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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Division of State and Community Assistance (DSCA)

Anne M. Herron - Director
      Staff

The Division of State and Community Assistance (DSCA) provides the primary link between the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the States and Territories in the development and maintenance of treatment systems for people with addictive disorders. DSCA partners with States and Territories to improve treatment accountability, capacity, and effectiveness through infrastructure development, technical assistance, and administration of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant program.

The State Systems Development Program (SSDP) is an array of services intended to enhance Federal and State accountability for the SAPT Block Grant. The SSDP encompasses:

• the development of a uniform application to report Statewide substance abuse prevention and treatment activities and service delivery plans;
• a State Information System, incorporating information from the Block Grant Application;
• the conduct of State treatment needs assessments;
• the conduct of on-site State Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Systems Technical Reviews;
• the provision of targeted technical assistance (TA).

Performance Partnership Grant Branch

John Campbell - Branch Chief
      Staff

Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch

Charlene LeFauve, Ph.D. - Branch Chief
      Staff

State Data Infrastructure Branch

Javaid Kaiser, Ph.D. - Branch Chief
      Staff