This 2019 report from the National Sheriffs’ Association and partners details their policy recommendations regarding mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) issues. Recommendations include:
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Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning & Implementation Toolkit
Source: National Council for Behavioral Health and Vital Strategies
This comprehensive tool-kit guides correctional staff in creating and managing medication assisted treatment programs for individuals with opioid use disorder in jails and prisons. Created by the National Council on Behavioral Health and Vital Strategies,
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Promising State Strategies to Improve Continuity of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Following Incarceration
Source: National Academy for State Health Policy
This website provides a brief overview of state strategies to improve continuity of substance use disorder treatment after release from incarceration from the National Academy for State Health Policy. This report highlights initiatives in 7 state Medicaid programs and provides links to state documents for further information.
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Convening, Collaborating, Connecting: Courts as Leaders in the Crisis of Addiction
Source: National Judicial Opioid Task Force
This report provides an overview of the National Judicial Opioid Task Force (NJOTF) work on courts and the country’s addiction crisis. The NJOTF was created by the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators to lead state court efforts to address the opioid and addiction crises in the United States.
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Emergency Response and Crisis Stabilization: Cities Leading the Way
Source: National League of Cities
This third report in a series from the National League of Cities focuses on how local leadership addresses the interrelated challenges of mental illness, substance use and homelessness. This report describes 5 challenges leaders face in creating innovative emergency response or crisis stabilization programs:
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Working Across Systems for Better Results: City Efforts to Address Mental Health, Substance Use and Homelessness through Emergency Response and Crisis Stabilization
Source: National League of Cities
This second report in a series from the National League of Cities focuses on how local leadership addresses the interrelated challenges of mental illness, substance use and homelessness. This report provides detailed information about 3 innovative programs:
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Statewide Policies Relating to Pre-arrest Diversion and Crisis Response
Source: R Street
This report from the R Street Institute highlights how state policies, laws and regulations affect the ability of law enforcement and community organizations to adopt pre-arrest diversion and crisis response initiatives related to the addiction crisis.
Payers & Providers
Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT): Sample Letter to Parole & Probation Officer
Source: Dr. Honora Englander
This sample letter is for health care providers to send to parole and probation officers notifying them that an individual under supervision is being treated in the hospital and has been connected to substance use disorder treatment.
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Illegal Pill Presses: An Overlooked Threat to American Patients
Source: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, and The Partnership for Safe Medicines
This report examines the use of illegal pill presses to create counterfeit medications that have been linked to overdose deaths in 29 states. Written by professionals from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, and the Partnership for Safe Medicines, the report looks at the extent of the problem and considers possible legislative and law enforcement options to address the risk.
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Safe Reentry: Implementing an Opioid Overdose Prevention Plan
Source: Center for Health & Justice at TASC
Slides from a presentation on how to ensure safe reentry for individuals returning to the community from incarceration by implementing an overdose prevention plan.