Collected Resources

Careers of Substance collects resources from trusted organizations in order to support the substance use workforce in a variety of areas. If you would like to suggest a resource, please contact us.

Publication

SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Needs Assessment Toolkit for States

This 2013 toolkit discusses the prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorders in the United States. It describes behavioral health needs and service use, and offers guidance for determining the appropriate mix of behavioral health benefits, services, and providers.

Addictions Workforce Development Prevention Treatment Recovery
Organization offering training

Sankofa Institute

Sankofa Institute is an African American woman-led 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, guided by Dr. Thulani DeMarsay, a person in long-term recovery. We are deeply committed to delivering high-quality, forward thinking, and transformative learning experiences and empowering the recovery...

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Publication

Stop the Spread of Germs - English

Update in progress - stope the spread of germs poster from the CDC.

COVID-19
Publication

Stop the Spread of Germs - Spanish

Stop the Spread of Germs poster from the CDC in Spanish.

COVID-19
Website

Strategic Prevention Framework Resources from Community Toolbox

Learn about the Strategic Prevention Framework model for preventing substance use and addressing other community issues.

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Organization offering training

Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI (SUMHLC) Trainings

SUMHLC offers a variety of live interactive webinar (virtual) training sessions, hybrid trainings and self-paced, and asynchronous online trainings.

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Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults

This 2012 Report Brief by the Institute of Medicine assesses the needs of the aging population and the workforce that serves it, and presents its findings and recommendations.

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Telehealth Coverage Policies in the Time of COVID-19

This chart provides a quick reference summary of each state’s telehealth policy on Medicaid reimbursement, private payer reimbursement laws (both if a law exists and whether or not payment parity is required), and professional requirements around interstate compacts and consent based on information...

COVID-19
On-demand training

The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity eLearning

The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity provides behavioral health practitioners with vital information on supporting the population of people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, two-spirit, and other diverse sexual orientations...

Addictions Workforce Development Population-Specific Prevention Treatment Recovery
On-demand training

TRAIN Learning Management System

Train Massachusetts (TRAIN MA), an affiliate of the TRAIN Learning Network, is a national free online learning platform that provides self-paced training on various public health topics. It is available to all public health professionals in Massachusetts, including those just starting their careers...

Opioids Population-Specific Prevention Treatment Recovery