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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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Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment

This guide helps health care providers, systems, and communities support recovery from substance use disorders via employment mechanisms. 
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.89 MB

Tackling America's Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration: Task Force Recommendations

This report provides legislative and regulatory recommendations, including payment and workforce models, for implementing behavioral health and primary care integration to address the growing concern of mental health and substance use disorders.

Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Source
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
5.7 MB

Tackling America’s Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration: Task Force Recommendations

Through developing core integrated care standards and, by ensuring the appropriate financing, tools, and training, these recommendations support and incentivize providers to deliver integrated care, which ultimately benefits Americans struggling with mental illness and substance use.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Bipartisan Policy Center
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
5.7 MB

Tele-Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

This is a best practice guide about using telehealth for the treatment of substance use disorders, including information about screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Telehealth and Behavioral Health Integration

This Topic Brief aims to provide practical information and resources for using telehealth technologies to implement patient-centered integrated behavioral health care in primary and ambulatory care practices, including those related to substance use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit: Guidance to Support High-Quality Care

This toolkit provides clinically relevant information to support high-quality delivery of outpatient OUD care via telehealth, while reducing barriers to starting and maintaining both medication and psychosocial treatments.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.8 MB

The Provision of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Correctional Settings in the Time of COVID-19: Opportunities and Solutions

This policy brief explores strategies for ensuring people in jails and prisons have uninterrupted access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during the pandemic. These include taking advantage of a new federal waiver that allows providers to initiate MOUD via telemedicine, without a prior physical examination; providing adequate medication supplies upon release; and offering virtual counseling and peer support.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.12 MB

The Telehealth Explainer Series: A Toolkit for State Legislators

This toolkit provides an overview of State telehealth roles, key legislative actions, and a series of briefs exploring opportunities and challenges related to telehealth policy.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
States
Source
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Trauma-Informed Care for Opioid Use Disorder

The purpose of this document is to introduce the principles and practices of trauma-informed care (TIC) to substance use navigators. TIC is a helpful way to understand and connect with patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and can help improve the experiences and outcomes of care for both patients and the team members providing care to them.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
First Responders
Source
CA Bridge - Public Health Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
287 KB

Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults

This guide provides considerations and strategies for clinicians and organizations implementing evidence-based practices. Approaches presented will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, insurers, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support adults with concurrent substance use and/or concurrent substance use disorders, including alcohol.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
19.7 MB