For 30 years, Carolyn Davis has written technical assistance publications, with a how-to
emphasis, for front-line service providers in human service programs funded by a variety
of Federal agencies, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services, and agencies of the
Departments of Education, Labor, and Justice. She also provides revisionary editing to
increase the readability of documents from various sources and target them to specific
audiences and purposes. At HSR, Ms. Davis applies critical writing skills to produce
documents for the Recovery Community Support Program of the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment (CSAT), which aims to develop a consumer voice to help improve
addiction treatment and remove societal stigmas about addiction and treatment.
Prior to joining HSR, Ms. Davis edited and prepared a practice guide on the treatment of
juveniles with alcohol and other drug problems, managed the consensus panel revision of
a CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol on the treatment of adolescents with alcohol
and other drug problems, and summarized public testimonies on improving substance
abuse treatment systems. Ms. Davis was also the managing editor of 23 of the first CSAT
Treatment Improvement Protocols for practitioners in alcohol and other drug treatment
programs. For 10 years, Ms. Davis was Publications Director for a large national training
organization producing materials for numerous Federal agencies. She began her career
with the Ross Division of Abbott Laboratories and earned her bachelor's degree in
journalism journalism from The Ohio State University; she also received specialized
training in medical writing.
