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Making the Case for Engaging People with Lived Experience and Expertise in State Behavioral Health Reforms

This brief outlines why state policymakers should engage people with lived experience and expertise in behavioral health program and policy design.

Brief/Report

November 2024

Coaching Older Adults to Manage Depression: Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives

Profiles the Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS), an evidence-based treatment program for older adults experiencing late-life depression, and how the program is decreasing access barriers to behavioral health services for older adults.

Blog

June 2024

A Communication Guide for Talking with Patients with a History of Criminal Justice Involvement

Recommendations to facilitate trust and effective communication between health care providers and patients with a history of criminal legal system involvement.

Implementation Tool

June 2024

Integrated Hepatitis C-Opioid Use Disorder Care Through Facilitated Referral

Facilitated telemedicine for hepatitis C among opioid use disorder patients in opioid treatment programs resulted in substantially higher cure rates than standard-of-care off-site referrals.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2024

The Value of Recovery Community Centers in Addiction Care: Insights from a Tireless Recovery Advocate

Michael Askew, Deputy Director of the Office of Recovery at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, discusses the role of recovery community centers in the lives of people with substance use disorder and across the continuum of other addiction care services.

Blog

February 2024

Emergency Department Access for Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Buprenorphine treatment offered in emergency departments is shown to improve treatment engagement for individuals with opioid use disorder.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2024

Retention in Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural Populations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

A telehealth-delivered opioid use disorder treatment program is associated with promising levels of care retention and medication adherence among rural populations.

Peer-Reviewed Article

December 2023

Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee: Design Recommendations for the California Department of Health Care Services

Recommendations to inform the design and implementation of a new Medicaid Advisory Committee.

Implementation Tool

July 2023

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.

Case Example

June 2023

Building Trust: Leadership Reflections on Community Empowerment and Engagement in a Large Urban Initiative

Leaders of community-based partnerships that offer trauma-informed programming highlight strategies for building trust with communities.

Peer-Reviewed Article

June 2023

Practice Guide: Integrated Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults

Actionable and evidence-based guidance for integrating behavioral health care into primary care for older adults.

Implementation Tool

June 2023

A Health Equity-Oriented Research Agenda Requires Comprehensive Community Engagement

Describes how community-based participatory action research, especially in peer-based mental health settings, can advance community empowerment and health equity.

Case Example

December 2022

Words Matter: Strategies to Reduce Bias in Electronic Health Records

A provider tool that promotes person-centered and equitable care by recognizing and avoiding bias in electronic health record notes.

Implementation Tool

October 2022

Planning a Reentry Program: A Toolkit for Tribal Communities

Guidance on developing a reentry program to support Native Americans who are reentering communities from jail or prisons.

Implementation Tool

October 2021

Leveraging Community Expertise to Advance Health Equity

Trust, flexible funding, cross-sector support, sustainability, and an explicit focus on structural racism are identified as key components of effective community engagement to advance health equity.

Brief/Report

July 2021

Implementing the Street Psychiatry Model in New Haven, CT: Community-Based Care for People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

A novel street psychiatry program offers essential mental health support to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness.

Case Example

May 2021

Exploring Consumer Engagement Experiences: A Research Project Co-Led by the National Consumer Scholars

Consumers and staff members of health and social service organizations share their community engagement experiences.

Brief/Report

April 2021

Using Person-Centered Language

This tip sheet provides guidelines for how health plans and provider organizations can use more person-centered language.

Implementation Tool

April 2020

Tools to Support Hospital-Based Addiction Care: Core Components, Values, and Activities of the Improving Addiction Care Team

Details the main elements of a hospital-based addiction care consultation team.

Case Example

March 2019

The Effectiveness of Community Engagement in Public Health Interventions for Disadvantaged Groups: A Meta-Analysis

Incorporating community engagement into public health interventions leads to improved health outcomes and a greater sense of self-efficacy among intervention recipients.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2015

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Making the Case for Engaging People with Lived Experience and Expertise in State Behavioral Health Reforms

Coaching Older Adults to Manage Depression: Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives

A Communication Guide for Talking with Patients with a History of Criminal Justice Involvement

Integrated Hepatitis C-Opioid Use Disorder Care Through Facilitated Referral

The Value of Recovery Community Centers in Addiction Care: Insights from a Tireless Recovery Advocate

Emergency Department Access for Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Retention in Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural Populations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee: Design Recommendations for the California Department of Health Care Services

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

Building Trust: Leadership Reflections on Community Empowerment and Engagement in a Large Urban Initiative

Practice Guide: Integrated Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults

A Health Equity-Oriented Research Agenda Requires Comprehensive Community Engagement

Words Matter: Strategies to Reduce Bias in Electronic Health Records

Planning a Reentry Program: A Toolkit for Tribal Communities

Leveraging Community Expertise to Advance Health Equity

Implementing the Street Psychiatry Model in New Haven, CT: Community-Based Care for People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

Exploring Consumer Engagement Experiences: A Research Project Co-Led by the National Consumer Scholars

Using Person-Centered Language

Tools to Support Hospital-Based Addiction Care: Core Components, Values, and Activities of the Improving Addiction Care Team

The Effectiveness of Community Engagement in Public Health Interventions for Disadvantaged Groups: A Meta-Analysis