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Reducing Alcohol and Opioid Use Among Youth in Rural Counties: An Innovative Training Protocol for Primary Health Care Providers and School Personnel

The aim of this study was to train primary care providers and school nurses within a rural 10-county catchment area in Pennsylvania to use SBIRT and facilitate collaboration with community organizations to better coordinate substance use prevention efforts

Treatment for Youth and Young Adults with Mood Disorders and other Serious Emotional Disturbances and Co-occurring Substance Use

This guide presents three evidence based practices that engage and improve outcomes for youth and young adults with co-occurring SED/SMI and substance misuse or SUD. These approaches will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, schools, insurers, transformation experts, and policy makers to understand, select, and implement evidence-based interventions that support youth and young adult mental health. These include psychosocial interventions, family behavioral therapy, medication, proactive outreach, and use of web-based and other technologies.

State Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment across the Correctional Continuum

This toolkit, informed by interviews with key leaders across several states, examines state policy actions at each of the intercept levels defined in the Sequential Intercept Model framework, and explores opportunities for states to successfully integrate treatment and prevention services across the behavioral health and criminal justice continuum.
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