Regulations & Recordkeeping

These FAQs provide clarification regarding federal policy on coverage of peer support services.

This article surveyed laws and regulations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as criminal and civil judicial decisions in which opioid treatment agreements were discussed as evidence, finding minimal evidence that they effectively reduce opioid misuse or improve patient outcomes.

This actionable roadmap shares a Collective Impact approach to elevate solutions that require a cross-sector effort to address long-standing challenges and complex multisystem solutions for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.

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.

SAMHSA's SIM model details how individuals with mental and substance use disorders come into contact with and move through the criminal justice system, and helps communities identify resources and gaps in services at each intercept and develop local strategic action plans.

This page highlights evidence-based services and models that address the complexities of mental illness and addiction, including examples from various states organized by four key frameworks.

Examples on this page illustrate how several different states have taken a comprehensive approach through overall system transformation and/or strategic disruptive investments.

This page and graphic provides a high-level framework for a modernized behavioral health system. The conceptual frame synthesizes key components of a behavioral health continuum of care and cross-cutting principles from expert input and best practice approaches.

SAMHSA's practitioner training offers tools, training, and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders.

This resource presents state examples and key considerations for state officials via an organizing framework broken down by major components of the delivery system and reflecting essential principles for a modern system.