Grant Funding for Management of SUD in Primary Care AHRQ has posted a notice of intent for future publication of a Funding Opportunity Announcement to support the management of substance use disorders (SUD) in primary care and other… Posted 01/25/23
Expanding Services for People Experiencing Homelessness – New Guide The Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration issued a new guide for Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People at Risk for Experiencing… Posted 01/23/23
Adolescent and Family Behavioral Health in the News A recent study from the Health Care Cost Institute found that the share of children’s emergency room (ER) visits for mental health rose in April 2020 and remained high for the rest of… Posted 12/30/22
Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Updated by CDC As of November 4th, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have updated their CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022… Posted 12/29/22
Alcohol Use Disorder - New Publications The Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently posted a new guide regarding health policy for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Published in November,… Posted 12/20/22
Drug and Alcohol Deaths Increasing in Older Adults - Resources for Primary Care In the past two decades, the rate of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 and over has more than tripled.[1] From 2019 to 2020, the rate involving alcohol increased from 17.0 deaths… Posted 12/13/22
FAQs for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder - A Resource for Primary Care Clinicians Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and as of 2019, nearly 15 million people ages 12 and older had an alcohol use disorder (AUD). While the Food… Posted 11/30/22