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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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Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model

The web page highlights a new payment model from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for innovation in behavioral health. The model will focus on improving the quality of care and behavioral and physical health outcomes and will begin on January 1, 2025.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Meaningful Work and Recovery

This page focuses on the importance of meaningful work and recovery for individuals with mental health conditions.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Families
Patients
Source
Mental Health America (MHA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Meaningfully Partnering With Harm Reduction Organizations and Other Community-based Organizations That Serve People Who Use Drugs (PDF - 610 KB KB)

This tool highlights another valuable method for health departments to ensure the inclusion of People With Lived or Living Experience (PWLLE): establishing grantmaking programs and developing meaningful partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) that are led for and by PWLLE, including harm reduction organizations. The target audience for this tool includes all staff within substance use-related departments.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Motivational Interviewing Tips for Providers (PDF - 864 KB KB)

This resource provides tips for providers who engage with motivational interviewing when treating substance use difficulties.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

National Strategy to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care

The National Strategy includes recommendations developed by the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, a subcommittee of SAMHSA’s Advisory Committee for Women’s Services, to address the urgent public health crisis of maternal mental health and substance use issues.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Communities
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey (N-SUMHSS) 2023: Data on Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Treatment Facilities (PDF - 1.9 MB KB)

The N-SUMHSS is a voluntary annual survey of all active substance use and mental health facilities in the United States, its territories, and D.C. The annual report presents findings on the key operational characteristics of substance use and mental health treatment facilities, use of pharmacotherapies, language assistance services, and suicide prevention assistance services.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2022 Highlighted Population Slides

These slides focus on substance use and mental health measures for several sub-populations in the United States, including American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Black or African; Female; Hispanic or Latino; Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Adult; Multiracial; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; and Veteran populations.
Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF