DOJ Selects Advocates For Human Potential For Renewed $1 Million Grant To Provide Training & Technical Assistance For Jails & Prisons Participating In The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) renewed its grant to Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) for $1 million in funding to provide training and technical assistance for all state prisons and local jails that received federal grants through the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT) administered by the DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance. The award runs through September 30, 2022. AHP has provided this training for the past 11 years.

As part of its work for this grant, AHP developed the first national standards for prison and jail addiction treatment programs. The standards promote adherence to contemporary standards . . .