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In-Depth Technical Assistance

NCSACW's In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) program enables states, Tribes, and their community partner agencies to better improve the safety, health, permanency, well-being, and recovery outcomes for families affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. The program also helps states develop policies and protocols related to: 1) infants born and identified as being affected by prenatal substance exposure, and 2) the development of Plans of Safe Care (POSC).

The 18- to 24-month program achieves this objective by facilitating collaboration across agencies serving children and families. Agencies include substance use and mental health disorder treatment centers; child welfare and court systems; as well as public health, health care, and early intervention providers. NCSACW has provided IDTA to 31 sites since 2003.

The IDTA model and its strategic, phased approach operates on the premise that communities are more likely to implement meaningful and sustainable policy and practice change when they receive targeted training, technical assistance, and coaching in sufficient depth and duration. A dedicated change liaison provides tailored services throughout the engagement.

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In-Depth Technical Assistance Program Description

In-Depth Technical Assistance Program

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2022

Provides an overview of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s (NCSACW) In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) program

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Reports

Infants with Prenatal Exposure Initiative Final Report 2016–2018

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2020

Summarizes the work of Delaware, New York, and Minnesota through the In-Depth Technical Assistance-Infants with Prenatal Substance

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In-Depth Technical Assistance: Final Report 2007-2012 

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2013

Provides an overview of the IDTA program model, sites served (and their accomplishments), and lessons learned in facilitating systemic

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In-Depth Technical Assistance: Round Three Final Report

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2007

Summarizes the interventions, outcomes, and lessons learned in this third round of the IDTA program that built on the lessons learned

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In-Depth Technical Assistance: Round Two Final Report

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2006

Summarizes the interventions, outcomes, and lessons learned in this second round of the IDTA program that built on the experience

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In-Depth Technical Assistance: Round One Final Report

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2005

Summarizes the interventions, outcomes, and lessons learned in the initial round of the IDTA program.

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Policy and Practice Resources

Building Hope for Families Affected by Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: A Blueprint for an Effect...

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2023

This series describes concrete strategies collaboratives can use to enhance the system of care while improving outcomes for families

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In-Depth Technical Assistance Program Description

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2022

Provides an overview of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s (NCSACW) In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) program

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Brief Focused Technical Assistance Description

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2022

Provides an overview of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s (NCSACW) Brief Focused Technical Assistance (BFTA

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In-Depth Technical Assistance: Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2019

Summarizes the accomplishments, key findings, and conclusions that emerged from three In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) Infants with

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Related Online Training, Videos, and Webinars

Specialized Technical Assistance Programs Overview

Date: September 20, 2022

This pre-recorded webinar highlights two of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s specialized technical assistance

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Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Locator

To find treatment facilities confidentially, 24/7, please call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP).

To locate general treatment services, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Treatment Locator online or call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. It is a free, confidential, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a year information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members needing treatment for a mental and/or substance use disorder.

To locate general treatment services, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Treatment Locator online or call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. It is a free, confidential, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a year information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members needing treatment for a mental and/or substance use disorder.

National Child Abuse Hotline

If you suspect a child has been harmed by abuse or neglect, please call 1-800-422-4453.

If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at Call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

National Suicide Prevention Line

For free and confidential support for people in distress, 24/7, please call or text 988, chat 988Lifeline.org, or call 1-800-273-8255.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, help is available and there are options to receive compassionate care. You can call or text 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Both are confidential and available 24/7 to everyone in the United States and will connect you to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you.

If you or someone you know are in crisis, thinking about harming yourself, attempting suicide, or harming another person, tell someone who can help right away. There are options to help you cope. Call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) to be connected to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is confidential support, available 24/7 to everyone in the United States.

Contact Us

The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare offers free technical assistance to a variety of systems on making policy and practice changes to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders and involvement with child welfare services. To learn more about technical assistance services or if you have a question please email NCSACW at ncsacw@cffutures.org or call toll-free at 1–866–493–2758.

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