Organizational Fast Facts
Mission statement
ADPI will work toward the advancement of the alcohol and other drug [AOD] field in California through the creation and dissemination of knowledge regarding alcohol and other drug problems and culturally competent approaches to their prevention and amelioration.
Objectives and target recipients of service
- Expand knowledge base of practitioners, managers, and administrators in AOD field.
- Inform policymakers and the public through conducting or commissioning studies; distributing data and analysis on the impact of AOD problems at state, county, and community levels; distributing information regarding best practices and promising approaches in AOD policy, prevention, and treatment.
- Develop more effective solutions to AOD problems by convening consumers, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers in all relevant service systems.
Major accomplishments (research and publications) and partners
- MAYSI~2 Statewide Screening-California (May 2006) Partners: CADPAAC and UC, Irvine.
- Adolescent Substance Abuse: Needs and Services Planning Final Report (December 2003). Partners: Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation and Public Health Institute.
- Piecing Together the Patchwork: A Framework for Forecasting and Managing County-level Need, Demand, and Capacity for Drug and Alcohol Treatment (Fall 2003). Partners: CADPAAC and UCLA's Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP).
- CADPAAC Position Paper examining how to improve service delivery to persons with co-occurring disorders (August 2005). Partner: CADPAAC. ADPI will launch its own research and technical assistance efforts based on this paper.
- Understanding the Impacts of Funding Volatility on Treatment Services (Expected Spring 2006). Partners: RAND Corporation and CADPAAC.
Legal structure
ADPI is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The California Secretary of State approved ADPI's Articles of Incorporation on March 21, 2002. Strategic Local Government Services currently acts as its fiscal and administrative agent.
Board make-up
ADPI operates under the direction of a 15-member board of directors, nine of which are representatives of the County Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators Association of CA (CADPAAC). Three are field reps, two are provider reps, and one is a research field rep.
Major funders
General Operating: County Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators Association of CA (CADPAAC). Project: The California Endowment, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.
