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Monitoring the distribution and impact of opioid overdose reversal medications such as naloxone is essential to optimizing overdose prevention strategies and improving public health outcomes. This Statistical Data Profile, the first to use performance data from two SAMHSA grant programs, examines the distribution of FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medications, including naloxone/Narcan. The Data Profile also presents the training of first responders, community organization staff and other individuals to administer the reversal medications and provide other support services.

Find data on the nonuse of substances among adolescents aged 12 to 17 from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Estimates include illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco products, and nicotine vaping.

This product provides guidance and resources to community and faith-based leaders, educators, behavioral and other health professional, first responders, and others to help address the long-lasting impacts of trauma and violence in their communities.

SAMHSA has issued two new papers on integration of behavioral health care in specialty care settings such as oncology and gastroenterology clinics. One paper focuses on care for adults and the other pediatric populations. The two papers discuss examples of integrated care models, key components of integrated care models and examples. The goal of these papers is to help ensure patients in these specialty care settings have access to behavioral health care.

Measurement based care (MBC) for behavioral health care is a clinical process that uses standardized measurements to track a client’s progress over time that inform shared patient-provider treatment planning and decision-making. One significant challenge to the broader adoption of MBC is financing. This report uses analyses based on discussions with payers, policy makers, financing experts, and providers and an environmental scan to explore MBC reimbursement options and to identify challenges and potential solutions for increasing use of MBC across diverse community behavioral health care settings.

Designed for professionals involved in disaster behavioral health planning, this guide provides an overview of disaster behavioral health and the planning process, description of relevant resources, and phases of plan development. It also features a disaster behavioral health planning checklist.

A Guide for Single State Agencies: Supporting Recovery with SUPTRS Block Grant Funding gives Single State Agencies and Authorities (SSAs), providers, and community partners an overview of recovery and RSS, a background on SUPTRS BG funding, and a review of state examples of how SUPTRS BG is used to fund RSS. Additionally, it provides guidance on new policies regarding allowable RSS expenditures through SUPTRS BG.

Important Considerations in Recovery addresses trends and challenges in the recovery field, with a specific focus on providing guidance related to issues that may impact knowledge of recovery principles and practices across systems. The objective of this issue brief is to empower states and SSAs with information and prepare them to implement policies, funding strategies and mechanisms, and workforce development initiatives.