The Providers Clinical Support System-Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) leading a large coalition of national healthcare organizations and created in response to the opioid and stimulant overdose epidemic.
PCSS-MOUD’s goal is to provide evidence-based practices to improve healthcare and outcomes in the prevention of those at risk and treatment for individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD). PCSS-MOUD is led by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) in collaboration with an extensive coalition of national professional and healthcare organizations. PCSS-MOUD provides multidisciplinary training, educational resources, mentorship, and implementation support at no cost to all healthcare and behavioral health professionals to prevent, diagnose and treat their patients at risk of and with substance use disorders (SUDs) with a focus on opioid use disorders and stimulant use disorders (StUDs). PCSS-MOUD aims to increase the knowledge and skills of healthcare and counseling professionals about available evidence-based treatment approaches for substance use disorder (SUD) with a particular focus on opioid use disorder (OUD). PCSS-MOUD provides free training and mentoring to practitioners on the use of medications for OUD (MOUD) and the integration of these services into mainstream health care.
In December 2024, AAAP received Joint Accreditation with Commendation, the highest level of Joint Accreditation currently offered. Only 174 organizations in the United States are currently Joint Accredited and only 33 have Joint Accreditation with Commendation, which is only awarded to providers who demonstrate compliance in all required criteria AND additional criteria aimed at elevating CE for the health care team and demonstrating the impact of their CE program on the health care team’s performance and the patients they serve. By receiving Joint Accreditation with Commendation, AAAP demonstrated that AAAP: