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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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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

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

CMCS Calls for Improving Service Access for Enrollees Experiencing Homelessness (PDF - 397 KB)

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

Conversation Paths To Support Loved Ones (PDF - 872 KB)

This resource provides information to loved ones on how to have conversations with people experiencing a substance use challenge.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Families
Communities
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Medical Providers
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

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

Does Access to Fun Activities Support Addiction Recovery

This article reviews a recent study that evaluated if acces to rewarding, fun activities operates as a protective factor for people receiving treatment for substance use difficulties.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Families
Source
Recovery Research Institute
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

El Dorado Community Health Centers: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Rural California through Community Partnerships (PDF - 204 KB)

This case study explores implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) at a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in rural California that engages with the broader community to address the opioid epidemic. 
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Centers for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Gaps in Research and Care for Adults with a Disability Who Have Substance Use Disorders: Treatment (PDF - 562 KB)

It can be difficult for disabled people to get medical help for substance use disorders (SUDs) because treatment is sometimes inaccessible, providers may lack awareness of the needs and experiences of disabled people, and the treatment may not be effective. This exploratory study begins with a synthesis of evidence on facilitators and barriers to SUD treatment among disabled adults. It then describes what is known about the effectiveness of SUD treatments among disabled adults and describe research gaps.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Communities
Graduate Education
Source
Urban Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Greater Portland Health: Treating Patients at a Health Care for the Homeless Program in Maine (PDF - 193 KB)

This case study explores implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) through a federally qualified health center (FQHC) serving as a Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program in Portland, Maine.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Centers for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF