I know that some of the most important moments of this conference will take place in the hallways over dinner and between sessions. You all represent the very best of our criminal Justice System. The very best of treatment and the very best of veterans affairs. You are transforming the courtroom. You are transforming our communities and transforming this great nation. The most exciting part of this conference will be seeing all of you share your ideas and make lasting connections. Valor is not limited to the battlefield. Valor means it showing courage in the face of adversity. Veterans Treatment Courts are defined by valor. It takes valor to fight to implement a Veterans Treatment Court. To transform the way veterans in the Justice System are handled in this country. It takes valor to continue to serve your nation by volunteering as a mentor to your brothers and sisters who are struggling at home. And of course, the incredible graduates show valor every day. By accepting the help being
If we know how particular groups of kids are performing, we can better target resources to maximize their success. Dod firmly supports creating the identifier. We greatly appreciate the ironclad support. Thank you. We are also working to extend our reach in creative ways. Case in point, our competitive Educational Partnership grant program, where funds go towards local schools with 15 or more number of military kids enrolled. Those funds recently paid for Stem Partnership that helped more than 10,000 High School Students earn ap exam scores that qualify them for college credit. That is an incredible return on investment. I am proud to say that this years round of funding totals 52 million. I want to thank you once again for your continued support for this program. Let me make clear that we are also open to new ideas. I have shared with you some of the ideas that we have, but we are looking for more. I hope all of you will think of us as a partner and a resource as you tackle these chal
Briefly, what does the body of Scientific Evidence show regarding effect i haveness of met doen and buprenorphine in treatment of opioid abuse disorders . The research has shown, has shown it not just for methadone and buprenorphine, and naloxone, as part of a comprehensive program for treatment of opioid addiction are quite effective and significantly improve outcomes of individuals being able to stay on one hand ab stinent from the drug or to decrease likelihood of relapsing, also protects them against adverse outcome such as overdose. So in light of those studies you also said in your testimony that existing evidence based prevention and treatment strategies are highly underutilized across the United States, and last week we had an expert tell the panel that very few patients with opioid addiction today receive treatments that have been proven most effective. He was talking about the rapid detox, followed by abstinence based treatment. I wonder if you can help understand this. Why d
Treatment of opioid abuse disorders . The research has shown, has shown it not just for methadone and buprenorphine, and naloxone, as part of a comprehensive program for treatment of opioid addiction are quite effective and significantly improve outcomes of individuals being able to stay on one hand ab stinent from the drug or to decrease likelihood of relapsing, also protects them against adverse outcome such as overdose. So in light of those studies you also said in your testimony that existing evidence based prevention and treatment strategies are highly underutilized across the United States, and last week we had an expert tell the panel that very few patients with opioid addiction today receive treatments that have been proven most effective. He was talking about the rapid detox, followed by abstinence based treatment. I wonder if you can help understand this. Why do we have a situation where people are not getting evidence based treatment . It is a complex problem. There are many
Looking at for people that arent going to enter inpatient, they may be part of 90 not getting treatment at all. Some treatment better than no treatment, as frustrating as that might be . What are your comments to the young mother thats got kids at home, shes pregnant and dependent and just cant go into an inpatient center. What do we do for that patient . Thank you for the question. The issue of pregnant and parenting women is a big one in our field. We have a Small Program to address your issue, but youre right, it is a residentially based program. We are increasingly looking for ways to take what we learned in the program about the best way to treat pregnant and parenting women and take it to other settings, whether it is opioid Treatment Programs or the training we do for physicians who are using medication assisted treatment to deal with pregnant and parenting women, so we are trying in every way we can to make those Services Available to those women. Representative collins so with