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Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023
Published: September 2023
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. This guide exists to help communities decrease opioid overdose deaths; it includes tools and real-world examples that can be used to build and strengthen community coalitions that work to reduce opioid overdose deaths.Resources for Professionals Working with Pregnant and Parenting People Affected by Substance Use Disorders
Published: August 2023
The second supplemental to SAMHSA’s Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants publication. This document contains information for pregnant people with a substance use disorder and professionals who provide services for them.SAMHSA’s National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification
Published: June 2023
This model standards guidance document, SAMHSA's National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification, is prepared in response to President Biden's 2022 Unity Agenda. This document outlines model standards for substance use disorder, mental health, and family/youth peer support certification.Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
Published: January 2023
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.