by wpx_NYSJM | Apr 17, 2026 | CASAC Association News, Professional Development, Substance Use Counseling Workforce
Start recognizing the importance and vital role of the CASAC clinician in substance use treatment in New York State CASACs are the backbone of New York’s substance use treatment system. And it’s time we are recognized, supported, and elevated. You hear it all...
by wpx_NYSJM | Apr 16, 2026 | CASAC Association News, Substance Use Counseling Workforce
CASACs are the backbone of New York’s addiction treatment system. And it’s time we are recognized, supported, and elevated. A lot of the public conversation about addiction treatment is built on bad assumptions. Not harmless misunderstandings. Assumptions that shape...
by wpx_NYSJM | Mar 30, 2026 | CASAC Association News
You see it in waiting rooms and school hallways. A kid stares at a phone like it is oxygen. A teen snaps when the battery hits 5 percent. A parent says, “They are on it all day,” then looks defeated. You are not imagining it. The research has caught up to what you and...
by wpx_NYSJM | Feb 10, 2026 | Breaking News, CASAC Association News
Testimony Introducing the CASAC Credential New York State Mental Health Hearing Good afternoon, Chair, Senators, and members of the assembly. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is A. Maria Mendez, CASAC Adv. BS, Founder/CEO of the NYS Association of...
