Friday, December 23, 2011

ACHESS: Using Smartphones to Prevent Relapse

Arapahoe House, a substance abuse treatment facility in Aurora, Colorado is one of several organizations around the country implementing ACHESS, a relapse prevention smartphone app. The app, created at the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies, of which NIATx is a part, offers support, information and other resources to patients leaving residential care.

This article from the Denver Post highlights the use of ACHESS at Arapahoe House.

Currently, agencies that are members of the CHESS Health Education Consortium have access to ACHESS. Click here for more information on ACHESS or the CHESS Health Education Consortium.

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