Access to Recovery (ATR)
Client Choice Program
On September 29, 2010, the Florida Department of Children and Families received a 3-year, $9.7 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Access to Recovery (ATR) program. If funding permits, the Department may be eligible for a fourth year of funding in the amount of $3.2 million. The ATR program emphasizes client choice, allowing individuals to choose where they receive clinical treatment and recovery support services in the community among a network of community-based and faith-based providers. Over the life of the grant, the program will serve more than 6,500 veterans and their families, individuals involved with the criminal justice system, adults with prescription drug abuse, and persons with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders in a five-county area that includes: Hillsborough, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, and Pinellas counties. The Department began enrolling providers into the ATR network in December 2010 and will continue to enroll providers in the target counties until an appropriate array of services is available that affords clients choice. Providers interested in participating in ATR should review the documents below and submit information to the Department as indicated. Individuals in need of services may contact an assessment agency listed below.
| Assessors | |
| Palm Beach County | Jerome Golden Center for Behavioral Health (561) 383-5841 |
| Joe Milisitz (561) 620-9797 | |
| Orange County | Human Services Associates (407) 836-8839 |
| Pasco, Hillsborough, Pinellas counties | Catholic Charities: |
| 37733 Meridian Ave | |
| Dade City 33525 | |
| (888) 816-6968 | |
| 5726 126th Ave North | |
| Clearwater 33760 | |
| (727) 556-6397 | |
| 2021 E Busch Blvd | |
| Tampa 33612 | |
| (813) 631-4370 | |
| 1213 16th St N | |
| St.Petersburg 33705 | |
| (727) 893-1313 |
ATR Documents
Network Provider Application
Client Eligibility Matrix
ATR Services Guide
Sample Network Provider Agreement
Data System User Agreement
WITS Data System User Guide – Provider
WITS Data System User Guide - Assessor