Despite increased focus on mental health and substance use challenges in the public health sector, there remains a lack of formal training for building professional competencies across public health agencies.
Additional education and training must be tailored to, and based on, the experiences and activities of the existing workforce. We provide dynamic programming to build public health’s capacity for addressing mental health and substance use challenges.
This roadmap provides local and state health departments with information, resources and tools to implement effective strategies to support linking people who are at risk of opioid overdose to care.
OVERDOSE RESPONSE AND LINKAGE TO CARE: A Roadmap for Health DepartmentsJoin the Providers Clinical Support System — Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD) and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Aug. 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET, as we learn from two leading experts from GRAND Mental Health, an Oklahoma-based Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), on…
Research shows that people who have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at greater risk for mental health and substance use challenges. Conversely, many people with substance use challenges are at greater risk for traumatic events. Despite the link between trauma and substance use, trauma-informed care is often not…
This case-based discussion will cover alcohol use and AUD among youth in rural areas.
Research shows that people who have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at greater risk for mental health and substance use challenges. Conversely, many people with substance use challenges are at greater risk for traumatic events. Despite the link between trauma and substance use, trauma-informed care is often not…
