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This publication is a new national resource designed to help communities safely and effectively integrate behavioral health crisis response systems. The framework provides practical guidance on reducing legal risk, clarifying roles, strengthening partnerships, and improving coordination between 988 and 911 to ensure people in crisis receive timely, appropriate, and compassionate care.
This Technical Assistance Publication (TAP), updated in 2021, provides guidance for behavioral health service and substance use disorder treatment programs wanting to develop or update a comprehensive, scalable, and flexible disaster plan. It addresses planning needs specific to programs that offer prevention services, outpatient or residential treatment, medically supervised withdrawal, and pharmacotherapy.
SAMHSA’s updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. The toolkit, designed to augment overdose prevention and reversal training, provides guidance on the role of opioid overdose reversal medications, including naloxone and nalmefene, and how to respond to an overdose.
This guide offers information and tips to disaster responders and first responders to help them manage stress during crisis response. It describes how stress affects the body and suggests ways for individuals and organizations to promote and engage in stress management.
This fact sheet describes the importance of self-care to ensure well-being for people providing recovery supports and other behavioral health services. It provides tips for individuals and leaders to check in and support a person’s overall wellness and improve well-being.
