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New Federal Resources for Factoring Social Determinants of Health into Clinical Practice

Integrating behavioral health and primary care is key to providing the collaborative, patient-centered, and whole-person clinical care needed to address biopsychosocial factors that…

Improving Patient Safety with Behavioral Health Integration

The Agency for Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the leading Federal agency for patient safety and quality research. AHRQ’s patient safety and quality work aims to accelerate and amplify…

Cannabidiol (CBD) – Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns – SAMHSA Advisory

SAMHSA has issued a new advisory on “Cannabidiol (CBD) – Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns”. This advisory introduces readers to CBD, how it is derived, and how it differs from…

Applications Open - Grant Funding for Management of SUD in Primary Care

Following up their January notice of intent, AHRQ has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcement for the Management of Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in Primary Care and…

Broadband Essential to Expand Buprenorphine Accessibility

A new study, published in January 2023 in The Journal of Rural Health, examined the current accessibility of buprenorphine in the United States. It found that “23.9% of the US population…

NIMH Releases Strategic Framework for Addressing Youth Mental Health Disparities

Rates of psychological distress among young people have increased in the past three years. The pandemic has most affected those who were already vulnerable, including youth with…

Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations

In September 2022, the Substance Abuse  and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a new guide to assist mental health and substance use practitioners in the…

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - How It Benefits Integrated Behavioral Health

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 reauthorizes major funding sources for substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services and includes three bills that help facilitate…

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…

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…

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…

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…