NIH HEAL Initiative – Overdose Resources Announced While there have been modest decreases recently, overdose deaths in the United States increased more than 50% since 2019, claiming over 100,000 lives in 2023. The National Institute of… Posted 02/19/25
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month – January is Inaugural Event January 2025 marks the beginning of the inaugural Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month. According to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, only 23.6% of people for… Posted 01/08/25
Engagement and Retention of Nonabstinent Patients in SUD Treatment – New ASAM Clinical Guidance The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) recently released new clinical guidance for the engagement and retention of nonabstinent patients in substance use treatment. This… Posted 12/20/24
Mental Health and SUD During Pregnancy and Postpartum – New CHCS Report Perinatal mental health disorders are common and significant complications of pregnancy and the postpartum period. A new report from the Center of Health Care Strategies (CHCS) provides… Posted 12/06/24
Integrated Behavioral Health in Pediatrics – New Partnership to Promote The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) announced a new partnership with Mental Health America (MHA) to promote integrated behavioral healthcare (IBH) for children… Posted 11/14/24
A Workforce Innovation for Behavioral Health Integration: Insights from the Idaho Health Neighborhood Center Idaho has one of the highest rates of suicide and faces severe healthcare workforce challenges, particularly in its rural areas.1,2,3 Idaho’s rural and frontier communities have a high… Posted 10/28/24
Strengthening Primary Care – New Reimbursement Models Primary care is a crucial cornerstone of the U.S. healthcare system, yet it is understaffed and underinvested; only five to seven cents of every health care dollar is spent on primary… Posted 10/22/24
Behavioral Health Parity - New Rules for Enforcement The United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have established new rules to strengthen their commitment to ensuring equitable access to mental health… Posted 10/11/24
U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop Significantly The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated their Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts to include new data, which show a 10.6% drop in overdose deaths from… Posted 09/23/24
Behavioral Health Integration Gets Historic Funding The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is announcing a historic investment to integrate mental health and substance use disorder treatment into primary care. This… Posted 09/23/24
State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives - NOFO Released by AHRQ On September 9, 2024, AHRQ announced three funding opportunities to support state-based solutions to accelerate health care improvement. A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the… Posted 09/13/24
Suicide Prevention Month - September In recognition of September 2024 as Suicide Prevention Month, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, and Assistant Secretary for Mental… Posted 09/10/24
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