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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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Issue Brief: Person-Centered Planning

This issue brief provides information for State Mental Health Authorities (SMHA) about strategies for promoting person-centered planning (PCP) to enhance the quality of behavioral health services and the valued recovery outcomes of those that use them.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
States
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
4.22 MB

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

Medicaid Reimbursement for Peer Support Services: A Detailed Analysis of Rates, Processes, and Procedures

This report was developed to provide a state-by-state analysis of Medicaid reimbursement specifically for peer support services, including peer recovery support services for substance use disorders and mental health peer support services.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.4 MB

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in U.S. Jails and Prisons: Status Update

This Quick Take outlines the legal and policy efforts that have led to an increase in availability and stresses the importance of continued advocacy efforts to further expand MOUD availability in jails and prisons and in the community.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Communities
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
O'Neill Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
277 KB

National Strategy to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care

The National Strategy includes recommendations developed by the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, a subcommittee of SAMHSA’s Advisory Committee for Women’s Services, to address the urgent public health crisis of maternal mental health and substance use issues.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Communities
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.5 MB

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2022 Highlighted Population Slides

These slides focus on substance use and mental health measures for several sub-populations in the United States, including American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Black or African; Female; Hispanic or Latino; Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Adult; Multiracial; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; and Veteran populations.
Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioid Stewardship Hub

The resources on this webpage include ideas, insights, and resources to inspire opioid stewardship, and illustrate how hospitals and health systems are working to “Stem the Tide” of the opioid epidemic.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Opportunities to Promote Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

This report summarizes barriers and facilitators to providing MOUD at FQHCs and outlines opportunities at the health center, state, and federal level to support the clinical, organizational, and financial capacity to increase access to MOUD.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Centers for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
559 KB

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