Culturally Competent Substance Abuse Treatment

Culturally Competent Substance Abuse Treatment

Three substance abuse providers were awarded approximately $120,000 each through a competitive Request for Proposals process to implement Culturally Competent Substance Abuse Treatment pilot projects:

  1. Center for Alcohol & Drug Services, Scott County
  2. Jackson Recovery Services, Woodbury County
  3. Employee and Family Resources, Polk County

The goals of the pilot projects are to:

  1. increase substance abuse treatment service options for racial and ethnic diverse populations
  2. provide best practice or tried treatment methods and document program outcomes so Iowa treatment providers may adopt culturally appropriate treatment methods
  3. identify barriers and work with community wrap-around services to assist clients with barriers to participate in and complete treatment services
  4. maintain contact and support services with clients for six (6) months
  5. document and provide program outcomes by working with the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Treatment and Research for coordination, monitoring and evaluation throughout the project
  6. disseminate information about the pilot project including but not limited to programming, lessons learned, community involvement, and outcomes
  7. provide continual culturally appropriate training to substance abuse treatment staff to work more effectively with the target population

For more information:
Gena Hodges
515-281-8465