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Posted 10/20/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
The latest feature article in The Rural Monitor spotlights a New Mexico doula program that reaches American Indian, Hispanic, and other populations who lack nearby labor/delivery units, a Minnesota program helping moms experiencing incarceration, and a North Dakota program training postpartum doulas to care for families impacted by opioid use disorder and other substance use.
Posted 7/7/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
This Technical Briefing provides a description of Peer-to-Peer Distribution of Naloxone (P2PN). This is based on six case studies of pioneers of P2PN; three from the UK and three international examples that inform the guidance in this Technical Briefing. This document will inform and be extended following a pilot of P2PN in four sites in England in 2019. These will be supported by small grants from EuroNPUD. The learning from this pilot will help test the model and peer education approach promoted in this briefing.
Posted 1/28/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
In January 2014, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) released its Standards of Care for the Addiction Specialist Physician.
Posted 1/2/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Providence Center provides education pertaining to medication-assisted recovery to the Offenders who are currently receiving substance use disorder treatment and recovery services.
Posted 5/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis informs public and private-sector decision-making related to the health workforce by expanding and improving health workforce data, disseminating workforce data to the public, improving and updating projections of the supply and demand for health workers, and conducting analyses of issues important to the health workforce.
Posted 11/19/2019 (updated 3/28/2024)
Needs Assessment Information for Prevention Providers and Community Coalitions
Posted 8/11/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) developed a Racial Disparities and Disproportionality Index that looks at 16 unique systems and measures whether a racial and/or ethnic group’s representation in a particular public system is proportionate to, over or below their representation in the overall population and also allows for the examination of systematic differences between groups and geographies .
Posted 7/21/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
Disparities in access to naloxone exist and organizations are working to remove some of these barriers by utilizing innovative methods such as vending machines to distribute the overdose medication. This provides life-saving medication in an accessible way to everyone, although laws vary state to state on the distribution of these tools. More information on naloxone vending machines can be found in these resources by the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) and The Network for Public Health Law.
Posted 7/14/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) provides an overview of programs states have implemented to address or mitigate workforce shortages. The report describes programs across various stages of education, including K-12, community college, and undergraduate programs.
Posted 12/1/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This publication highlights the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Program in three Florida counties. The program integrates a new facet of Emergency Medical Services known as community paramedics. Since its launch in 2022 in Palm Beach County, Florida, CORE has expanded to include 12 additional Florida counties and takes a coordinated approach to recovery for individuals with SUD.