Patients and their caregivers need access to high quality, evidence-based information to help make the best decisions about their care and the care of their loved ones. This page highlights the most recently added resources specifically designed to help patients, families, and caregivers make informed decisions. These resources, identified with green tiles, include educational materials, information about non-opioid pain management, and treatment for opioid use disorder and other addictions.
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This 2018 brochure describes the Huntington, West Virginia opioid overdose Quick Response Team (QRT). The QRT responds to opioid overdoses in the community within 24 to 72 hours by attempting to contact the individual in the community and provide an opportunity for substance use
This 2 page document briefly explains Ohio’s plan to transform its behavioral health system by adopting the Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) model.
Ohio launched its behavioral health transformation with the publication of a blueprint for creating Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) in Ohio communities. This 2016 report describes the progress made in their 5-year plan with updates from county’s on their progress.
A principle of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) is that they are locally designed and build upon community networks and strengths. This 2014 ROSC implementation plan from Hancock County, Ohio describes the assessed strengths and needs of the community and lists priority goals
The blueprint for Ohio’s 5-year plan to transform the state’s mental health and addiction treatment system to a Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) model. The report includes descriptions of the ROSC model and action steps for county agencies to implement ROSC in their communities.
Connecticut was one of the first states to adopt a Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) model for addiction treatment and is commonly cited as a model for other states to follow. This document provides guidelines for addiction treatment providers to adopt ROSC principles in their
This 2010 report describes the many programs White Bison, Inc., has developed to prevent addiction and create individual recovery and resiliency in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities including the Wellbriety model, the concept of the Healing Forest, and the Firestarter peer
This 2016 comprehensive report includes detailed information on the prevalence of substance use and misuse in America, an overview of the science of addiction, information about the continuum of care from prevention through treatment to recovery, and a discussion of how health systems are changing to meet the growing need for addiction services.
This 2018 “Spotlight on Opioids” report from the US Surgeon General includes information about the prevalence of opioid use disorder in America, discusses the neurobiology of opioid addiction, describes the continuum of care for treatment and recovery, and provides a list of key federal resources.
This is the comprehensive opioid use disorder legislation passed by the 115th Congress and signed into law by the president in 2018. The bill is known as the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.