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SAMHSA Announces Availability of
Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 29
Integrating State Administrative Records To
Manage Substance Abuse Treatment System Performance

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment announces the availability of a new Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 29, Integrating State Administrative Records To Manage Substance Abuse Treatment System Performance. This document describes the utility and practice of integrating the information available in State agency data sets with information on clients of alcohol and drug abuse services. Developed with guidance from an advisory group of State and Federal representatives and field researchers, it provides both implementation and technical guidance for developing integrated-data systems to monitor performance, improve service quality, and use these integrated data as a management tool.

Available for download at www.kap.samhsa.gov or follow the link below:

Integrating State Administrative Records To Manage Substance Abuse Treatment System Performance (6.28MB/60pp.)

To order your FREE copy of TAP 29, contact SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). Ask for publication order number SMA07-4268.

Phone: 1 (877) SAMHSA-7 (English and Spanish/inglés y español)
          1 (800) 487-4889 (TDD hearing impaired)

Web: www.ncadi.samhsa.gov

TAP 29, Integrating State Administrative Records To Manage Substance Abuse Treatment System Performance is also available online at www.ncadi.samhsa.gov.