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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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The Prevention Coalition’s Role in Addressing Health Disparities

This handout is designed to assist both newly formed and seasoned prevention coalitions to determine the who, what, and how to reduce health disparities as they implement substance misuse prevention programs.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Schools
Families
Policymakers and Payers
Patients
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
284 KB

A Guide to SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework

Prevention professionals use SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) as a comprehensive guide to plan, implement, and evaluate SUD prevention practices and programs.
Link
https://westat.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/MOUDPlaybookAHRQ-Internal/Shared%20Documents/Internal/Task%209%20-%20Project%20Administration/Bi-Weekly%20AHRQ%20Meetings/Meeting%20Notes/2025/02.06.2025_MOUD%20Playbook%20AHRQ%20Bi-Weekly%20Meeting%20Summary.docx?d=wbf6bcc7edbbc49b197b58f2abb223d76&csf=1&web=1&e=c1ZqMS
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Addressing Health Disparities in the LGBTQ+ Community

This webinar explored: - The demographics and health care needs of the LGBTQ+ population - Barriers to high quality health care for LGBTQ+ people and proposed solutions - A toolkit designed to train medical school students and current providers on clinica
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation
Year
Resource Type
Video
File Size
n/a KB

Redesigning Care - A How-To Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems Seeking to Implement, Strengthen and Sustain Telebehavioral Health

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
File Size
3.6 MB

Review of State Strategies to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment

This report is intended to support state Medicaid agencies and payers in improving access to substance use disorder treatment, quality, and capacity, with a special focus on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
872 KB

The eQuality Toolkit: Practical Skills for LGBTQ and DSD-Affected Patient Care

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
File Size
41 MB