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Public Defenders Get Training to Detect, Advise and Refer Substance-Abusing Clients to Necessary Services

April 20, 2010 | Program Result Report

Treatment Research Institute developed a pilot project to train public defenders in Pennsylvania to identify clients with substance abuse issues and refer them to appropriate health and social services.

Study Finds that Substance Abuse Treatment Reduces Criminal Behavior and Drug Use of Adolescents in the Criminal Justice System

January 28, 2010 | Program Result Report

Investigators at the University of Pittsburgh coordinated a longitudinal study of 1,355 serious adolescent offenders in Philadelphia and Phoenix to learn what paths led them to continued engagement with the criminal justice system or away from it.

Have Drug Treatment Services Suffered Under Managed Care?

December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Investigators at University of Pennsylvania's Treatment Research Institute and the Alcohol Research Group at the University of California, Berkeley (analyzed the impact of managed care on substance abuse treatment.

Cross-Systems Financing Project Learning Community Creates Care Integration in Five Sites

November 10, 2009 | Program Result Report

The Technical Assistance Collaborative established and guided a "learning community" in which participants developed strategies to integrate funding for and improve access to mental health and substance abuse services in their states and counties.

Smoke-Free New Jersey and Smoke-Free Philly

July 29, 2009 | Program Result Report

Smoke-Free New Jersey and Smoke-Free Philly conducted communications campaigns to ensure successful implementation of smoke-free indoor air laws in New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Coalition Funded by RWJF National Program to Reduce Underage Drinking Through Coalitions

July 31, 2007 | Program Result Report

Pennsylvanians Against Underage Drinking conducted statewide activities to reduce alcohol use among underage youth.