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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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Using SAMHSA Funds to Implement Evidence-Based Contingency Management Services (PDF - 430 KB)

This Advisory describes a change in funding for Contingency Management (CM) and applicable guardrails. It also outlines the evidence underlying CM and permissible uses of funding for this treatment intervention. At this time, the change in funding applies only to State Opioid Response (SOR) and Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grants (subject to an update to grant terms and conditions).
Format
Advisory
Audience
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

A Federally Qualified Health Center and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Partnership in Rural Missouri (PDF - 168 KB)

This case study explores implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) through a partnership between a Missouri-based federally qualified health center (FQHC) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Basic Coding for Integrated Behavioral Health Care (PDF - 350 KB)

Grade B

The document reviews billing codes for integrated behavioral health care, including substance use services.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Building Healthy Futures: Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum (PDF - 678 KB)

This report from the Center for Health Care Strategies examines access to care challenges for individuals with mental health disorders and/or SUD and outlines recommendations for evidence-based, person-centered perinatal services. The report highlights innovative, community-rooted programs that seamlessly integrate services through a no-wrong door approach.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Community Member Engagement Resource Center

This resource center offers practical guidance to help Medicaid stakeholders, including community-based organizations, engage community members in policy and program design development, especially as a means of increasing health equity.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Center for Healthcare Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Comprehensive Approaches and Cross-Cutting Tools

Examples on this page illustrate how several different states have taken a comprehensive approach through overall system transformation and/or strategic disruptive investments.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Conceptual Framework and Strategic Considerations for Modernizing Behavioral Health Systems

This page and graphic provides a high-level framework for a modernized behavioral health system. The conceptual frame synthesizes key components of a behavioral health continuum of care and cross-cutting principles from expert input and best practice approaches.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Defining the State Role in Primary Care Reform (PDF - 390 KB)

This issue brief and accompanying federal alignment tool offer a template for systematically evaluating how state activities align with each of the federal government's primary care intiatives. It also describes six key activities that will help states best leverage their authority.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Milbank Memorial Fund
Year
Resource Type
PDF