Stigma

This advisory highlights the need for primary substance use prevention programs for young adults ages 18 to 25 with disabilities, provides guidance to prevention specialists on designing and tailoring these programs, and describes factors that may affect the delivery of prevention.

This tool highlights examples of successful People With Lived and Living Experience (PWLLE) engagement in data collection, interpretation and dissemination, gathered through key informant interviews — including overdose fatality review committees, drug checking, patient surveys and overdose reversal reporting — as well as novel approaches to community-based participatory research.

This tool identifies key elements for health departments to consider when hiring People With Lived and Living Experience (PWLLE), from identification and description of job roles and responsibilities to recruitment and interviewing.

This guide is a resource for providers on how to best provide culturally responsive care to members of the LGBTQ+ community. It also places emphasis on racial and ethnic minorities in the LGBTQ+ community. It highlights unique care needs and common barriers to access that the community typically experiences.

This guide provides a detailed list of substance use-related resources for people who are at risk for a substance use disorder, their loved ones and the providers who work with them. Resources focus heavily on Black and Hispanic/Latinx populations, with acknowledgment of the wide diversity and overlap that exists among these populations.

This resource provides information for youth-serving primary care and behavioral health providers to improve quality of care and patient outcomes and reduce clinician burnout

This report gives an overview of the prevalence of mental health and substance use disorders across the United States.

This paper explores factors that drive the high maternal mortality rate in the United States. It discusses workforce shortages, inequalities in care, social drivers of health (including racism, discrimination, and trauma), and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive, holistic, and culturally- and trauma-informed care.

This article reviews a recent study that evaluated if acces to rewarding, fun activities operates as a protective factor for people receiving treatment for substance use difficulties.

This resource provides tips for providers who engage with motivational interviewing when treating substance use difficulties.