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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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Contingency Management for Adults with Substance Use Disorder: Evidence Roundup

This Better Care Playbook Evidence Roundup highlights emerging evidence on the effectiveness of contingency management interventions and strategies to scale implementation.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

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

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

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

The Mental Health Parity Index

This web page provides a tool for visualizing commercial health insurance data to analyze access to and coverage of mental health and substance use services.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Graduate Education
Source
The Kennedy Forum
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Use of Alternative Payment Models for Substance Use Disorder Prevention: A Conceptual Framework (PDF - 271 KB)

In 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) convened an expert panel to refine a conceptual framework for using Alternative payment models (APMs) for SUD prevention and to identify strategies to encourage their adoption. The conceptual framework is a viable method for financing a variety of prevention programs across populations and settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

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