Partnership To End Addiction

Marketing/communications the marketing & communications team develops and implements plans to bring awareness, engagement and action related to our content and services through a variety of marketing channels (email, social, website, earned media). The m&c team also produces original content streams including its podcast, "heart of the matter," hosted by emmy award-winning journalist and board member elizabeth vargas and youtube video series, which both seek to inform, inspire and engage listeners on a variety of topics from prevention to recovery. In addition, the team develops public service advertising and suppots its distribution through traditional and digital media channels. The team works with media to connect them to the partnership experts, (see schedule o) resources, support services and families impacted by substance use and addiction.

Research and technical assistance our experienced team of experts and practitioners works to develop, test and disseminate evidence-based trainings and technology-based tools designed to 1) improve the quality of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services for youth and young adults and 2) reduce gaps in care for people struggling with substance use. Our research agenda includes: creating digital interventions to address gaps in care for pregnant and post partum people; understanding parent and family behavioral patterns/ behaviors/ attitudes/ etc. To inform interventions; identifying effective and sustainable strategies for involving families in routine treatment and recovery services for youth; developing a sustainable national research (see schedule o) infrastructure to promote the science of family involvement in prevention, treatment, and recovery services; and coordinating a national research consortium to advance the field of addiction recovery science. Through collaborations with public and private partners, we have made tremendous strides to advance effective care. We share our findings broadly by publishing resources for caregivers, healthcare professionals and community leaders, as well as submitting partnership-led research for publication in life science journals and other outlets.

Public policyour policy teams is responsible for translating scientific knowledge about substance use and addiction into policy and practice. We work to identify and build momentum for policies that will help families improve and save their loved one's life. The division undertakes a broad program of policy research and other practice-based activities, with a focus on: increasing funding for family support services; expanding access to quality treatment; making treatment more affordable; protecting youth from legal addictive substances; adopting an earlier and broader approach to prevention; and eliminating racial inequities in addiction treatment.

Research and program development we develop new programs to carry out partnership to end addiction's exempt purpose.