Social Determinants of Health

This resource presents information gleaned from an environmental scan and a series of key infomant interviews to identify ways in which health departments can meaningfully involve people with lived and/or living experience (PWLLE) in overdose surveillance and prevention.

The article reviews the role that telehealth can play in providing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment.

This Advisory reviews the evidence on prescription stimulant misuse among youth and young adults. It establishes prescription stimulant misuse as a public health problem, identifies associated risk and protective factors, and provides programs and action steps for stakeholders to prevent misuse.

This guide reviews evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based programs and policies.

This guide provides school leaders and administrators with key information regarding a broad range of student assistance services. It addresses school connectedness, substance use, mental health promotion, and violence prevention. The guide includes information about effective planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of student assistance programs in disparate settings.

This webpage provides a list of tools and resources dedicated to overdose prevention.

This guide is a resource for providers on how to best provide culturally responsive care to members of the LGBTQ+ community. It also places emphasis on racial and ethnic minorities in the LGBTQ+ community. It highlights unique care needs and common barriers to access that the community typically experiences.

This tool is for loved ones and allies to support Black and Hispanic/Latinx individuals who may be at risk for overdose. The self-assessment can be discussed with a loved one or ally and includes discussion points and resources to reduce overdose risk.

This guide provides a detailed list of substance use-related resources for people who are at risk for a substance use disorder, their loved ones and the providers who work with them. Resources focus heavily on Black and Hispanic/Latinx populations, with acknowledgment of the wide diversity and overlap that exists among these populations.

This tipsheet advises people from minority communities on how to find providers who will provide person-centered behavioral healthcare.