Guide

A document or tool that provides guiding information. The Academy used this to denote more formal guidance, such as clinical practice guidelines developed by professional organizations or regulatory information promulgated by Federal agencies. Sources of these documents are in a position to speak with authority.

Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of Suicidal Risk Behavior (SRB) for suicidal self-directed violent behavior and provides clear and comprehensive evidence-based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems.

C2C Roadmap to Behavioral Health

This guide helps people seeking care navigate the behavioral healthcare system. It provides information on health insurance, where to seek treatment, how to find a provider and make an appointment, and how to make other choices in a patient's healthcare journey.

Integrated Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults

This practice guide provides primary care practices with actionable, evidence-based guidance on the nuances of integrated care for the behavioral health needs of older adults, including needs related to substance use.

SAMHSA's National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification

This model standards guidance document, SAMHSA's National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification, is prepared in response to President Biden's 2022 Unity Agenda. This document outlines model standards for substance use disorder, mental health, and family/youth peer support certification.

Increasing Recovery Consciousness: Grounding Systems in Recovery

This publication offers strategies for government agencies to build recovery-rich communities, using lived experience as the frame.

Integrating People with Lived and Living Experience into Overdose Prevention and Response Programs

This guide offers strategies to integrate people with living and lived experience (PWLLE) into overdose prevention programs, featuring examples like overdose spike response and overdose fatality reviews.

TIP 46: Substance Abuse: Administrative Issues in Outpatient Treatment

This manual provides guidelines for administrators on addressing issues in outpatient treatment for alcohol and substance misuse. It discusses cultural competence, management and strategic collaborations, human resources, financing, and performance and outcomes improvement.