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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 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 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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What is a DTx?

This page provides an overview on Digital therapeutics, which deliver patients evidence-based therapeutic interventions that are driven by high quality software programs to treat, manage, or prevent a disease or disorder. 
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Addiction and Mental Health Mobile Apps Directory

This document provides a directory of mobile applications (apps) that may be used as aids in mental health or addiction conditions.
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Knowledge Exchange - Provincial Addiction & Mental Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.08 MB

Center on Rural Addiction: Resources

This website has a variety of resources, including recorded webinars, slides, guides, and other tools, for rural practitioners working with patients with substance use disorders.

Format
Curriculum
Webinar/Video
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Center on Rural Addiction, University of Vermont (UVM CORA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Ensuring Access to Behavioral Health Care: Making Integrated Care a Reality

This is invited testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee during the hearing on "Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration" about making behavioral health services accessible to Americans, including care for substance use disorders.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Commonwealth Fund; Williams RD
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
486 KB

Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications

This Technical Brief proposes a framework to assess mental health mobile applications, including those related to substance use, with the aim to facilitate selection of apps. The results of applying the framework will yield summary statements on the strengths and limitations of the apps and are intended for use by providers and patients/caregivers.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
8.1 MB

Health Equity and Behavioral Health Integration

This Topic Brief covers foundational information on disparities in health and healthcare (including in substance use disorder), the role of behavioral health integration in reducing disparities, and ensuring advancement of health equity within integrated care settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health to Address the Behavioral Health Crisis

This publication describes approaches for integrating behavioral health (including mental health and substance use) care into primary care and how integrated practices can provide better services to meet mental health, substance use, and other medical needs.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Commonwealth Fund
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Integrating SUD and OB/GYN Care: Policy Challenges and Opportunities Final Report

This report aims to address the treatment opportunities for pregnant and postpartum (or parenting) women (PPW) with substance use disorder (SUD) by describing opportunities to integrate obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYN) and SUD care as well as barriers to integrated care delivery.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
584 KB

Obtaining and Using Data in Practice Improvement: A Handbook for Health IT Advisors and Practice Facilitators

This guide provides in-depth information Health Information Technology (IT) Advisors need to effectively provide Health IT-related assistance for primary care practices to support their quality improvement and practice transformation efforts.

Format
Guide
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
6.0 MB