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 DepartmentsOverdose death in the United States has increased at an alarming rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic with an increase of 30% in 2020 compared to 2019.
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In 2020, 41.1 million Americans needed substance use treatment but less than 10% received care. Though significant structural barriers to treatment exist, many individuals also may not be ready to engage in treatment. Harm reduction strategies can help prevent overdose and sustain engagement until they are ready for treatment. Recovery…
Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on Thursday, July 28, from 2-3:30 p.m. ET for “Pandemic Impact and Workforce Wellbeing Strategies,” a SAMHSA sponsored two-part webinar series, on Thursday, July 28, 2-3:30 p.m. ET (Part One) and Friday, July 29, 2-3 p.m. ET (Part Two). A national…
988 – the new, nationwide three-digit number for crisis response and mental health crisis care – is going live on July 16. Are you ready? In early 2022, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in co-sponsorship with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD),…
Strengthen the quality of your clinical care and prevent the unhealthy consequences of alcohol and drug use among your clients by implementing SBIRT services.
Read moreTIROC is an organizational culture, structure and treatment framework built on understanding, recognizing and responding to trauma.
Read moreDeveloped by peers, for peers, WHAM empowers peer services providers to support the whole health of clients and promote physical and mental health.
Read morePosition your organization for success in the changing health care landscape by taking the lead in case to care management.
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