Program Policies & Procedures

This Topic Brief covers foundational information on disparities in health and healthcare (including in substance use disorder), the role of behavioral health integration in reducing disparities, and ensuring advancement of health equity within integrated care settings.

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.

This SAMHSA Advisory outlines the principles and components of low barrier care and how low barrier care may be leveraged to overcome substantial gaps in access, while also engaging individuals in treatment.

This virtual public meeting which explored real-world experiences and scientific evidence for buprenorphine initiation strategies, as well as medication dosing and management during continued treatment across different care settings

These recommendations from TFAH, primarily aimed at federal and state governments, aim to reduce alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths and to improve mental health and well-being for all Americans.

This technical package presents strategies that can help state, local, and tribal leaders and healthcare professionals link persons living with OUD to evidence-based care.

These are slides from a 2019 presentation on the results of a low barrier buprenorphine pilot program conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

This is the press packet for Project ECHO, a joint 12-month Project ECHO on implementation of a low barrier treatment model for opioid use disorder. It describes the plan and background of the project, and the pieces that makle a low-barrier model unique.

This resource document provides practical, evidence-based information for primary care providers and practices on prescribing buprenorphine to individuals in need of intervention, including implementation considerations and strategies for primary care providers and primary care organizations.

This Change Package provides information, action steps and tools to guide implementation of a trauma-informed primary care approach.