Tools and Toolkits

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This is a coronavirus toolkit from Shatterproof for addiction treatment providers. There are links to finding specific information on telehealth/telemedicine, state policies on opioid treatment providers (OTPs) operation during the pandemic, and insurance guidance. 

This is a toolkit from the Rural Health Information Hub that compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations implementing programs to address social determinants of health in rural communities across the United States. The toolkit is broken up into seven modules. 

This is a toolkit from the American Hospital Association (AHA) that provides a report and related resources on eight different domains of social determinants of health: Food, housing, transportation, health behaviors, violence, education, social support, and employment. 

This toolkit from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides a framework for organizing addiction treatment systems and a foundation for improving the quality of care for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The toolkit outlines the ASAM criteria, which offers evidence based guidelines for patient placement, continued stay, and transfer of patients with addictive, substance related and co occurring conditions. Its goal is to aid states in integrating the ASAM criteria into SUD treatment. 

This toolkit introduces the ASAM criteria, a framework for organizing addiction treatment systems and a foundation for improving the quality of care and addressing the gap between the efficacy of treatment in clinical trials and effectiveness in real world settings. By rooting substance use disorder (SUD) services in a common framework such as the ASAM criteria, states can ensure that organizations are "speaking the same language" when it comes to SUD prevention and treatment.  

This is a toolkit from the Harm Reduction Coalition targeted towards faith-based organizations to give an overview of what harm reduction is, why it fits in with the mission of faith organizations, and how to serve people who use drugs. The toolkit contains many resources and guidance on how to implement harm reduction services. 

This is a toolkit from RTI International that features measures that states could use to measure access and quality of opioid use disorder treatment. This includes resources for locating these measures and how to orient these measures in a cascade of care framework. 

This is a toolkit from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) that shares innovations, resources, and lessons learned from five state teams (Alabama, Illinois, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin) that are working to strengthen the capacity of their Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), such as community health centers, to deliver substance use disorder care. Program models are discussed that overcome the unique challenges of FQHCs. There is a special section on COVID-19.

This is a toolkit from the American Medical Association and Manatt Health that provides actionable resources that states can use to take specific actions in policy areas of non-opioid approaches to pain patients, access to evidence-based and comprehensive treatment, and harm reduction. 

This is a toolkit by the American Hospital Association (AHA) that provides resources to hospitals and health systems to share with clinicians and patients to enhance partnerships within their communities. It also highlights several innovative programs with links to them.  

This is a toolkit from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services that equips local workforce boards in the state to help solve the employment issues related to the opioid crisis, such as absenteeism, decreased productivity, and worker shortages. Recovery-friendly workplaces and working with those with opioid addiction and in recovery are discussed. 

A webpage by the Harm Reduction Coalition with documents, curriculum trainings, and other resources for building alliances with law enforcement to support syringe exchanges.  

Given that the construction industry is at much higher risk for overdose, this is a website that provides a free opioid awareness training program tailored to employers and employees in this industry but can be used by any industry, and includes PowerPoint slides, a facilitator guide, participant handouts, and links to helpful resources specific to employers. 

This toolkit provides an overview of essential information necessary for understanding mental health and substance use disorder parity and how to implement and comply with federal parity laws. It serves as a reference document for state insurance regulators and behavioral health staff to develop a better understanding of parity and to take action to improve compliance with parity laws. 

This practical toolkit was created for faith-based and community leaders to help jump-start an action plan in a community or advance existing efforts to meet the needs of individuals and families struggling with opioid addiction. This toolkit, developed from the insight of faith and community partners, describes practical ways a community can consider bringing hope and healing to those in need.  

This is a toolkit from National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center that provides a wide range of information on the opioid crisis, what tribal communities are doing to address the issue, and access to documents that other communities can use to implement a response. 

 

This is a website from the University of California, San Francisco that provides tools and resources on the impact of unconscious bias and how to address it. It includes access to the Implicit Association Test, educational resources, and a review of the evidence for this type of training. This training could be especially relevant in the healthcare system. 

This website links to the necessary material for a half-day training on reducing drug-related stigma. Developed by the Harm Reduction Coalition, this training is relevant for community-based direct service staff, caseworkers, therapists, peer advocates, program administrators, medical providers, and all who are interested in understanding and addressing drug-related stigma.

There is a guide, a workbook, a presentation, and video clips as part of the training. 

This is a toolkit from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network that examines the complex intersection of trauma and substance use. Information is tailored to both mental health and addiction treatment professionals. Recommendations for evidence-based treatment for youth and increasing engagement in this population are made. 

This is a toolkit for state Medicaid officials on using Medicaid to advance evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders including how states may monitor and evaluate their selected strategies. Other state strategies are highlighted.