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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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Best Practices for Designing and Implementing Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Focused Health Homes (PDF - 362 KB KB)

This document provides a description of some best practices for designing and implementing a Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-focused health home state plan amendment based on the experiences of states with approved SUD-focused health home programs as required per section 1006(a)(2) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (P.L. 115-271).
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Caring for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: A Toolkit for Organization Leaders and Providers (PDF - 5.80 MB KB)

This toolkit is a guide to help health care and social service organization leaders and providers improve care coordination for women with opioid use disorder in Health Resources and Services Administration-supported programs and other settings of care.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review (PDF - 5.7 MB KB)

This systematic review synthesizes the literature on behavioral, pharmacologic, and combined interventions for adolescents ages 12 to 20 years with problematic substance use or substance use disorder.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Measuring Success in Substance Use Grant Programs: Outcomes and Metrics for Improvement

This report, the first in a series of three, examines four of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's grant programs that help alleviate suffering due to opioids and improve treatment quality and access. It offers recommendations about the existing reporting tools used by these programs and and proposes additional metrics and outcomes that should be considered.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19

The Action Alliance’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19 (National Response) is a diverse, nonpartisan public-private partnership committed to driving meaningful, lasting change in mental health and suicide prevention through collaboration, leadership, and action. The National Response is working to create sustainable and comprehensive solutions to the mental health impacts of this pandemic, while also preparing to address future needs by mitigating risks and building resiliency.

Format
Web Page
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
Web Page

Population Health Management Resource Guide for Behavioral Health (PDF - 1.53 MB KB)

The Population Health Management Resource Guide for Behavioral Health helps providers and payers better integrate the delivery or management of behavioral health care and physical care. Implementing best practices from this guide improves access and outcomes for populations with behavioral health conditions.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, commissioned a rapid evidence review on the effectiveness of interventions to promote a broader understanding of the published literature on medication-assisted treatment retention among adults with opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
States
Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Pregnant and Postpartum Women - Opportunities for State MCH Programs (PDF - 430 KB KB)

This brief describes the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders and how to implement and integrate SBIRT into care delivery.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs / National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
Year
Resource Type
PDF