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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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2024 Mental Health Month Toolkit

This Mental Health Month toolkit provides practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase their resiliency regardless of their personal situation.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Children
Communities
Source
Mental Health America
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
6.9 MB

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Print Materials

The 988 Lifeline publishes and regularly updates a 988 Partner Toolkit, which provides partners social media, video, print, radio, FAQs, messaging, and other marketing materials that can be used to promote the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. These 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline print materials are free to the public.
Format
Other
Audience
Communities
Schools
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of Suicidal Risk Behavior (SRB) for suicidal self-directed violent behavior and provides clear and comprehensive evidence-based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
File Size
N/A KB

Guidance to States and Communities on Using Federal Funding To Support Mental Health Services for LGBTQI+ Youth

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published guidance to states and communities on using federal funding to support mental health services for LGBTQI+ youth.
Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Schools
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
115 KB

Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Reverse Opioid Overdose and Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders

This report provides an update on the present state of coverage, availability of, and access to, medications for treating ongoing alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder, and reversing an opioid overdose within state Medicaid plans.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.8 MB

Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit

This toolkit, designed to augment overdose prevention and reversal training, provides guidance on the role of opioid overdose reversal medications, including naloxone and nalmefene, and how to respond to an overdose.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Patients
First Responders
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.31 MB

Preventing Substance Use Among Young Adults with Disabilities

This advisory highlights the need for primary substance use prevention programs for young adults ages 18 to 25 with disabilities, provides guidance to prevention specialists on designing and tailoring these programs, and describes factors that may affect the delivery of prevention.
Format
Advisory
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
619 KB

The Legal Landscape for Opioid Treatment Agreements

This article surveyed laws and regulations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as criminal and civil judicial decisions in which opioid treatment agreements were discussed as evidence, finding minimal evidence that they effectively reduce opioid misuse or improve patient outcomes.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
The Milbank Quarterly
Year
Resource Type
Article