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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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Gaps in Research and Care for Adults with a Disability Who Have Substance Use Disorders: Treatment (PDF - 562 KB KB)

It can be difficult for disabled people to get medical help for substance use disorders (SUDs) because treatment is sometimes inaccessible, providers may lack awareness of the needs and experiences of disabled people, and the treatment may not be effective. This exploratory study begins with a synthesis of evidence on facilitators and barriers to SUD treatment among disabled adults. It then describes what is known about the effectiveness of SUD treatments among disabled adults and describe research gaps.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Communities
Graduate Education
Source
Urban Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Guide to Equity in Behavioral Health Care (PDF - 293 KB KB)

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

Guide to Equity in Pharmacy Services (PDF - 223 KB KB)

This guide equips advocates and changemakers with key information about pharmacy services, including an overview of the system’s inequities, and highlights the policy and accountability levers that can advance equity.
Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Medical Providers
Source
Urban Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Guide to Equity in the Veterans Health Administration (PDF - 157 KB KB)

This guide equips advocates with key information about the Veterans Health Administration, including an overview of the system’s inequities, and highlights the policy and accountability levers that can advance equity.
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Medical Providers
Source
Urban Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Health-Related Social Needs in Medicaid: State Checklist for Screening (PDF - 252 KB KB)

This tool, developed by the Center for Health Care Strategies, outlines decision points for developing or improving policies related to screening for health-related social needs and provides state examples to illustrate implementation.
Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
States
Communities
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Helping Recovery Take Root Through Integrated Health Care Systems

This blog post highlights the importance of emphasizing recovery within integrated healthcare processes. It calls for improved healthcare information technology and encourages the involvement of people with lived experience.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Behavioral Health Providers
Patients
Families
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Incarceration and Homelessness: Reentry Considerations for Health Care Providers (PDF - 3.4 MB KB)

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