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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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An Action Plan for Strengthening Mental Health and the Prevention of Suicide in the Aftermath of COVID-19

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention launched the Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19 steering committee of public and private sector leaders developed six priorities and related actions in order to foster a comprehensive and impactful response to the significant mental health and suicide prevention needs associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
4.09 MB

ATTC Network Online Support Groups List

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
File Size
n/a KB

Changes in Medicaid Telehealth Policies Due to COVID-19

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
File Size
838 KB

COVID GUIDANCE: Screening for Suicide Risk during Telehealth Visits

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
File Size
217 KB

FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency

A list of frequently asked questions regarding telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
415 KB

FAQs: Provision of methadone and buprenorphine for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the COVID-19 emergency

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
File Size
201 KB

How Practices Can Advance the Implementation of Integrated Care in the COVID-19 Era

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
File Size
295 KB