Welcome
The theme of the 2007 Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (JMATE) was "Joining with Families, Youth, and Communities To Improve Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment and Recovery."
JMATE provides a forum for a wide range of partners to come together to discuss the latest advances in adolescent drug treatment, with a particular emphasis on the unique perspectives of youth and their families. The conference promotes discussion among researchers, treatment providers, families, youth, community leaders, and policy makers about how clinical practices can be improved and how different constituencies can contribute to these efforts.
JMATE's Mission
JMATE's mission is to convene many different constituencies to work together toward integrating substance abuse, mental health, and co-occurring systems of care for youth and their families. Improving these systems involves listening to the "family voice,” and respecting that voice. As professionals, we are asking family members and youth to talk to us, to tell us their frustrations with the system, and to discuss with us what is happening in their communities. We must give them a safe environment to do so, without allowing them to be misunderstood, attacked, or belittled. Read more.
Who Attended
- Clinicians delivering treatment services for youth
- Family members and youth with an interest in adolescent treatment
- Adolescent treatment researchers and evaluators
- Principal investigators and project directors of youth treatment or youth treatment research initiatives
- Federal program officials involved in youth treatment services or treatment research
- Data managers responsible for treatment services information systems back to top
When
Wednesday, April 25 through Friday, April 27. back to top
Where
Grand Hyatt Washington1000 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: (202) 582-1234
Fax: (202) 637-4781 back to top
What
- Plenary speakers highlighting recent findings of effectiveness in adolescent treatment
- Panels on evidence-based adolescent treatment and the latest research on what is working
- Youth and family panels on effective practices for engaging and treating youth and families
- Opportunities for workgroups and networking
- Think tanks
- Skills building workshops
- Poster breakfast
Sponsors
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Reclaiming Futures: A national program sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
- Society for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Effectiveness (SASATE)
- Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
- The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
