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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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Involuntary Commitment: Ethics at the Nexus of Mental Health Care and Homelessness

This Issue Brief will discuss some interpersonal practices and communication strategies that clinicians can incorporate to lessen the trauma involved in involuntary commitment, and look at some considerations for structural and systemic change.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.6 MB

LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity Center of Excellence

This training provides behavioral health professionals with vital information regarding treatment for individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. The training highlights health disparities and unmet needs in the LGBTQ community and best practices for practitioners.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit (2023 Revised)

This toolkit provides correctional administrators and health care providers recommendations and tools for implementing MAT in correctional settings and strategies for overcoming challenges.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
4 MB

Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide

This guide includes (1) a menu of evidence-based practices spanning the continuum of care to reduce opioid overdose deaths and (2) real-word tips for implementing the evidence-based strategies.
Format
Guide
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
States
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
10.4 MB

Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): A Policymakers Guide to Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies that Address Opioid Overdose

This publication is intended to aid policymakers, communities, and key stakeholders in developing comprehensive, multi-system strategies that address the opioid crisis.
Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEAL Initiative
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.3 MB

Pain in the Nation 2023: The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths

These recommendations from TFAH, primarily aimed at federal and state governments, aim to reduce alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths and to improve mental health and well-being for all Americans.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Trust for America's Mental Health (TFAH)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.7 MB

Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

This practical guide updates and expands the discussion presented in SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Resource from 2014. The primary goal of this guide is to provide implementation strategies across multiple domains based on the original publication.
Format
Guide
Audience
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
25.2 MB

Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE)

The Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) is a national standardized tool designed to help healthcare providers assess and address the social determinants of health (SDOH) affecting their patients.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Association of Community Health Centers
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
282 KB

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Program

SAMHSA's SOAR program increases access to Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI) benefits for eligible individuals who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders by Race and Ethnicity, 2015-2019

This brief assesses whether and how rates of substance use and substance use disorder among adults differ by race and ethnicity using five years of data, 2015-2019, from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
473 KB