Over 55 Years Serving Our Workforce
We are a New England non-profit partnership with over 55 years of experience offering continuing education for those working in preventing, treating, and supporting recovery from addictive disorders.
About Us
Addictive disorders have an immeasurable impact on our society. The field of addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery currently is addressing an opioid epidemic.
The most recent US National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023) indicated that approximately 48.5million people had a substance use disorder (SUD) related to their use of alcohol or illicit drugs, including: 28.9 million with alcohol use disorder; 27.2 million with at least one illicit drug use disorder; and 7.5 millionwith both alcohol and illicit drug use disorders.
In the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), people were classified as needing substance use treatment in the past year if they had an SUD or received substance use treatment in the past year. Among people aged 12 or older in 2023 who were classified as needing substance use treatment in the past year, just one in four (23.8% or 12.8 million people) received it.
Developing skills for our behavioral health workforce, as well as for primary healthcare partners and allied social services, is a priority for the nation, and close to home for all of us in New England.
ADEPT Educational Institute of New England, formerly AdCare Educational Institute of New England, is a regional workforce developmental leader. Our program merged into AdCare Educational Institute in 2017. For 55 years, individuals have developed their prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support skills at our programs.
The signature programming of the Institute, annual intensive continuing education events, supports workforce development through competency development for professionals and volunteers. Our efforts provide the education necessary to earn counseling credentials and certification in prevention or recovery support. Our education reach also extends to include our justice partners, education partners, faith-based communities, healthcare professionals, mental health clinicians, and other social service partners.
Building on a rich history of service to the addiction community, our signature Summer School has been in existence for over 55 years. The Institute is the primary organization through which the State Alcohol and Drug Agencies develop and deliver regional educational events. maintains administrative offices in Augusta, Maine.
In 2017, the New England Institute of Addiction Studies was pleased to merge with our longtime organizational partner, AdCare Educational Institute. As we change our name to ADEPT Educational Institute in 2025, we look forward to continuing to bring your our quality Summer Schools and other New England regional workforce development programs.
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