PURPOSE:

PURPOSE: To advise and assist the Department of Mental Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Services in developing, reviewing and updating a state plan for alcohol and drug abuse services. The Advisory Council will also provide a mechanism for consumers, family members, substance abuse service providers and providers of support services to work together to identify needs and plan services to address those needs. The Advisory Council will allow this broad constituency an additional avenue to evaluate progress on state plan objectives on an ongoing basis, to review goals and objectives, and make recommendations for revisions as needs and available resources change.