Long Description of Figure 1: Vision of the COCE Image

Critical Inputs and the COD Service System inform each other, and the COC E Mission, which in turn, informs the Critical Inputs and the COD Service System:

Critical Inputs

  • Mental Health Substance Abuse and COD Research
  • Federal Policy
  • State Policy

COD Service System

  • Norms and culture of practice
  • Legislative Regulatory Context
  • States
  • Sub-State Entities (Cities, Counties, Tribes, and Tribal Organizations)
  • Providers (community-based, educational establishments, homelessness system, criminal justice, other social and public health)
  • Clinical Practice
  • Person and his/her intimates

The COCE Mission

COCE goals —

  • Clarifying and Establishing:
    • Definitions; Nosology; Measurement; Evidence and Consensus-Based Practices; Unified Approach to Treatment
  • Agenda Setting:
    • Professional education; Practice improvement; Research; Policy; Workforce Development
  • Resource to SAMHSA:
    • Logistical/Operational; Execution/Implementation; Informational

Work of the COCE —

  • Products:
    • Overview Papers; Templates for Product Development; TEchnical Reports; Articles; Literature Reviews
  • Activities:
    • Training; Diffusion of Innovation; Field Application and Study; Technical Assistance; Training of Trainers Institutes; Coordination with other SAMHSA Centers