Recovery High Schools
This Fact Sheet provides information about Recovery High Schools, which are schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder....
Recovery
Model Expanding Access to Peer Recovery Support Services Act
The Model Expanding Access to Peer Recovery Support Services Act provides a legislative framework for implementing a responsive and cohesive peer support worker credentialing program and offers policymakers in jurisdictions with established peer support programs dynamic strategies to improve their existing peer support credentialing process....
Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets (CAHOOTS)
August 27, 2020
| Controlled Substances, Innovative Initiatives, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Misuse
The CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) mobile crisis intervention program responds to non-police emergencies in the cities of Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. CAHOOTS teams are staffed by a medic and a mental health crisis worker, and receive over 500 hours of training, which includes education on de-escalation and crisis intervention. ...
Privacy of Treatment Records
August 19, 2020
| Electronic Health Records, Fact Sheets, Health Data, Recovery, Substance Misuse, Treatments
This Fact Sheet provides information about federal laws related to privacy protections for treatment records....
Mobile Outreach Vans
This Fact Sheet provides information about mobile outreach vans and the services they provide to at-risk communities....
Covid-19 and the Changes to Policies and Guidelines for Treating Substance Use Disorders
This document reviews COVID-19’s impact on American drug policy and how individuals with SUD will be able to receive treatment and services in the age of social distancing....
HOPE Initiative
March 24, 2020
| Criminal Justice, First Responders, Innovative Initiatives, Law Enforcement, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Misuse, Treatments
The HOPE Initiative provides a daylong training program on substance use disorders, treatment, and recovery for state and local law enforcement officers, enabling them to help people obtain and sustain long-term recovery. All 39 Rhode Island law enforcement agencies have completed the training...
Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Benefits of Trauma-informed Care
February 26, 2020
| Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Public Health, Recovery, Substance Misuse, Treatments
This fact sheet provides information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and the benefits of trauma informed care....
Medication-assisted Treatment and the Americans with Disabilities Act
February 26, 2020
| Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Recovery, Substance Misuse
Inmates have recently begun fighting back against state prison policies that ban MAT medications in correctional facilities by arguing in court cases that these policies violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. As courts begin to rule in favor of the inmates, states will need to reconsider their policies on MAT in correctional settings to avoid future lawsuits. ...
Prevalence of Recovery Homes, and Selected States’ Investigations and Oversight
This statement describes (1) what is known about the prevalence of recovery homes across the United States; and (2) investigations and actions selected states have undertaken to oversee such homes. It is largely based on GAO’s March 2018 report (GAO-18-315). For that report, GAO reviewed national and state data, among other things, and interviewed officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, national associations, and five states—Florida, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, and Utah. GAO selected these states based on their rates of opioid overdose deaths, their rates of dependence or abuse of alcohol and other drugs, and other criteria....