Email UpdatesCOVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Harm Reduction Services: An Environmental Scan
Report that offers a literature review and summary of 21 key informant interviews with harm reduction staff from across the United States
Other Team Members
ex. Nurses, case managers, medical assistants, office managers
Considerations for Crisis Centers and Clinicians in Managing the Treatment of Alcohol or Benzodiazepine Withdrawal during the COVID-19 Epidemic: March 19, 2020
Provides guidance on medication-assisted treatment for unhealthy alcohol use, specifically on benzodiazepines, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Comprehensive Case Management System for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
One of SAMHSA's series of advisories based on Treatment Improvement Protocol 27, Comprehensive which summarizes updated guidance and recommendations for case management for patients with substance use disorder
Comparison of Methods for Alcohol and Drug Screening in Primary Care Clinics
Finds that self-administered screening and screening at any primary care visit is associated with greater detection of high-risk alcohol use, and that clinics with more practice facilitation have greater implementation of the counseling script for those who screen positive
Comparing Satisfaction, Alliance and Intervention Components in Electronically Delivered and In-Person Brief Interventions for Substance Use Among Childbearing-Aged Women
Evaluates patient satisfaction, acceptability, and components of implementation of in-person SBIRT compared with electronic-SBIRT in health care settings
Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions Resources
Provides resources for assessing organizational readiness, building the business case, and workforce development for integrating primary care and behavioral health
Caring for People With Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings: Proceedings of a Workshop
Summarizes discussions from a 2020 workshop exploring challenges and opportunities for providing care for people with mental health and substance use disorders in primary care settings
By Itself, Reimbursement Doesn't Expand SBIRT
Discusses some of the challenges with billing and coding for SBIRT and lessons learned from Oregon adding SBIRT as a performance metric
Behavioral Health in Rural America: Challenges and Opportunities
Presents challenges and opportunities for improving behavioral health (including alcohol use disorder) in rural communities, with examples of ways to better integrate behavioral health and primary care and examples of policies for addressing behavioral health disorders
Alcohol Use Facts & Resources
Provides information about unhealthy alcohol use, and includes the AUDIT-C screening tool, tips for cutting down on alcohol use, and additional resources