Only Way -- Your One Stop Resource Guide to
12-Step Alternatives," hopes that this year those seeking treatment for
themselves or loved ones, or those making recommendations for others will
consider, embrace and expand the dialog and knowledge about available
treatment options.

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Curie presented a symbolic "big check" to Governor M.
"This new grant will significantly advance the transformation agenda
outlined in the federal action agenda for mental health care," Curie said.

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Solomon is quick to acknowledge the tremendous contribution AA has made to
those it has helped but suggests that the numbers are just too staggering
not to explore alternatives for those not being served well by 12-step
approaches. Further, her presentations
suggest some important questions for expanding the treatment dialog in the
U.
The states that receive the awards, administered by SAMHSA's Center for Mental
Health Services, will serve as platforms for learning about what strategies
and activities do and do not work in transforming the states' mental health
and related systems.

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the U. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability ,
capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention,
addictions treatment, and mental health service delivery system.

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There are viable, evidence-based alternatives, more practical ,
and well accepted and established in other countries, that might better
suit the complex and individualized needs of people suffering with
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It will also confirm that there are four times as many problem
drinkers as alcoholics in this country and that nine out of ten of these
people avoid conventional treatment.S.
"We know that recovery from mental illness involves more than just
treatment, it's about jobs, education, decent housing, and all the other
things that we would want for our families and ourselves," the Governor said. In partnerships with these states, SAMHSA will
communicate successful strategies and activities to other states, territories ,
and tribes and tribal organizations in order to improve and accelerate
transformation across the nation.
Connecticut is receiving $2,730,000 for the first year to continue
developing a recovery-oriented system of mental health care in which state and
local systems work together seamlessly to offer all of the state's citizens,
across the lifespan, an array of effective, accessible services and recovery
supports to prevent mental illness and promote resilience and recovery.