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Example from the Field: How a Rural County Implemented Harm Reduction Strategies
This video shows an example of a rural coalition that successfully implemented harm reduction strategies.
Treating opioids in jails & prisons: Avoiding Overdose
This video describes the success of integrating strategic partnerships and prevention services into prison systems.
Why partner with behavioral health?
Brooke Briggance covers why it is critical for people working in substance use to partner with those in the mental and behavioral health fields.
Establishing Peer Support Services for Overdose Response: A Toolkit for Health Departments
This toolkit is for local and state health departments and community partners who are exploring opportunities to implement or enhance peer support services within overdose response and linkage to care initiatives.
What are the benefits of partnership in treating Opioid Use Disorder?
Opioid addiction expert Dr. David Kan discusses the importance of building strategic partnerships when creating effective overdose prevention strategies.
Strategic Planning Benefits for Opioid Safety Coalitions
This toolkit addresses how your coalition could improve in tackling the overdose crisis, and how strategic planning would strengthen these areas of need.
Opioid Safety Strategic Planning: A Toolkit Designed for Community Coalitions
This toolkit provides a guideline to address the opioid epidemic on a community-based level.
Harm Reduction's Road from Fringe to Federal Drug Policy
The Biden administration is embracing harm reduction, which seeks to keep drug users safe even as they continue using. In this episode, Tradeoffs explores how harm reduction has become more mainstream and what kind of impact we can expect it to have on the overdose crisis.
National Survey Trends in Telehealth Use in 2021: Disparities in Utilization and Audio vs. Video Services
HHS has released a report detailing trends of telehealth use in 2021, and how to make telehealth more accessible and equitable in the future.
Congressional Hearings Focused on Mental Health and Substance Use Crises
In these videos, Congress was engaged in discussions on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and substance use and the need for Mental Health First Aid, among other important topics.
Sample Criteria for Selecting an Initiative
This worksheet provides important questions to reflect on when deciding which initiatives your coalition should focus on in terms of feasibility and success.
Membership Survey Template
This membership survey helps identify the strengths and weaknesses of your coalition. It draws attention to areas for improvement and provides important data for future changes to your coalition
Bridging the Divide Between Mental Health Care and Addiction Treatment
CHCF released a new report that shows that people with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance use disorder have a difficult time to receive fully coordinated and effective care. This story is just one of many depicting this reality.
New Medicaid Guidance for Community-based Mobile Crisis Services
This brief outlines the benefits of a mobile health care system to improve outreach and overdose prevention efforts.
Activating community for health justice. Nothing About Us Without Us.
This discussion focuses on the importance of working with community members when creating effective solutions to the overdose epidemic. It emphasizes the valuable insights that can be gained by listening to people on the ground who are deeply impacted by this crisis.
50 Years After the War on Drugs, What Now?
Dr. Westley Clark explains the systemic injustices that have contributed to the high rates of SUD and overdose within minority communities, and what must change to improve these conditions
Latino/a/x communities SUD issues; Implications for policy and practice
This discussion highlights the challenges and obstacles faced by the Latino/a/x communities when accessing overdose prevention and addiction services. It offers recommendations for creating a more equitable health care system.
Understanding the relationship between equity and SUD, and what we can learn from other country approaches
This presentation discusses the history of systemic inequalities in health care, and looks at examples of effective overdose prevention strategies in other countries.
Communities and Justice, the view from state Attorneys General
Utah's attorney general describes the role of an AG in the overdose prevention effort, and strategies for bringing different sectors together.
Understanding and Bolstering the Recovery Workforce: Findings from In-Depth Discussions with Peer Recovery Coaches
This talk focused on the role of peer recovery coaches as valuable team members when treating substance use disorder.