California community paramedicine and triage to alternative destination programs lead to more coordinated care and reductions in emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.
Clients enrolled in an adapted assertive community treatment model in California identify material resources and relational supports as key program benefits.
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.
Peer providers with lived experiences of substance use and mental health disorders can help improve patient outcomes and play a unique role in the behavioral health workforce.
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.