Implementation of Substance Use Treatment in Ambulatory Care

This article reviews CCBHC and discusses the experiences of two centers based in New York and Oklahoma.

This guide equips advocates with key information about the Veterans Health Administration, including an overview of the system’s inequities, and highlights the policy and accountability levers that can advance equity.

The guide discusses existing behavioral healthcare services in the United States and highlights barriers to care, stigma, and discrimination that exist. It also notes the overdose epidemic and services in place to combat it.

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 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.

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 tool presents decision points for states interested in developing an approach to addressing health-related social needs (HRSN), including by using "in lew of services" (ILOS), among other policy levers.

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.

This resource center offers practical guidance to help Medicaid stakeholders, including community-based organizations, engage community members in policy and program design development, especially as a means of increasing health equity.