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Caring for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: a Toolkit for Organization Leaders and Providers
This HRSA toolkit is a guide to help health care and social service organization leaders and providers improve care coordination for women with OUD in HRSA-supported programs. The information may also apply to other settings of care and to work with women with substance use disorder more broadly.
The toolkit is organized into three major sections:
Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Training
SBIRT is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs. Coupled with “motivational interviewing,” in which the clinician partners with the client to make decisions about the client’s care, SBIRT is used in primary care practices, hospitals, clinics, emergency rooms, college and university health services, employee assistance programs and a range of community settings.
Human Resources in Action
HRiA builds skills, provides tools and resources, and creates opportunities for peer learning through face-to-face, webinar, and eLearning formats. We work directly with clients to apply learned skills and strategies within organizations and communities. Training and technical assistance expertise includes:
Using Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose in the Workplace: Information for Employers and Workers
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed this information to help employers and workers understand the risk of opioid overdose and help them decide if they should establish a workplace naloxone availability and use program.
Employer Resource Library from Grayken Center for Addiction
The Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center (BMC) has designed a set of tools and resources to support organizations in understanding and addressing substance use disorders (SUDs).
Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)
The Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) is a developmentally appropriate treatment for youth and young adults (12-24 years old) with substance misuse or substance use disorders. A-CRA is an evidence based treatment developed by Chestnut Health Systems.The brief treatment model can be delivered in outpatient clinics, community settings, homes, or school based settings and typically involves weekly sessions which can include parent(s) or caregivers. Clinicians are trained and certified t
Prevention course: Making the Most of Key Informant Interviews
In this 2-hour Making the Most of Key Informant Interviews course, you will learn how to plan and conduct key informant interviews that produce the valuable information you need to inform your prevention efforts.
Prevention course: Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention
In this 5-hour Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention course, you will learn about the history of prevention, key concepts and definitions, and specific drug effects—and get a glimpse of the effects of substance use and addiction on the brain.
Prevention course: Prevention SustainAbilities: Understanding the Basics
In this 2-hour Prevention SustainAbilities: Understanding the Basics course, you will explore what sustainability looks like in the context of substance misuse prevention—and how to prepare for sustainability planning in your community.
National Library of Medicine's Opioid Resource List
The National Library of Medicine's Opioid Resource List provides regularly-updated links related to:
- Understanding Addiction
- Opioid Overdose
- Opioid Drugs
- Treating Opioid Addiction
- Opioid Prescribing
- Pregnancy, Opioid use and NAS
- Recovery
- Data, Trends and Stats
- Topic-related Searches of National Library of Medicine Resources
- Selection Guidelines