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The Practice Improvement Collaboratives (PIC) program was initiated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) in 1999 to support and promote effective and efficient community-based treatment.

CSAT has awarded 14 PICs, including 7 statewide and 7 metropolitan area projects. Each PIC has a formally established organizational structure and is governed by community stakeholders, including substance abuse treatment providers, researchers, policymakers, educators, and members of the recovery community. PICs address the treatment needs of diverse client populations including ethnic and cultural minorities, clients involved with the criminal justice system, clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, adolescents, and women with children.