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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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Guide to Equity in Behavioral Health Care

The guide discusses existing behavioral healthcare services in the United States and highlights barriers to care, stigma, and discrimination that exist. It also notes the overdose epidemic and services in place to combat it.
Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Urban Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
293 KB

Hiring PWLLE Within Local and State Health Departments

This tool identifies key elements for health departments to consider when hiring People With Lived and Living Experience (PWLLE), from identification and description of job roles and responsibilities to recruitment and interviewing.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Communities
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
871 KB

Incarceration and Homelessness: Reentry Considerations for Health Care Providers

The Issue Brief is designed to help clinicians and other health care providers gain greater insight into the challenging dimensions of access to health care that face formerly incarcerated people during the reentry period, and how healthcare access intersects with homelessness, with attention to the challenges specific to young people involved in juvenile justice systems.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.4 MB

Integrating People with Lived and Living Experience into Overdose Prevention and Response Programs

This guide offers strategies to integrate people with living and lived experience (PWLLE) into overdose prevention programs, featuring examples like overdose spike response and overdose fatality reviews. 
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
412 KB

Know Your Rights: Office of Recovery

Explains patient rights and the Federal laws that protect people receiving mental health or substance use services. Describes who is protected by these laws and what they cover, including employment, housing, services, and public accommodations.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Families
Patients
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
File Size
549 KB

Medicaid Opportunities to Improve Health Care Access and Quality for LGBTQ+ Communities

This issue brief discusses health inequities and disparities experienced by people in LGBTQ+ communities enrolled in Medicaid. It outlines considerations for shaping Medicaid policies to combat these inequities and improve health outcomes for this population.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Center for Healthcare Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
406 KB

National Strategy to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care

The National Strategy includes recommendations developed by the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, a subcommittee of SAMHSA’s Advisory Committee for Women’s Services, to address the urgent public health crisis of maternal mental health and substance use issues.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Communities
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.5 MB

Opportunities to Promote Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

This report summarizes barriers and facilitators to providing MOUD at FQHCs and outlines opportunities at the health center, state, and federal level to support the clinical, organizational, and financial capacity to increase access to MOUD.
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
File Size
559 KB