Why should you join IADDA? 

There are many excellent reasons why you should join the only statewide association in Illinois that fully represents your substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery interests and needs at the State and Federal levels.

A unified voice that makes a difference in the future of our field

• IADDA brings together the many voices from around our field in a coordinated and unified effort to make a change in Springfield and in Washington.


• IADDA monitors budget negotiations and pending legislation and orchestrates a synchronized response from agency directors, clinical staff, prevention specialists, consumers, family members and other invested individuals across the State.


• IADDA coordinates access to policy makers, both State and Federal, for issues important to substance abuse prevention and treatment providers, including mental health/MISA, juvenile justice, corrections, child welfare, domestic violence and others.

Your interests are communicated directly to the department of human services because IADDA is the only association that holds regularly scheduled meetings with the staff of the division of alcoholism and substance abuse (DASA) and the division of community health and prevention (DCHP). In turn, you receive the most current information as soon as it is available from the DHS staff.

As a member of IADDA you will receive action alerts, budget updates, current research announcements, funding alerts and other timely information that will keep you and your staff current on issues in Illinois and around the country.

IADDA membership keeps you on the cutting edge with regular updates on:

• Illinois and federal regulatory issues
• Federal and state legislation important to substance abuse providers
• Federal and state budget information
• Federal and state Medicaid funding and regulations
• Contracting issues
• News articles relating to addiction
• Prevention information
• Training opportunities
• Funding opportunities

As an IADDA member you will also receive:

• All Agency-Designated Contacts and IADDA Board Members receive a complimentary subscription to Capitol Fax (a $350 value), daily "insider" newsletter about Illinois politics and government.   For more information on Capitol Fax, visit http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/
• A complimentary subscriptions to Behavioral Healthcare and Addiction Professional!
  • By receiving Behavioral Healthcare, you'll gain expert analysis of the unique challenges in the mental health and substance use treatment field and benefit from insightful feature articles and regular departments like Views on Technology, Facility Design Showcase, and Mover (Executive Profile).
  • By receiving Addiction Professional, you'll get timely guidance on care delivery, management strategies, and emerging trends affecting addiction services in the public and private sectors as well as practical tools to empower you with the knowledge to achieve excellence in services. In addition, both deliver more content through multimedia delivery channels. Visit www.addictionpro.com or www.behavioral.net
• Exclusive access to complete survey results from the 2007 & 2008 IADDA waiting list surveys (conducted by University of Illinois-Chicago).
• Discounts to the annual IADDA conference highlighting state and national trends and policies in substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery.
• Discounts on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly, the leading weekly news periodical in the field.
• Special discount pricing on those things your agency uses most through professional partnerships like:
  SAAS Express Drug Screening
  
  
  
  FoodSource Plus food supply and purchasing program
  
  
  
  First Non Profit Insurance Company
  
  



• Active committees in every area of policy and practice – finance and administrative policy, prevention, government relations, treatment and recovery practice, etc.
• National representation through IADDA’s partnerships and affiliations, including the State Associations of Addiction Services and the Legal Action Center.
• An active and participatory board of directors that maintains a close and interactive relationship with the CEO and staff.
• An opportunity to set policy in the field by being elected to the Board of Directors or by taking part in any number of active and relevant committees.