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This article reviews medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatments in the United States from data pulled from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

The document reviews CMS's behavioral health priorities. Highlights include expanding telehealth access, promoting school-based services, contingency management programs, the making care primary (MCP) care model for rural communities

This issue brief discusses health inequities and disparities experienced by people in LGBTQ+ communities enrolled in Medicaid. It outlines considerations for shaping Medicaid policies to combat these inequities and improve health outcomes for this population.

This bulletin encourages states to to consider leveraging available Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) opportunities to improve access to mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services for individuals experiencing homelessness.

The report provides data on outcome observations from over 300,000 cases of SUD across the United States. It provides patient characteristics and includes information on the nature and duration of services used.

The dashboard reviews tobacco use in the United States. It provides state-level data and emphasizes disparities.

The 988 Lifeline publishes and regularly updates a 988 Partner Toolkit, which provides partners social media, video, print, radio, FAQs, messaging, and other marketing materials that can be used to promote the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. These 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline print materials are free to the public.

This Issue Brief looks at the impact of cigarette smoking, vaping, and other tobacco use among people experiencing homelessness, including children, teens, families, Indigenous communities with cultural experiences of medicinal tobacco use, and people who experience other forms of social marginalization.

The Issue Brief is designed to help clinicians and other health care providers gain greater insight into the challenging dimensions of access to health care that face formerly incarcerated people during the reentry period, and how healthcare access intersects with homelessness, with attention to the challenges specific to young people involved in juvenile justice systems.

This Issue Brief will discuss some interpersonal practices and communication strategies that clinicians can incorporate to lessen the trauma involved in involuntary commitment, and look at some considerations for structural and systemic change.