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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…

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,…

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…

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…