First Responders

This technical assistance brief will review many aspects of crisis system collaboration, incorporating stakeholder input gathered during this exciting transition from a default emergency medical and law enforcement response to a more intentional, varied continuum of behavioral health crisis responses.

This paper focuses on the potential that technological innovations have in making behavioral health crisis services more accessible and equitable across the United States and includes case studies from states and providers who were early adopters of leveraging technology to facilitate crisis care.

This paper outlines many important considerations in delivering medical psychiatric crisis care and provides information and recommendations to improve practices and ultimately better meet the needs of individuals served.

The article discusses the new FDA approval for the first nalmefene hydrochloride auto-injector for emergent treatment of a suspected opioid overdose.

This training guides practitioners in treating LGBTQI+ patients. Its sections define this population and discuss how practitioners can improve health outcomes through best practices.

This fact sheet includes a basic description of the overdose reversal medication, naloxone. It addresses who should carry it, how to recognize and overdose, and what to do if an overdose is suspected.

This toolkit, designed to augment overdose prevention and reversal training, provides guidance on the role of opioid overdose reversal medications, including naloxone and nalmefene, and how to respond to an overdose.

The purpose of this document is to introduce the principles and practices of trauma-informed care (TIC) to substance use navigators. TIC is a helpful way to understand and connect with patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and can help improve the experiences and outcomes of care for both patients and the team members providing care to them.

This guide provides research about language, recommended language and rationale to avoid stigma around substance use, and implementation resources to address stigma in medical facilities.

This training provides frontline supervisors, safety professionals and managers with the knowledge and skills to recognize and respond to perceived impairment in the workplace, no matter the cause.