Explain the importance of community resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use and addictive disorders.

Assessment Description

In this assignment, you will identify and describe federal and local community resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use. This assignment contains two parts:

Part One: Resource Directory

Identify two federal and five local community resources for addiction and substance use. Create a table of the seven resources that will serve as an information directory. Include the following for each resource:

Part Two: Impact of the Resources

Write a paper of 500-750 words evaluating the impact that the federal and community resources listed in your directory have in the prevention and the success of addiction and substance use disorders treatment.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:

BS Addiction Counseling

2.1: Explain the importance of community resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use and addictive disorders.