The Tools for Treatment site was established by the The ATTC Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health for Pregnant and Women and Their Families (ATTC CoE-PPW).
The Center was originally funded by SAMHSA from 2015-2017 as a supplement to the Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Mid-America ATTC).
Located at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies, Mid-America ATTC now continues the work of the Center of Excellence by managing the attcppwtools.org website and providing technical assistance on the topic to providers in HHS Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE).
If you are located in HHS Region 7 and interested in receiving technical assistance related to the behavioral health of pregnant/postpartum women, please contact Mid-America ATTC Project Manager Bree Sherry for more information (sherryb@umkc.edu).
Key PPW Staff from Mid-America ATTC
Patricia Stilen, MSW
Project Director
University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Nursing & Health Studies
2464 Charlotte, HSB Rm. 2412
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
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Phone: 816-235-5059
Email: stilenp@umkc.edu
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Viannella Halsall, MPH
Senior Project Manager
University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Nursing & Health Studies
2464 Charlotte, HSB Rm. 2414
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
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Phone: 816-235-1617
Email: halsallv@umkc.edu
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Bree Sherry
Project Manager
University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Nursing & Health Studies
2464 Charlotte, HSB Rm. 2413
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
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Phone: 816-235-5057
Email: sherryb@umkc.edu
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Tips for Using Tools for Treatment
This mobile-friendly, web-based toolkit serves as a clearinghouse of training curricula, treatment provider guidelines, and opportunities to hear from experts and innovative family-centered treatment organizations. This site is continuously updated as new resources become available.
Quick Overview
Under Learn a Skill, check out the new training curriculum that describes a family-approach to treatment, care and supervision of pregnant and postpartum women (PPW) with a substance use/mental health disorder(s) and their families.
If you are looking for information on specific populations or topics, select Take Action and browse the searchable Resource Library containing over 300 reputable resources.
Connect to the latest news and developments in the field by clicking on About Tools for Treatment and sign up for the monthly Families in Focus E-Newsletter.
If you are a PPW treatment provider, we invite you to feature your innovative program under the PPW Program Connections, "Community Stories."
Support for PPW Programs links you to funding strategies, existing and emerging policies that support family-centered behavioral health programming, and program evaluation tools and reports.