Vision Statement

OUR VISION
The Vision of the Colorado Association of Alcohol and Drug Service Providers (The Providers Association) is to optimize the health of the people of Colorado by ensuring access to a full continuum of substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services.

OUR MISSION
The Providers Association is a professional trade association focusing on reducing barriers, coordinating and improving existing services, and developing new programs to improve the availability, quality, and comprehensiveness of services for the people of Colorado now and into the future.

OUR VALUES

• Community oriented
• Celebrate the diversity within the alcohol and drug services industry
• Value the contribution of each and every member
• Through our members, value the direct link to the thousands of Colorado citizens that our prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services touch each year

OUR KEY OBJECTIVES

• Develop integrated systems of care with primary and behavioral health using grant programs like SBIRT and Access to Recovery, that can be sustained over time
• Advocate for alcohol and drug prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support providers
• Cultivate leadership
• Promote the effective use, integration, and coordination of alcohol and drug prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services
• Partner, collaborate, and support networks, systems, and communities
• Foster system and policy formulation and changes to improve access, quality, and program services
• Seek new funding streams
• Promote cross-system collaboration
• Promote effective best practices for prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services
• Educate community and collaborative partners about substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery effectiveness