1. CSAT/ATTC Updates Catherine Nugent Donna Doolin ATTC Directors’ Meeting November 2009

2. SAMHSA Staffing Pamela Hyde announced as President’s nominee for SAMHSA Administrator. Awaiting Senate confirmation. Donna Doolin hired as ATTC Project Officer.

3. Status of Budget FY2009 finished 9/30/09. FY2010: Operating under a Continuing Resolution.

4. CSAT Senior Staff Retreat Key themes: – A changing environment (new Administration, ONDCP, staff changes) – New program paradigm – Others…….

5. Grants Management Actions in Process (or Upcoming) NOGAs for 2010 fiscal year sent to all grantees. Carryover requests: FSRs due to Grants Management no later than December 31, 2009. Carryover requests due in early March. (Encouraged to submit FSR and carryover concurrently.) NIDA special project supplements – Will request applications early in 2010.

6. GPRA Data (as of 10/29/09) Event coverage - 145.2%. Participant coverage - 114.8%. Very satisfied or satisfied with the overall quality of the event - 94.0% of participants.. Shared information from the event - 85.5% of participants. Used information from the event in their work - 82.4% of participants.

7. Federal Training Center Collaboration (FTCC) Initiative FTTC Regional Partnership Supplements : – 7 awards made in September 2009 for one-year collaborative projects. – Lead agencies (Office of Population Affairs Regional Centers) notified. Early planning for 2010 FTTC Conference underway. – Possible dates: week of July 11 or July 18. – Possible locations: Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Kansas City, Chicago.

8. CPDD 2010: June 2010 Scottsdale, AZ Thurs, 6/10 – ATTC Directors’ Meeting Friday, 6/11 – ATTC Directors’ Meeting (continued) plus evening networking event for CSAT travel awardees Saturday, 6/12 – CSAT Symposium (theme: Linking substance use disorders services and primary care) Sunday -Thursday, 6/13-6/17 - CPDD

9. CPDD/CSAT Symposium – ATTC Role Networking event (Friday evening) Participate in CSAT Symposium Poster Session “Check-In” Session General “mentoring”

10. ATTC Tech Transfer Model 10/20: Laurie Krom, Heather Gotham, Dan Squires, & Aaron Williams presented model at CSAT – CSAT Workforce Development Work Group – Dr. Clark – Was very well received.

11. Collaborative Opportunity Partners NIATx, SAAS, and ATTCs Why Business practice skill development is key under health care reform. Each partner has unique skills to offer in the diffusion of business practices. What To examine how the NIATx PI model and the ATTC TT model complement each other and how both can be used to promote the ACTION II campaign.

12. PFR/ATTC Leadership Institutes Numerous meetings and conference calls to advance planning and budget estimates. Queries of ATTCs re. interest in standard LI in 2010. Moving forward with planning for advanced LI and other activities in leadership development plan. Further discussion/planning this morning.

13. KAP Program Updates The new KAP3 contract was awarded in September (to JBS and The CDM Group).

14. KAP New Publications TIP 48, Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery. TIP 49, Incorporating Alcohol Pharmacotherapies into Medical Practice. TIP 50, Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment. TIP 51, Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women (cleared, in prep for printing).

15. KAP Publications – TAP 31, Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs. – 3 Consumer publications: The Facts About Buprenorphine The Facts About Naltrexone Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction

16. KAP Partial List of TIPs in the Pipeline: – Improving Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment. – Relapse Prevention and Recovery in Substance Abuse Treatment Settings. – Substance Abuse and Trauma. – Substance Abuse Treatment With People Who are Homeless. – Substance Abuse Treatment with American Indians and Alaska Natives.