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Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center Mailing: 5100 Rockhill Rd. Location: 2700 E. 18th St. #208 Kansas City, MO, 64110 Phone: 816-482-1100 Fax: 816-482-1101 Email: atc@mattc.org Website: http://www.mattc.org The Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (MATTC) fosters collaboration across service systems, bridging the gap between current research and those working the front lines of addiction and mental health treatment. MATTC helps professionals and organizations manage their training resources by analyzing training needs, customizing programs, assisting in the implementation of plans and the evaluation of results. The key objectives are: to increase the knowledge and skills of addiction treatment practitioners from multiple disciplines by facilitating access to state-of- the-art research and education; to heighten the awareness, knowledge, and skills of all professionals who have the opportunity to intervene in the lives of people with substance use disorders; to foster regional and national alliances among practitioners, researchers, policy makers, funding agencies and consumers to support and implement best treatment practices.