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![Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/orcca-practice-guide-2023.jpg?itok=FpBpEvwS)
This guide was drawn from HEALing Communities Study (HCS) learnings to-date and expert insights to provide guidance regarding implementation of ORCCA menu strategies.
View Resource![Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/engaging-community-coalitions-decrease-opioid-overdose-deaths.jpg?itok=-dOgfDeB)
This publication is a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and informed by the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention Manual as well as integral contributions from research and community partners across four research sites. This guide was developed in recognition of the need to center community engagement throughout the efforts to address the opioid overdose crisis.
View Resource![Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation PDF Cover](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/pep23-06-05-003.png?itok=fk5t9V78)
This practical guide reviews the principles of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), presents key considerations for adapting ACT across various treatment settings, populations, and related domain areas, and provides practical guidance for navigating cross-cutting issues.
View Resource![Best Practices for Recovery Housing](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/pep23-10-00-002.png?itok=wo3TvglV)
This document updates SAMHSA’s 2018 document and outlines best practices for the implementation and operation of recovery housing. These best practices are intended to serve as a tool for states, governing bodies, providers, recovery house operators, and other interested stakeholders to improve the health of their citizens, reduce incidence of overdose, and promote recovery housing as a key support strategy in achieving and sustaining recovery.
View Resource![Best Practices for Successful Reentry From Criminal Justice Settings for People Living With Mental Health Conditions and/or Substance Use Disorders](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-06-001.jpg?itok=ImjA2lZ1)
This guide examines the types of interventions that support successful reentry for adults with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders who are leaving jail/prison.
View Resource![Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Tools for First Responders](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-01-010.jpg?itok=7BHq7V-p)
This guide provides practical, evidence-based information that first responder agencies, their partners, and communities can use to implement or expand practices and programs for linking people to substance use services.
View Resource![Digital Therapeutics for Prevention, Management, and Treatment in Behavioral Health](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-00-001.png?itok=9jmOYs31)
This advisory introduces readers to digital therapeutics (DTx) and the benefits of their use in behavioral health. It describes the research, regulatory, and reimbursement implications for DTx as well as selection and implementation considerations.
View Resource![TIP 64: Incorporating Peer Support Into Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services Cover](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-02-01-001.png?itok=WX74vFHV)
This TIP supports learning about the key aspects, functions, and uses of Peer Support Services (PSS) in recovery from problematic substance use, which will help providers, supervisors, and administrators in SUD treatment programs better understand and respond to these changes.
View Resource![Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach thumbnail](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/pep23-06-05-005-thumb.png?itok=HQGuKgoV)
This practical guide updates and expands the discussion presented in SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Resource from 2014. The primary goal of this guide is to provide implementation strategies across multiple domains based on the original publication.
View Resource![Identification and Management of Mental Health Symptoms and Conditions Associated with Long COVID Cover](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-05-007-ebp.jpg?itok=ePxA-aVw)
This advisory discusses the epidemiology of the mental health symptoms and conditions of Long COVID, provides evidence-based resources for the treatment of those conditions, and offers possible resources.
View Resource![Advisory: Evidence-Based, Whole Person Care of Pregnant People Who Have Opioid Use Disorder](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/Advisory%2C%203x4%2C300dpi.jpg?itok=wTF0xEK6)
This Advisory outlines how healthcare providers (i.e., obstetrician-gynecologists [OB-GYNs], primary care physicians, and other professionals who treat pregnant people) can take an active role in supporting the health of pregnant individuals who have OUD and their babies.
View Resource![Advisory: Cannabidiol (CBD) Potential Harm, Side Effects, and Unknowns](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/advisory-cbd-potential-harms-side-effect-unknowns.png?itok=cMPg2r1v)
This advisory introduces readers to cannabidiol (CBD), how it is derived, and how it differs from delta-9 THC and other cannabinoids. The advisory focuses on the risks and harms of CBD, especially those sold over the counter. This advisory also clarifies common misconceptions about CBD, given its broad availability and marketing for several medical conditions despite limited evidence of efficacy.
View Resource![Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/expanding-access-behavioral-health-services-experiencing-homelessness.png?itok=y2IJxSQ3)
This guide highlights strategies for behavioral health and housing providers to conduct outreach and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, initiate use of behavioral health treatment as they wait to receive stable housing and retain them in their recovery efforts once housed.
View Resource![Cover of Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/community-engagement-essential-component-substance-use-prevention.png?itok=tlW1SUIa)
Community engagement is often cited as a tool to improve the health of the community and its members. This guide will review evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based programs and policies.
View Resource![Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/community-level-policies-prevent-alcohol-misuse.png?itok=QndePPa-)
Alcohol misuse is focused on binge and heavy drinking patterns within a community or at the population level. This guide will serve as a compendium of key policies for the prevention of alcohol misuse that have been identified as evidence-based by robust scientific literature.
View Resource![Adapting Evidence-based Practices for Under-resourced Populations](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/adapting-ebp-under-resourced-populatons.png?itok=0MEqJzHM)
This guide focuses on research supporting adaptations of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for under-resourced populations. Adaptations involve tailoring care, programs, and services to the cultural, social, gender, and demographic contexts of the people served to yield positive outcomes.
View Resource![Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Organizational Strategies](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/addressing-burnout-behavioral-health-workforce.jpg?itok=OxzpXXom)
Burnout is a complex issue resulting from chronic workplace stress that encompasses exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. This guide will highlight organization-level interventions to prevent and reduce burnout among behavioral health workers.
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The Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) advisory will promote implementation of MHATs by targeting the workplace more broadly, from traditional settings to places in the community people go all the time.
View Resource![Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/peer-support-services-crisis-care.png?itok=4qzsYjV8)
This advisory discusses the role of peer support workers and models of peer support services that are available to assist individuals who are experiencing a crisis. Peer support services are a vital component of crisis care.
View Resource![Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/buprenorphine-practical-tools-primary-care.jpg?itok=Ja1SDcBR)
This resource provides information to primary care providers and practices on how to implement opioid use disorder treatment using buprenorphine. It identifies common barriers and strategies to overcome them. It documents step-by-step tactics to support buprenorphine implementation.
View Resource![Psychosocial Intervention for Older Adults With Serious Mental Illness](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/psychosocial-interventions-older-adults-smi.jpg?itok=5TcKMdb0)
The guide provides considerations and strategies for interdisciplinary teams, peer specialists, clinicians, registered nurses, behavioral health organizations, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support older adults with serious mental illness.
View Resource![Advisory: Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Prevention Among Youth and Young Adults PDF Cover](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/prescription-stimulant-misuse-prevention.jpg?itok=lZOJiFCV)
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.
View ResourceThe goal of this guide is to review the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented.
View Resource![State Performance & Best Practices for the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/state-performance-plan.png?itok=hrutUUp7)
This document evaluates states’ use of best practices in preventing underage drinking, as required by the STOP Act.
View Resource![Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults](/web/20240506013533im_/https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/treating-csu-among-adults.jpg?itok=UyLYeUXj)
This guide presents three evidence-based practices that engage and improve outcomes for individuals with concurrent substance use and concurrent substance use disorders.
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