Find answers to frequently asked questions about Treatment Atlas here.
Treatment Atlas is a tool to help people find addiction treatment options that meet their needs.
To use Treatment Atlas, start by entering in the location (or the specific treatment site) where you would like to receive care.
If you search by location, you will then receive options that can be filtered and compared based upon the treatment services offered and a person’s needs and preferences. Once you have found treatment options that are of interest, explore these options further by clicking on them in the search results and reviewing detailed information available in their profiles.
Anyone who needs help finding addiction treatment options can use Treatment Atlas. You may be experiencing addiction yourself or know someone who needs help finding treatment.
Treatment Atlas is currently available in California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin with plans for continued expansion to additional states.
No, Treatment Atlas does not collect or store any identifying information about you – it is completely anonymous. You are also not required to login to use Treatment Atlas.
Nothing – Treatment Atlas is free for the public to use.
Treatment Atlas was created by Shatterproof, a national non-profit focused on ending the addiction crisis in the U.S. Treatment Atlas is not a treatment provider and is not affiliated with any specific treatment sites. Treatment Atlas also does not accept funding from treatment sites.
Treatment Atlas is primarily funded by states. Other funding sources include national and state-based philanthropies and health insurers. While a funder, health insurers do not have a governance role in this work.
No – Treatment Atlas can be used to find treatment for any substance use disorder, not just opioid addiction. Treatment Atlas includes a filter in the search results where you can indicate the substances for which you would like to receive care.
Treatment Atlas includes all sites that are licensed to provide addiction treatment in Treatment Atlas states. These sites have the option to submit information to display in their Treatment Atlas profile or not.
Treatment Atlas does not advertise or preference certain treatment sites for a fee on our website, nor does Treatment Atlas accept any funding from treatment sites.
If you are a treatment site listed on Treatment Atlas and you would like to submit information for your profile, please reach out to us at [email protected].
Treatment Atlas uses multiple sources to gather information on the quality of care available at treatment sites.
One source of information is a treatment site survey, which is completed by site staff. The responses then undergo a multi-step validation process to ensure the accuracy of submitted information.
The second source of information is a patient experience survey, which gathers feedback from people who received care at a specific treatment site. This feedback is collected on Treatment Atlas through the “Leave a Review” button at the top of the treatment site’s profile page. This feedback undergoes algorithmic and human reviews before being posted to Treatment Atlas.
All information displayed on Treatment Atlas is intended to help you understand if a site is offering treatment that is aligned with clinical best practices versus not. Clinical best practices are treatment services that have been shown to improve the health of people with addiction.
Treatment Atlas looks at how well treatment sites are aligned with the Shatterproof Principles of Care. The Principles of Care are clinical practices that have shown to help people with addiction.
Learn more about the Principles of Care here.
When searching for treatment, you have the option to click the Help Me Choose button. Help Me Choose asks a short set of questions to get a sense of a person’s treatment needs. These responses are completely anonymous. They are used to provide you with recommendations for the treatment type (for example, outpatient, residential) and services that best meet a person’s needs.
You can answer these questions at any time while on Treatment Atlas. You are able to respond for either yourself or for the person that you are helping find treatment.
Treatment Atlas allows you to filter treatment options based upon how you would like to pay for care (for example, insurance, self payment). Additional information on payment options is also available in the treatment site’s profile page, assuming the site submitted information to Treatment Atlas.
Treatment Atlas visitors are strongly encouraged to contact their health insurer prior to engaging in treatment to confirm your coverage.
Patient feedback is an important part of the information displayed on Treatment Atlas. We encourage people to leave feedback on their treatment experiences.
To leave feedback, start by searching for the site where you received care on the Treatment Atlas home page. Once you click on that facility in the drop-down, you’ll be taken to site’s profile page where you can select the “Leave a Review” button at the bottom of the page. From there, you will only need to answer a few short questions about your treatment experiences and submit. Each review is anonymous.
If you have questions or want to learn more about Treatment Atlas, please contact us at [email protected].
We look forward to connecting with you!