The Lewin Group offers clients expertise in policy analysis and evaluations of substance abuse programs and issues. The Lewin Group's core group of substance abuse and mental health experts have national reputations for conducting evaluations, performing cost-benefit analyses, strategic planning, and targeted policy analyses. We routinely provide public and private sector clients with data-driven analyses and consulting that seek to:

• Describe substance abuse service delivery systems;
• Identify and analyze specific components of the systems;
• Estimate how changes in systems will affect consumers, providers, and other stakeholders; and
• Assist decision-makers in identifying and pursuing cost-effective solutions to existing and emerging challenges.

Sample Projects

• Estimated the amount of health impacts and expenditures, crime costs, and employment impacts attributable to substance abuse problems.
• Prepared a concept paper on Performance Measurement for Substance Abuse Treatment Providers.
• Conducted a comprehensive tracking study of publicly funded managed behavioral health care.
• Designed and conducted training and provided technical assistance for a nationwide network of substance abuse prevention providers.
• Devised a methodology to collect and analyze cost data from substance abuse treatment programs and allocate them to standard categories.
• Analyzed the capacity, utilization, and costs of treatment by analyzing National Drug Abuse Treatment Unit Survey (NDATUS) and National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) data sets.