Addressing substance use disorder (SUD) and the trauma that often precedes it in youth is a priority for treatment providers, parents, caregivers, and community leaders. Many leaders have found that youth have a special ability and role to play in helping their peers. In this collection, CLOUD provides resources that focus on youth providing peer support to other youth and young adults.
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Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnant and Parenting Women: Policy Resources
This collection features policy reports and recommendations for policymakers and community leaders who may be developing programs to serve pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorder (SUD). This collection includes: A report on findings from a 12-state learning collaborative on improving treatment of opioid use disorder among pregnant and parenting women and infants exposed to opioids A guide to creating a coordinated, multi-system approach to treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder and their infants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration A 2-page guide for policymakers on evidence based treatment for opioid use disorder during pregnancy from the National Institute on Drug Abuse A study looking at the relationship between policies that criminalized substance use in pregnancy and rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and found that such policies may have the unintended effect of increasing the incidence of NAS A 2019 report to the Minnesota legislature that evaluates a pilot initiative to provide integrated care for high-risk pregnancies including American Indians at risk for opioid use during pregnancy And 2 reports from the National Academy for State Health Policy: A report on state Medicaid strategies to promote early identification and treatment of pregnant women with…
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Policymakers & Community Leaders
Report to Congress: Utilization Management of Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medicaid
Source: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
This 2019 report from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission reviews covers Medicaid policies related to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Medicaid Forward: Behavioral Health
Source: National Association of Medicaid Directors
This resource captures the work of an executive working group of Medicaid leaders and national behavioral health experts convened by the National Association of Medicaid Directors to develop strategies to expand access to behavioral health services in Medicaid and CHIP.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Payers & Providers
Opioid Use Disorder: Barriers to Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Access to Treatment Medications
Source: United States Government Accountability Office
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has prioritized expanding access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) as an evidence-based treatment. Because many individuals with OUD are Medicaid beneficiaries, this U.S. Governmental Accountability Office report looked at state Medicaid policies and state and federal laws that might act as a barrier to Medicaid patients accessing MAT.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Recovery Support Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries with a Substance Use Disorder – Issue Brief
Source: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
This report from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission examines recovery support services to Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Payers & Providers
Medicaid Delivery System Reforms to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Source: Academy Health and the Milbank Memorial Fund
This report provides an overview of Medicaid delivery system reform efforts aimed at addressing the opioid crisis. The report describe 2 models of delivery system reforms: adoption of the Medicaid health home model for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and innovations that improve warm handoffs and care transitions from different levels of substance use disorder treatment.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Report to the President and Congress: Section 1018 Action Plan for Technical Assistance and Support for Innovative State Strategies to Provide Housing-related Supports to Individuals with Substance Use Disorder Under Medicaid
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This 2019 report to the President and Congress describes how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to assist states in providing housing-related supports to individuals with substance use disorders in Medicaid as instructed by the 2018 SUPPORT Act. The report describes forthcoming initiatives from
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Using Medicaid to Advance Evidence-based Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Toolkit for State Medicaid Leaders
Source: Manatt
This toolkit by Manatt provides promising strategies state Medicaid agencies can adopt to address the substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) crisis in their states.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Payers & Providers
Providing Youth and Young Adult Peer Support Through Medicaid
Source: SAMHSA & The TA Network
This2016 report explores options for providing youth and young adult peer support through Medicaid from the Center for Health Care Strategy and Youth MOVE National.