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The updated regulations promote increased access to evidence-based medications for opioid use disorder, greater retention in care by promoting practitioner’s professional judgment in providing patient-centered care and reducing barriers to services.

Wednesday, June 3, 2-3:30 p.m. ET
SAMHSA’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer will host this webinar. The webinar will explore a range of psychiatric treatment options and strategies to support fully informed care, including understanding benefits, potential risks, dependence, and withdrawal considerations.

SAMHSA has issued a new advisory. This advisory is intended for healthcare providers, including pediatricians, adolescent medicine specialists, primary care providers, and geriatricians.

Thursday, May 14, 1-2 p.m. ET
SAMHSA’s Center for Financing Reform and Innovation (CFRI) is releasing a report and hosting a webinar titled Revised Regulations for Opioid Treatment Programs: Establishing a Baseline to Measure Progress Over Time.

This paper is part of the Technical Assistance Coalition’s Refocus and Renew: Moving Towards Health series—a 10-paper collection guiding state leaders on SMI and SED treatment, recovery, and whole-person health. More papers from this series will be released on an ongoing basis.

The report and webinar examine existing community-initiated care (CIC) organizations to better understand the strategies and funding mechanisms used to sustain substance use disorder (SUD) services in their communities. Leveraging existing resources and trained community members through CIC organizations can complement and extend SUD services and help mitigate service gaps.