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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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2024 Mental Health Month Toolkit

This Mental Health Month toolkit provides practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase their resiliency regardless of their personal situation.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Children
Communities
Source
Mental Health America
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
6.9 MB

A Federally Qualified Health Center and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Partnership in Rural Missouri

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
File Size
168 KB

Advancing Perinatal Health Care Integration

This paper explores factors that drive the high maternal mortality rate in the United States. It discusses workforce shortages, inequalities in care, social drivers of health (including racism, discrimination, and trauma), and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive, holistic, and culturally- and trauma-informed care.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.8 MB

Advisory: Evidence-Based, Whole Person Care of Pregnant People Who Have Opioid Use Disorder

This Advisory outlines how healthcare providers (i.e., obstetrician-gynecologists [OB-GYNs], primary care physicians, and other professionals who treat pregnant people) can take an active role in supporting the health of pregnant individuals who have OUD and their babies.
Format
Advisory
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
763 KB

BIPOC Mental Health

This web page provides resources for caring for BIPOC individuals on their mental health journeys. It discusses racism, discrimination, and health disparities experienced in these community. It also duscusses stigma within comunities and how to employ culturally informed practices.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Families
Patients
Communities
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Medical Providers
Source
Mental Health America (MHA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Caring for LGBTQI+ Patients Medicare Learning Network Training

This training guides practitioners in treating LGBTQI+ patients. Its sections define this population and discuss how practitioners can improve health outcomes through best practices.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
First Responders
Source
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

CMCS Calls for Improving Service Access for Enrollees Experiencing Homelessness

This bulletin encourages states to to consider leveraging available Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) opportunities to improve access to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Format
Other
Audience
States
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
397 KB

Doctors reluctant to treat addiction most commonly report “lack of institutional support” as barrier

This news release summarizes a new study which identified the top reasons why some physicians may be reluctant to intervene in addiction. The comprehensive review, pulling 283 studies published on this topic within the last 61 years, showed that “institutional environment” was the reason most frequently reported in these studies.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Patients
Policymakers and Payers
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page