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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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Utilization Management for Medications for Addiction Treatment

This toolkit is intended to give prescribers a broad overview of medication utilization management techniques and describe ways that prescribers can facilitate patient access to needed medications. It focuses on prescribed medications that are filled by retail pharmacies.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.32 MB

An Action Plan for Strengthening Mental Health and the Prevention of Suicide in the Aftermath of COVID-19

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention launched the Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19 steering committee of public and private sector leaders developed six priorities and related actions in order to foster a comprehensive and impactful response to the significant mental health and suicide prevention needs associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
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
PDF
File Size
4.09 MB

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

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
File Size
362 KB

Caring for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: A Toolkit for Organization Leaders and Providers

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
File Size
5.80 MB

Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review

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
File Size
5.7 MB

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

National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use

Provides information on evidence-based treatment of OUD. This guideline is the only document of its kind to include all Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications in one place.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year
File Size
1.0 MB

Population Health Management Resource Guide for Behavioral Health

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
File Size
1.53 MB