The department of Alcohol and Drug Programs contracts with experts to provide technical assistance and training services to California agencies, organizations, community groups and individuals to help reduce and prevent problems associated with alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) among the state's diverse populations. These services, provided free of charge, focus on specific populations and subject areas, thus allowing a requestor to identify and utilize the most appropriate ATOD prevention, intervention, or treatment and recovery resources.
UCSD has responsibility for the Community Case Management services for Senate Bill 618, to assist non-violent offenders from San Diego County with successful transition into the community and completion of the conditions of their parole. This includes brokering a comprehensive array of services prior to and following release from state prison, such as educational enrichment, substance abuse treatment, vocational training and job placement, housing referrals, transportation, and health/mental health service linkages for participants.
UCSD provides statewide training and technical assistance to CDCR’s Division of Addiction and Recovery Services, and transitional case management services for inmates with a General Population classification, inmates with a CCCMS/EOP Mental Health classification, and inmates with an HIV/AIDS diagnosis.
The Summer Clinical Institute and the Making It Work! Conference are funded in part by a grant from the California Wellness Foundation (TCWF). Created in 1992 as an independent, private foundation, TCWF’s mission is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.
The UCLA Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center is designed to enhance knowledge and expertise in addiction treatment and recovery by disseminating clinical and research information. They also develop, revise and distribute curricula based on research products and form partnerships with local and regional stakeholders to ensure that the training needs of the region are identified and met.
The Scaife Foundation generously provides scholarships to medical and other students to attend the annual Summer Clinical Institute.
