Email Updates2023 NSDUH Annual National Report
The report provides key findings from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on SUD, mental health, and treatmnet.
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
PDF documents of various lengths (though usually longer than one page), which have a practical application for clinical staff or others. Most fall into the category of grey literature, which includes government reports, white papers, and issue briefs. Generally this will not include peer-reviewed journal articles. Items often have a title or description that includes one of these terms.
Advancing Perinatal Health Care Integration
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.
Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Population Estimates — United States, 2022
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.
CMS Cross Cutting Initiative: Behavioral 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
Medicaid Opportunities to Improve Health Care Access and Quality for LGBTQ+ 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.
FoRSE 2024 Annual Summary
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.
How States Use Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Measures to Inform Decision-Making
The article reviews how states are using data collected from OUD treatment measures. Emphasis is placed on expanding access to treatment and improving quality and health equity.
Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness in Smoking Cessation
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.
Incarceration and Homelessness: Reentry Considerations for Health Care Providers
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.
Involuntary Commitment: Ethics at the Nexus of Mental Health Care and Homelessness
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.