National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) is an annual survey of all the substance abuse treatment facilities (including both public and private ones) in the United States. As per the data of N-SSATS for the year 2009, one in four of the substance abuse treatment facilities were found to offer services in sign language. Substance abuse has become common among Americans. It is even not an exception for people with impaired hearing. As per the data of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, substance abuse disorders affected a broad range of people including 37 million U.S. adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Treatment for substance abuse is mandatory for any one. The treatment itself is very difficult for people who face no disorders. But, providing treatment for people with impaired hearing is much more difficult. Accessibility to appropriate treatment for substance abuse is found to be affected for them because of the unique cultural and communication barriers. However, they are provided with the treatment through special and effective communication techniques like American Sign Language, Cued Speech or Signed English.
According to the survey, 3,671 of the 13,513 surveyed facilities that contribute 27%, offered the treatment services in sign language in 2009. Around 31 percent of the facilities of large size with 50 or more clients were found to provide treatment services in sign language. 25% of the medium-sized facilities (26-49 clients) and 21% of the small-sized facilities (1 to 25 clients) also provided the substance abuse treatment facilities in sign language.
Treatment for substance abuse is mandatory for any one. The treatment itself is very difficult for people who face no disorders. But, providing treatment for people with impaired hearing is much more difficult. Accessibility to appropriate treatment for substance abuse is found to be affected for them because of the unique cultural and communication barriers. However, they are provided with the treatment through special and effective communication techniques like American Sign Language, Cued Speech or Signed English.
According to the survey, 3,671 of the 13,513 surveyed facilities that contribute 27%, offered the treatment services in sign language in 2009. Around 31 percent of the facilities of large size with 50 or more clients were found to provide treatment services in sign language. 25% of the medium-sized facilities (26-49 clients) and 21% of the small-sized facilities (1 to 25 clients) also provided the substance abuse treatment facilities in sign language.
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