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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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ATA Quick-Start Guide to Telehealth (PDF - n/a KB)

This guide has been created to serve as a resource for providers looking to quickly establish telehealth services during a public health crisis.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Telemedicine Association Resources
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

ATTC Network Online Support Groups List (PDF - n/a KB)

Treatment providers and peer support specialists looking for online and telephone support groups for their patients/peers should review the list below. Both 12 Step and non-12 Step-based online support groups are identified.
Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Changes in Medicaid Telehealth Policies Due to COVID-19 (PDF - 838 KB)

This document characterizes Medicaid telehealth policies in each State both before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards, including details about eligible providers who can deliver services and payment policies.

Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Access Commission
Year
Resource Type
External Link

COVID GUIDANCE: Screening for Suicide Risk during Telehealth Visits (PDF - 217 KB)

This serves as an addendum to the Action Alliance's 2018 Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe, which report suggested suicide screening, with indicated care as needed, for all individuals receiving care for behavioral health conditions as a core responsibility for health care organizations.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Year
Resource Type
PDF

COVID-19 Resource Directory (PDF - 206 KB)

This directory includes a comprehensive list of state and federal COVID-19 resources.
Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year
Resource Type
PDF

FAQs: Provision of methadone and buprenorphine for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the COVID-19 emergency (PDF - 201 KB)

SAMHSA recognizes the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 situation and is providing the following guidance on the provision of methadone and buprenorphine for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the COVID-19 emergency for Opioid Treatment Programs.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

How Practices Can Advance the Implementation of Integrated Care in the COVID-19 Era (PDF - 295 KB)

This issue brief presents a literature review of primary care practices implementing integrated behavioral health care which identified the main barriers to successful integration as financing, health information technology, and workforce challenges.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Docherty M, et al.; The Commonwealth Fund
Year
Resource Type
PDF

How to Prescribe Controlled Substances to Patients During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PDF - 141 KB)

These policies are effective beginning March 31, 2020, and will remain in effect for the duration of the public health emergency, unless DEA specifies an earlier date. This decision tree summarizes policies adopted in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to allow DEA-registered practitioners to prescribe controlled substances without having to interact in-person with their patients the policies. This decision tree is for quick reference and does not provide a complete description of all requirements.
Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Launching a Toolkit for Safety-Net Clinics Implementing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Commonwealth Fund, the Center for Care Innovations, and the University of California, San Francisco have launched this toolkit to support providers in using telemedicine to care for vulnerable patients during this challenging time, and as means of advancing health equity.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
The Commonwealth Fund
Year
Resource Type
Web Page