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Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

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A collection of tools and resources for managing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, intended for use by providers, organizational leadership, other team members, and patients.

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Incorporating Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention into Practice

Provides brief overview of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation, screening questions, example workflow, and billing and coding information to help family physicians implement screening and brief intervention

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
828 KB

Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care: Best Practices and Learnings

Discusses a patient-centered approach to primary care and behavioral health services integration as well as lessons learned from a project implemented within one healthcare system
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
bi3
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
429 KB

Integrating Mental Health and Addiction Treatment into General Medical Care: The Role of Policy

Explores the role of policy in integrating mental health and substance use treatment in medical care, including suggestions for future strategies to improve integration
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
McGinty EE, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link
File Size
478 KB

Integration of Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment into Pediatric Primary Care

Summarizes lessons learned over the past six years through the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Youth Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention Strategic Initiative about the integration of SBIRT in pediatric primary care
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
570 KB

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

Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People With Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Proceedings of a Workshop

Summarizes discussions from a 2019 workshop of the Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders that examined key policy challenges for caring for people with mental health and substance use disorders
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Source
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.7 KB

Leveraging Existing Health and Disease Management Programs to Provide Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Discusses options for providing substance use disorder services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanding telehealth, using mobile apps, and connecting enrollees to community resources

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
72.6 KB

Making the Case for High-Functioning, Team-Based Care in Community Behavioral Health Settings

Advises community behavioral health care settings on how to implement team-based care, including providing a team-based care model

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.4 MB

Measures of Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Quality of Telemedicine in the Management of Alcohol Abuse, Addiction, and Rehabilitation: Systematic Review

Systematic review to evaluate the measures of effectiveness, efficiency, and quality that result from the utilization of telemedicine in the management of alcohol abuse, addiction, and rehabilitation
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Kruse CS, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link