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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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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

National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers

Provides assistance, education, and information to organizations and individuals who are actively providing or interested in providing healthcare at a distance through events, resources, webinars, techncial assistance, and an interactive map used to find the affiliated regional telehealth resource center

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Pain in the Nation Update: Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths in 2018

Examines trends in deaths related to substance use, including alcohol use across the United States. Also discusses research looking at causes of deaths and potential policy and program solutions aimed at addressing these issues, including the Well Being Trust's Healing the Nation Policy Framework
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Well Being Trust, Trust for America's Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.2 MB