Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center

SAMHSA is committed to improving prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for mental and substance use disorders.

The Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center provides communities, clinicians, policy-makers and others with the information and tools to incorporate evidence-based practices into their communities or clinical settings.

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Preventing Substance Use Among Young Adults with Disabilities

Publication Date: August 2024

This advisory highlights the need for primary substance use prevention programs for young adults ages 18 to 25 with disabilities, provides guidance to prevention specialists on designing and tailoring these programs, and describes factors that may affect the delivery of prevention.

Guidance to States and Communities on Using Federal Funding to Support Mental Health Services for LGBTQI+ Youth

Publication Date: June 2024

Guidance to states and communities on using federal funding to support mental health services for LGBTQI+ youth.

Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023

Publication Date: September 2023

This guide was drawn from HEALing Communities Study (HCS) learnings to-date and expert insights to provide guidance regarding implementation of ORCCA menu strategies.

Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023

Publication Date: September 2023

This publication is a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and informed by the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention Manual as well as integral contributions from research and community partners across four research sites. This guide was developed in recognition of the need to center community engagement throughout the efforts to address the opioid overdose crisis.

Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation

Publication Date: September 2023

This practical guide reviews the principles of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), presents key considerations for adapting ACT across various treatment settings, populations, and related domain areas, and provides practical guidance for navigating cross-cutting issues.

Best Practices for Recovery Housing

Publication Date: September 2023

This document updates SAMHSA’s 2018 document and outlines best practices for the implementation and operation of recovery housing. These best practices are intended to serve as a tool for states, governing bodies, providers, recovery house operators, and other interested stakeholders to improve the health of their citizens, reduce incidence of overdose, and promote recovery housing as a key support strategy in achieving and sustaining recovery.

Best Practices for Successful Reentry From Criminal Justice Settings for People Living With Mental Health Conditions and/or Substance Use Disorders

Publication Date: August 2023

This guide examines the types of interventions that support successful reentry for adults with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders who are leaving jail/prison.

Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Tools for First Responders

Publication Date: August 2023

This guide provides practical, evidence-based information that first responder agencies, their partners, and communities can use to implement or expand practices and programs for linking people to substance use services.

Digital Therapeutics for Management and Treatment in Behavioral Health

Publication Date: July 2023

This advisory introduces readers to digital therapeutics (DTx) and the benefits of their use in behavioral health. It describes the research, regulatory, and reimbursement implications for DTx as well as selection and implementation considerations.

TIP 64: Incorporating Peer Support Into Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services

Publication Date: June 2023

This TIP supports learning about the key aspects, functions, and uses of Peer Support Services (PSS) in recovery from problematic substance use, which will help providers, supervisors, and administrators in SUD treatment programs better understand and respond to these changes.

Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

Publication Date: June 2023

This practical guide updates and expands the discussion presented in SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Resource from 2014. The primary goal of this guide is to provide implementation strategies across multiple domains based on the original publication.

Advisory: Identification and Management of Mental Health Symptoms and Conditions Associated with Long COVID

Publication Date: June 2023

This advisory discusses the epidemiology of the mental health symptoms and conditions of Long COVID, provides evidence-based resources for the treatment of those conditions, and offers possible resources.

Advisory: Evidence-Based, Whole Person Care of Pregnant People Who Have Opioid Use Disorder

Publication Date: May 2023

This Advisory outlines how healthcare providers (i.e., obstetrician-gynecologists [OB-GYNs], primary care physicians, and other professionals who treat pregnant people) can take an active role in supporting the health of pregnant individuals who have OUD and their babies.

Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth

Publication Date: March 2023

This report provides behavioral health professionals, researchers, policymakers and other audiences with a comprehensive research overview and accurate information about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.

Advisory: Cannabidiol (CBD) Potential Harm, Side Effects, and Unknowns

Publication Date: February 2023

This advisory introduces readers to cannabidiol (CBD), how it is derived, and how it differs from delta-9 THC and other cannabinoids. The advisory focuses on the risks and harms of CBD, especially those sold over the counter. This advisory also clarifies common misconceptions about CBD, given its broad availability and marketing for several medical conditions despite limited evidence of efficacy.

Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness

Publication Date: January 2023

This guide highlights strategies for behavioral health and housing providers to conduct outreach and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, initiate use of behavioral health treatment as they wait to receive stable housing and retain them in their recovery efforts once housed.

Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

Publication Date: November 2022

Community engagement is often cited as a tool to improve the health of the community and its members. This guide will review evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based programs and policies.

Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse

Publication Date: November 2022

Alcohol misuse is focused on binge and heavy drinking patterns within a community or at the population level. This guide will serve as a compendium of key policies for the prevention of alcohol misuse that have been identified as evidence-based by robust scientific literature.

Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations

Publication Date: September 2022

This guide focuses on research supporting adaptations of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for under-resourced populations. Adaptations involve tailoring care, programs, and services to the cultural, social, gender, and demographic contexts of the people served to yield positive outcomes.

Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce through Organizational Strategies

Publication Date: September 2022

Burnout is a complex issue resulting from chronic workplace stress that encompasses exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. This guide will highlight organization-level interventions to prevent and reduce burnout among behavioral health workers.

Advisory: Expanding Implementation of Mental Health Awareness Training in the Workplace

Publication Date: August 2022

The Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) advisory will promote implementation of MHATs by targeting the workplace more broadly, from traditional settings to places in the community people go all the time.

Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care

Publication Date: June 2022

This advisory discusses the role of peer support workers and models of peer support services that are available to assist individuals who are experiencing a crisis. Peer support services are a vital component of crisis care.

Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings

Publication Date: December 2021

This resource provides information to primary care providers and practices on how to implement opioid use disorder treatment using buprenorphine. It identifies common barriers and strategies to overcome them. It documents step-by-step tactics to support buprenorphine implementation.

Psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults With Serious Mental Illness

Publication Date: November 2021

The guide provides considerations and strategies for interdisciplinary teams, peer specialists, clinicians, registered nurses, behavioral health organizations, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support older adults with serious mental illness.

Advisory: Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Prevention Among Youth and Young Adults

Publication Date: November 2021

This Advisory reviews the evidence on prescription stimulant misuse among youth and young adults. It establishes prescription stimulant misuse as a public health problem, identifies associated risk and protective factors, and provides programs and action steps for stakeholders to prevent misuse.

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