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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 (PDF - 609 KB) and Volume 2 (PDF - 1.3 MB) of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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Integrating Harm Reduction into Health Care Facilities Serving Medicaid Members

This webinar, hosted by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), explored how providers and administrators in health care settings serving Medicaid members can integrate harm reduction strategies into their practices, supported by creative and sustainable financing mechanisms. It featured a panel discussion with harm reduction leaders experienced at the provider, state, and national levels.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Invisible and Overlooked (Again): Older Adults, Ageism, and Substance Misuse

This article highlights the rates of substance use disorder (SUD) among older adults and the delays in treatment they experience. It also discusses barriers and challenges this demographic faces in receiving treatment for SUD.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Milbank Memorial Fund
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Medicaid Health Homes for Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions

This blog post highlights the Medicaid health home model, which supports integrated, coordinated care for individuals with chronic conditions, including behavioral health conditions. Established by the Affordable Care Act, health homes are an optional Medicaid benefit that states may elect to provide.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Primary Care Practice Toolkit

This toolkit provides comprehensive guidance on implementing clinical guidelines and billing
practices to effectively integrate MOUD into clinical environments. 

Link
https://groupmosaic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Mosaic-Group-MOUD-Toolkit-for-Primary-Care.pdf
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Mosaic Group
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Meeting Guide | Alcoholics Anonymous

Free app for finding AA meetings.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Families
Patients
Source
Alcoholics Anonymous
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Mental Health Month Action Guide 2025

This toolkit provides mental health resources in advance of Mental Health Month.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
Mental Health America
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Model Definitions for Behavioral Health Emergency, Crisis, and Crisis Related Services (PDF - 2020 KB)

This document seeks to promote crisis service quality and consistency, and further payer adoption of emergency, crisis, and crisis-related behavioral health services. Achieving these goals will support increased access to quality, equitable emergency, and crisis care for all individuals.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Module 5: Planning for Funding and Sustainability

This module discusses the key issues in planning for sustainability of health programs in rural communities.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Rural Health Information Hub
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

NativeAIR

NativeAIR contains reviews of evidence-based alcohol interventions for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and other Indigenous communities from published, peer-reviewed studies. NativeAIR highlights 39 total interventions organized into three areas: prevention interventions for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, prevention interventions for alcohol misuse, and treatment interventions for alcohol use disorder. Experts reviewed each intervention utilizing a rigorous set of criteria. Many of the interventions include important aspects of cultural relevance and Tribal inclusion.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Graduate Education
Source
National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism
Year
Resource Type
Web Page