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-----Original Message-----
From: SAMHSANews@health.org [mailto:SAMHSANews@health.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:50 AM
To: Keita, Gwen
Subject: SAMHSA Advisory--WEBCHAT TO DISCUSS CHANGES TO NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will host a web chat to answer questions about the March 14 Federal Register notice on changes to the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs (NREPP).
SAMHSA expects the new NREPP to serve as a "decision support system" to help state and community-based organizations select programs and practices that meet their needs. The new protocols and procedures outlined in the notice will help reduce the significant lag-time between the generation of new scientific knowledge and its application by community-based prevention and treatment programs and providers.
Media and other interested parties are invited to participate.
WHO:
Kevin Hennessy, Ph.D.
Science to Service Coordinator, SAMHSA
WHEN:
Friday, March 24, 2006
1:00 - 2:00pm
Instructions for Participation:
. Visit the following URL: http://chat.shs.net to access the web chat interface;
. Click on "Enter Now";
. Type in a username. This username will uniquely identify you in the chat room;
. Select either Java Chat or HTML chat. This chat screen is best viewed in JAVA, however you may also use HTML;
. Click "Enter Now".
Submitting a question:
. Type in your question at the bottom of your chat screen
. Click "Send to Moderator". Your question will be sent to the moderator and screened before it gets posted to the chat room. SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services in the United States.
