Advisory

Successful Strategies for Recruiting, Training and Utilizing Volunteers Outlined in New SAMHSA Publication

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the availability of Successful Strategies for Recruiting, Training, and Utilizing Volunteers: A Guide for Faith and Community-Based Service Providers.   The publication is a handbook designed for community groups and faith-based organizations seeking to maximize the skills of their volunteers, expand their services to the community, and enhance their effectiveness.     

Information provided includes five chapters that outline five steps for implementing an effective volunteer program – planning, recruiting, training, managing and evaluating.  Principals discussed can be applied to any field and should help organizations developing a volunteer program.

Copies can be obtained, free of charge, from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) by calling 1-800-729-6686.  It is also available electronically on the Faith Based and Community Initiative pages of this website.

SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services in the United States.

 

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