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The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England (ATTC-NE), located at Brown University's Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, promotes system change and workforce enhancement through the infusion of current research and promising approaches in substance abuse treatment, into clinical practice and educational programming. Throughout New England (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine) the ATTC has developed partnerships that cross discipline specific boundaries and service systems.

Through its regional infrastructure, the ATTC-NE has been able to enhance utilization of resources, influence the direction of future applied research and knowledge development initiatives, promote effective and culturally competent treatment services, and disseminate research-based substance abuse information. These collaborative relationships will continue to build upon mutual strengths, thereby conserving resources and avoiding redundancy.

Issues arising from the evolution of treatment within health care systems and the development of a relationship with the faith community are new directions in which the ATTC-NE will extend its influence. Unless the substance abuse treatment profession retools its workforce, the needs of the changing client population will not be adequately met. An under prepared workforce seriously compromises the quality and stability of treatment services being delivered. These factors point to the need to provide education and training in the latest that addiction research has to offer.

As training is the infrastructure of the treatment system and of treatment improvement, the proposed Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England has a particular interest in: promoting cross-training initiatives to professionals and paraprofessionals who provide services to individuals with alcohol and other drug problems; (2) the infusion of research-based addiction content into existing educational programming, leading to competency acquisition in service delivery; (3) developing and disseminating research-based information that defines effective and culturally competent treatment strategies, utilizing innovative technologies; and (4) the provision of technical assistance in the implementation of exemplary treatment practices and strategies in a variety of settings.