WOMEN'S SERVICES NETWORK (WSN)

As a component of National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) and the National Treatment Network (NTN), The Women’s Services Network functions as a specialty network under the auspices of the NTN, and in collaboration with the National Prevention Network (NPN) having women’s treatment and prevention issues as the focus while remaining dedicated to the NTN’s overall goal of effective, socially responsive treatment delivery for all populations.

Click here to learn more about the WSN by viewing the 2009/2010 WSN Fact Sheet

NASADAD and the WSN are pleased to announce the release of Guidance to States: Treatment Standards for Women With Substance Use Disorders (09/08). 

This document is based on the knowledge and experience of the WSN members, with the objective of helping States to improve alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services to women through the establishment of standards that build on the capabilities and strengths of State systems and provider networks.

WSN COMMITTEES

There are currently five active WSN committees.  These committees are:

• The WSN Executive Committee;
• The Pregnant and Parenting Women Committee;
• The Women's Treatment Standards Committee;
• The Criminal Justice Sub-Committee; and,
• The National Outcome Measures (NOMs) Committee.

Please click on the names of the committee above to learn more about each committee, and to read the minutes of previous meetings.