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

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.

A pharmacist-led substance use disorder intervention improved treatment retention for patients with opioid and alcohol use disorder.

Enhanced primary care for adults with serious mental illness led to increases in primary care visits and health screenings as well as decreases in inpatient utilization.

Demonstrates that Housing First programs and associated support services reduced health care related expenditures for the Massachusetts Medicaid program.

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.

Housing First programs reduce homelessness and health care use more effectively than Treatment First approaches.

Toolkit offers health care stakeholders in rural areas with practical information to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of community paramedicine programs.

Health homes may increase access to mental health care and substance use disorder treatment in Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

Virginia’s comprehensive Medicaid reform for substance use treatment services led to an increase in outpatient and community-based treatment and a decrease in emergency department and inpatient use among beneficiaries with opioid use disorder.

Participation in syringe service programs can support motivation to change substance use behaviors and increase treatment participation in a rural setting.

An interdisciplinary, hospital-based addiction medicine consultation team improved substance use disorder treatment engagement after hospitalization.

Telehealth may address barriers to accessing substance use disorder interventions and is a promising alternative to in-person treatment.

Strategies for preventing opioid use disorder.

This resource describes the value of navigators for Medicaid beneficiaries with mental illness.

“Clubhouses” for people with serious mental illness are effective at promoting employment, reducing hospitalizations, and improving quality of life.

Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid-dependent patients demonstrated significantly higher rates of addiction treatment engagement than interventions without buprenorphine.

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