Unhealthy Alcohol Use Awareness and Education

Reviews literature about the use of telehealth interventions to treat substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Examines trends in deaths related to substance use, including alcohol use across the United States. Also discusses research looking at causes of deaths and potential policy and program solutions aimed at addressing these issues, including the Well Being Trust's Healing the Nation Policy Framework

Provides information on risk factors for alcohol and psychoactive medication misuse among older adults, guidance, and resources for screening for unhealthy alcohol use among this population

Describes alcohol use among older adults as a health issue, guidelines for alcohol use, the association of alcohol use with depression and anxiety, and SBIRT as a strategy for addressing unhealthy alcohol use among older adults

Provides general information about telehealth, changes to policies during COVID-19, planning telehealth workflows, preparing patients for telehealth visits, billing and reimbursement, legal considerations, privacy and security, telehealth vendors and platforms, and best practices

Provides a framework for States to help improve the quality of behavioral health to promote better outcomes and quality of life for Medicaid beneficiaries

Summarizes discussions from a 2019 workshop of the Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders that examined key policy challenges for caring for people with mental health and substance use disorders

Presents how alcohol consumption has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, using results from a web-based survey collected in May 2020

Provides state-level information on laws addressing requirements that health plans provide the same levels of benefits for alcohol-related disorders as they do for medical and surgical conditions

Report that offers a literature review and summary of 21 key informant interviews with harm reduction staff from across the United States