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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Division of State and Community Assistance (DSCA)

The Division of State and Community Assistance (DSCA), administers the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant Program, which is the primary tool the Federal Government uses to support State substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. Key personnel in the Division include:

Anna Marsh, Ph.D.- Acting Director
Robert Lubran - Chief, Performance Partnership Program Support Branch
James Sayers - Chief, Performance Partnership Program Branch

The State Systems Development Program (SSDP) is an array of services intended to enhance Federal and State accountability for the SAPT Block Grant. The SSDP encompasses:

the development of a uniform application to report Statewide substance abuse prevention and treatment activities and service delivery plans;
a State Information System, incorporating information from the Block Grant Application;
the conduct of State treatment needs assessments;
the conduct of on-site State Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Systems Technical Reviews;
the provision of targeted technical assistance (TA).

For further information concerning the Division of State and Community Assistance, please contact (301) 443-8391 or amarsh@samhsa.gov

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