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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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Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals

Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency.
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Office of Minority Health
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

MAT Advocacy Toolkit

Helps patients fight for their right to MAT for opioid addiction. Provides tools and resources for individuals who are being told by courts, probation and parole officers, and child welfare officials to stop MAT against their doctor’s recommendation.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Legal Action Center
Year

Medication First Approach for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (PDF - 189 KB)

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medication First (or low-barrier maintenance pharmacotherapy) approach to the treatment of opioid use disorders.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Missouri Opioid State Targeted Response (STR)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence (PDF - 3.7 MB)

By addressing the conditions that give rise to ACEs and simultaneously addressing the needs of children and parents, these strategies take a multi-generation approach to prevent ACEs and ensure safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Redesigning Care - A How-To Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems Seeking to Implement, Strengthen and Sustain Telebehavioral Health (PDF - 3.6 MB)

This Guide provides concrete strategies and actions for hospitals and health systems seeking to implement, strengthen and sustain telebehavioral health programs.
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
States
Source
American Hospital Association (AHA) Center for Health Innovation / National Quality Form (NQF)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

The eQuality Toolkit: Practical Skills for LGBTQ and DSD-Affected Patient Care (PDF - 41 MB)

The eQuality Toolkit is a training manual that helps healthcare providers build a foundation of inclusive clinical skills to competently care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified (LGBTQ) patients and individuals born with differen
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
University Press of Kentucky
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Understanding the Opioid Crisis in the U.S. Latino Population: Implications and Recommendations

This webinar recording from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center on the implications of the opioid crisis in the U.S. Latino population is now available. This webinar discussed the implications of the opioid crisis in the Latino population in the US. It discussed social and cultural factors that cause substance misuse in Latinos. Additionally, barriers to services and treatments are discussed, along with strategies on how to increase engagement and use of services.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
Video

Federal Nondiscrimination Laws and Opioid Use Disorders

Offers a campaign to inform the public about civil rights protections that may apply to a person in recovery from an opioid use disorder and ensure that covered entities are aware of their obligation to comply with Federal nondiscrimination laws.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
HHS Office for Civil Rights
Year