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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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Model Definitions for Behavioral Health Emergency, Crisis, and Crisis Related Services (PDF - 2020 KB)

This document seeks to promote crisis service quality and consistency, and further payer adoption of emergency, crisis, and crisis-related behavioral health services. Achieving these goals will support increased access to quality, equitable emergency, and crisis care for all individuals.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Penn State Project ECHO Current Topics

This page from Penn State Project ECHO provides an overview of various knowledge networks and topics currently supported by the initiative.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Penn State
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) - Scoring Guide (PDF - 662 KB)

This is a guide for scoring the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) that was posted by the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA).

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
The National Center for PTSD
Year
Resource Type
PDF

RxAssist - Patient Assistance Programs

This page provides info on free and low-cost medications for patients who struggle to afford them.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
Medical Providers
Patients
Source
RxAssist
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Telehealth Policy Finder

State-level policy information related to telehealth, including for Medicaid, Medicare and parity for private insurance.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Center for Connected Health Policy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

The Mental Health Parity Index

This web page provides a tool for visualizing commercial health insurance data to analyze access to and coverage of mental health and substance use services.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Graduate Education
Source
The Kennedy Forum
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Training: Assessing and Addressing Opioid Use Disorder

This resource provides training on opioid use disorder is diagnosed using the DSM-5 assessment criteria, how to discuss this diagnosis with patients, and how to treat opioid use disorder.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Video

Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center

Provides information and resources for health care providers and other stakeholders implementing trauma-informed care.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies
Year
Resource Type
Web Page