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Posted 4/14/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence provides information on integrating behavioral health into primary care practices as there are many challenges patients face in the health care system. By highlighting the role of the Behavioral Health Care Manager in rural primary care practices, the hope is to increase access to improve outcomes.
Posted 4/21/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
This brief from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) considers strategies drawn from states that participated in NASHP’s Policy Academy on Rural Mental Health Crisis Services.
Posted 7/14/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has compiled a Harm Reduction Framework document that will inform the agency's activities, policies, programs, and practices. The framework document includes SAMHSA's six pillars of harm reduction as well as supporting principles and core practice areas.
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 7/28/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
The Rural Health Information Hub's (RHIhub) article covers best practices and emerging models for rural harm reduction programs. Among those featured in the article is the RCORP-TA grantee, the South Dakota State University's program Stigma, Treatment, Avoidance and Recovery in Time - South Dakota (START-SD).
Posted 7/28/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
Researchers interviewed 20 individuals – clinicians, peer support specialists, cultural practitioners, and others familiar with OUD treatment – in a Minnesota tribal community. The Cascade of Care model measures the quality of outcomes at each stage of treatment, from diagnosis to long-term maintenance, and was first proposed in 1998 as an approach to care for HIV/AIDS.
Posted 9/8/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network held a webinar highlighting findings from and the development of SAMHSA's Guide "Best Practices for Successful Reentry From Criminal Justice Settings for People Living With Mental Health Conditions and/or Substance Use Disorders". The slides, and recording, as well as SAMSHSA's guide, is available now.
Posted 9/8/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has updated the 2018 document which outlines best practices for implementing and operating recovery housing. Assisting individuals with recovery housing is critical in the journey of recovery and can lead to the improvement of health, reduce overdose risks, and sustain recovery.
Posted 9/25/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now has the "Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide" available, as a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS).
Posted 10/19/2023 (updated 4/11/2024)
Implementation IV grantees with tools and strategies