Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery helps people with substance use disorder achieve and sustain recovery through community-based non-clinical social support programs, volunteer opportunities, and referrals to detox, treatment, housing, employment, among other resources.

This profile explores how the Fountain House implemented the clubhouse model, a unique approach that empowers people with serious mental illness to form meaningful relationships, build resilience, improve self-management of their mental health, and pursue employment, education, and housing.

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.

This essay from Lawrence Lincoln, a former unhoused person in California, documents his journey of recovery and subsequent work with a care community.

Profiles Central City Concern, an FQHC in Portland, Oregon, that is providing services for people experiencing homelessness with substance use disorder — including primary care, behavioral health treatment, housing, and other supports.

Arianna Campbell, director and co-principal investigator for CA Bridge, discusses how the bridge model came about and how it works.

Explores the evidence behind harm reduction strategies and shares practical steps for adopting this approach in health care settings.

Explores how to implement quality addiction care in general health care settings -- including primary, inpatient, and emergency care.

Describes how provider organizations in Rhode Island employ multidisciplinary teams, including community health workers and behavioral health clinicians, to collaborate with primary care practices in providing whole-person care.

Reviews findings from a Playbook Collection on innovative addiction care models, including emerging evidence for these approaches and considerations for implementation.

Features commentary from Ben Miller, PsyD, past president at Well Being Trust, on the value of peer supports in mental health or addiction recovery.

Lead researchers discuss the evaluation of NavSTAR, an intervention designed to reduce hospital readmissions by combining substance use disorder consultation services with intensive case management and linkages to community resources.

This Tradeoffs podcast episode explores how states and the federal government are grappling with if and how they should permanently change policies around telehealth and addiction treatment post-pandemic.

Highlights opportunities for providers to implement medications for addiction treatment programs during COVID-19.

Walks through some of the most common barriers to treating and referring patients with substance abuse disorder in the emergency department and how to address these challenges.

It is relatively common knowledge among those that treat patients in a hospital setting that addiction-related issues are the number-one driver of extended length of stay, 30-day readmissions, and job-related dissatisfaction and burnout.

Addiction is a chronic neurobiological disorder that is predictable, identifiable, and treatable. Dr. Corey Waller explains why evidence-based treatment needs to be in hospitals, primary care, stand-alone rehabs, and throughout the ecosystem of health care.