Programs

The Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CoE-IHS) is committed to advancing treatment for co-occurring physical and mental health conditions, including substance use disorders.

Communities across the country have implemented deflection and pre-arrest diversion (DPAD) initiatives to link people who use drugs to evidence-based care and services instead of incarceration.

Older Adults and Behavioral Health The National Council on Aging (NCOA) reported that approximately one in four older adults in the U.S. have a mental illness. This number is expected to double to 15 million by 2030. Additionally, according to the Substance…

Johnson & Johnson Integrated Care ProjectWith funding from Johnson & Johnson, three organizations have focused on expanding their integrated care services at their sites. To learn more about these organizations, read through their story of integration and review further details of their integrated care models.

To reduce the health disparities listed above, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named the National Council for Mental Wellbeing the awardee to reduce tobacco use and cancer among people with mental and substance use disorders.

Effective overdose prevention programming requires a multi-pronged approach that utilizes evidence-based practices.

Standards of care, or level-of-care criteria, are guidelines by which mental health and substance use service providers, as well as insurers, determine the level of care an individual should receive for behavioral health treatment.

Individuals, communities, and health care systems across the country are struggling to cope with the ongoing overdose epidemic, which is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. In 2020, drug overdose deaths rose 29.4%, including 69,710 deaths involving opioids.Public safety personnel (police, law enforcement, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians) are often the first on the scene for…

Trauma-informed and resilience-oriented (TIRO) screening and assessment measures provide clear guidance for care organizations and mobile crisis units to support not only the individual receiving services but also the staff delivering care

This model combines two evidence-based frameworks with overlapping shared values and principles that can lead to improved health and wellness for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs).