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Posted 12/23/2020 (updated 4/4/2024)
This toolkit is designed primarily for substance use and child welfare practitioners, as well as other service providers and health system planners who offer services to, or design services with, pregnant women and new mothers who use substances. Much is changing in the substance use and child welfare fields to bring forth approaches that are culturally safe, trauma informed, harm reduction-oriented and participant-driven. This toolkit highlights these advances and invites people working in both systems to think about how we can continue to improve our work, in partnership with the women who use these services.
Posted 12/2/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Developed for the Puerto Rico Department of Health, this toolkit discusses how to screen pregnant women for substance use, screen infants for prenatal exposure to substances, recognize the signs of NAS, utilize validated screening tools, understand the importance of provider education, and engage pregnant women in the process of treatment and referral.
Posted 8/25/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
HRSA’s Health Centers Program published new research briefs exploring health center capacity in maternity care deserts, differences in clinical quality measures among Appalachian and non-Appalachian health centers, and the role of health centers in providing medication-assisted treatment. The briefs were developed through the UDS Mapper—a tool that helps evaluate the geographic reach, penetration, and growth of the Health Center Program and its relationship to other federally-linked health resources.
Posted 2/10/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
ONDCP released a new tool to assist rural community leaders in building an effective local response to the crisis of addiction, the Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy Drug-Free Rural Communities. The Guide also has a companion supplement, a listing of promising practices, included.
Posted 12/30/2019 (updated 3/28/2024)
SBIRT is an integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders.
Posted 12/3/2019 (updated 3/28/2024)
The CHARM or “CHildren And Recovering Mothers” Collaborative is a group of providers from in and around Waldo County, Maine, who are serving mothers and families dealing with pregnancy that is affected by substance use.
Posted 6/29/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This Guide on Prevention of Drug Use and Treatment of Drug Use Disorder in Rural Settings was prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Prevention and Health Branch, in the context of the global project Treatnet II: OFID-UNODC Programme to prevent HIV/AIDS through Treatnet Phase II, with the aim of providing an awareness-raising tool and guidance for policymakers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders in dealing with substance use issues in rural settings in their respective countries.
Posted 6/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Mother & Baby Substance Exposure Toolkit Best Practices All Best Practices came as a part of the California Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project
Posted 12/15/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach is a guide for policymakers for implementing evidence-based strategies that address opioid overdose.
Posted 12/13/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System guide was prepared for SAMHSA. The guide focuses on community engagement to bring together skills, knowledge, and experience which can help in evidence-based programs and policies.