California Is Leaving Recovery Communities Behind
California has made historic investments in behavioral health. But there is a critical gap in our system that we can no longer…
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California’s Addiction Treatment System Is Changing—We Must Protect Access to Care
Early dialogue between regulators and providers is essential to ensuring that implementation strengthens the system without unintentionally disrupting access to care.
Beyond Abstinence: It Is Time to Measure Recovery, Not Just the Absence of Substance Use
For decades, the substance use disorder treatment system has struggled with a basic question: How do we know when treatment is working?
Passion and Compassion Must Be the Business Model of Addiction Treatment
People are not beds to fill, seats to occupy, claims to bill, or commodities to trade.
The Future of Addiction Counseling in the Age of AI: Innovation Cannot Outrun Ethics
AI is already entering the addiction profession. Before we ask what it can do, we must ask what it should be allowed…
The Future of Addiction Counseling Depends on Us: Why Professional Association Membership Matters More Than Ever
The addiction counseling profession stands at a defining moment.
The National Addiction Counselor Credentialing Landscape: Understanding the Pathways, Costs, and Credential Portability
Unlike many healthcare professions, addiction counseling in the United States does not operate under a single national credentialing system.
When Compassion Stops at the Property Line
California cannot solve the addiction crisis if we continue to let fear determine where recovery is allowed to happen.
The Cost of Cutting Corners: Why Credentialing is Indispensable in Substance Use Disorder Counseling
In the midst of a nationwide behavioral health crisis, the demand for substance use disorder (SUD) counselors has never been higher. Families…
Restore the Circle ⭕️
They told us healing lives in painted white rooms. Fluorescent lights. Clipboards. Diagnosis codes. They told us trauma is an individual disorder.…