California community paramedicine and triage to alternative destination programs lead to more coordinated care and reductions in emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.
A hospital-based program showed that peer recovery coaching can be seamlessly integrated into the workflow of busy emergency departments to address the longer-term needs of people with substance use disorders.
A longitudinal study found that members of recovery community centers had increased rates of substance use abstinence, psychological well-being, and quality of life after three months of engagement.
Initiative successfully implemented several evidence-based and promising addiction care models across multiple medical settings, including an inpatient addiction consult team, a low-threshold bridge clinic, peer recovery coaches, and office-based addiction treatment nurses.
Toolkit offers health care stakeholders in rural areas with practical information to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of community paramedicine programs.