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New NIH Funding Opportunity – SBIRT Approaches for Populations That Experience Health Disparities

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) and participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices are inviting applications for research projects that test…

SBIRT Approaches for Populations That Experience Health Disparities – NIH Funding Opportunity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) and participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices are inviting applications for research projects that test…

Medicare Proposed Changes in Physician Fee Schedule to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Services

A collection of policies to expand the types of providers eligible to bill for behavioral health services through Medicare have been added to the proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee…

Stimulant Use Disorder – New Draft FDA Guidance and Resource

Stimulant Use Disorders: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability was announced by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a press release. There…

Youth Mental Health Screening: SAMHSA Releases a New Tool

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) “Talk. They Hear You.” a youth substance use prevention campaign, has developed a new tool to help parents and…

Innovative Primary Care Models for Addressing Substance Use Win $25,000 Prizes

Winners of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) “Substance Use Prevention Services in Primary Care” Challenge were recently announced. The initiative, which launched in February…

Assessing the Reach of the U.S. Opioid Crisis – New Poll

The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) recently released results from a poll to assess the broad reach of the opioid crisis on families across the United States. The poll results reveal that…

Making Care Primary (MCP) Model – RFA Now Available

In June 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the testing of the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model to improve care management and care coordination by…

Studies Show Underuse of Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Adults and Adolescents

Medications are often underused to treat opioid use disorder, recent research indicates. A new study in JAMA Network Open has found in 2021, only one in five people aged 18-years or…

International Overdose Awareness Day – Resources

In memory of those who have died from a drug overdose and in acknowledgement of the grief of family and friends left behind, August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD)…

Environmental Scan for Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use – Final Report

Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is the fourth leading cause of preventable death in the United States, yet most patients who need support for UAU are not clinically identified, and over 90…

SAMHSA Advisory on Digital Therapeutics Features AHRQ FASTER Framework

Over the past decade, digital health has made significant progress, driven by the increased use of computing platforms, electronic medical records, mobile apps, and wearable devices in…

Guide to Equity Terminology – Preview of a New SAMHSA Resource

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently added a new post to the SAMHSA Blog to set the stage for their forthcoming Guide to Equity Terminology …

New Provider Training Requirements for Substance Use Disorder To Increase Treatment Access

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in close collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), recently announced new training requirements for…

Alarming Trends in Substance Use-Related Health Outcomes. What Can Primary Care Physicians Do?

Key trends are emerging from the latest surveillance data on substance use outcomes in the United States, including data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…

Cultural Competency – New Guides and Other Resources

The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) just released several new Best Practice Resource Guides on advancing equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA NH/PI)…

Plan Now – July is BIPOC Mental Health Month

With the month of July approaching, now is the time to start planning for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month! “Formally recognized in June 2008, Bebe…

Making Care Primary (MCP) Model

CMS is working with State Medicaid Agencies in eight States to test a new voluntary primary care model, the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model. The MCP Model aims to improve care management…

Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health

On May 23, 2023, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory on the current evidence available about the impacts of social media to the mental health of…

Surgeon General Advisory on Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation

In May 2023, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the country, and the healing effects of social…

COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities Extended for Prescribing Controlled Medications

On May 9, 2023 – a day ahead of the expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) – the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…

SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week - Resources for Celebration

Every year during National Prevention Week (NPW), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) celebrates communities, organizations, and individuals that are…

April is Minority Health Month

To raise awareness of the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations and reducing health disparities, the month of April is Minority Health Month…