SAMHSA’s Center for Financing Reform and Innovation (CFRI) is releasing a report and hosting a webinar Community-Initiated Care in Behavioral Health: Exploring Funding Mechanisms for Substance Use Disorders on Tuesday, April 21, 2-3 p.m. ET.

A randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that weekly extended-release buprenorphine during pregnancy was associated with higher rates of abstinence from illicit opioids than daily sublingual buprenorphine among pregnant women with opioid use disorder.

Friends Research Hub conducted two recent JCOIN 1.0 studies that offer complementary perspectives on how extended-release buprenorphine (XR-B) can be initiated and sustained across incarceration and reentry.

This SAMHSA advisory explores innovative, community-driven solutions to close these gaps and improve access to life-saving behavioral health services. One promising way to improve behavioral health care in areas with few services is to add more community health workers and peer support specialists.

In this episode of the AAAP Podcast, hosts Dr. Danae DiRocco and Dr. Chun Tong speak with Jacqueline Seitz about the 2024 amendments to 42 CFR Part 2 that went into effect in February, and what they mean for practicing clinicians.

Crisis care saves lives—but workforce shortages and inconsistent standards threaten access to timely, quality support. This SAMHSA advisory introduces National Model Standards for Crisis Care Workers, designed to ensure that anyone, anywhere, at any time can receive compassionate, effective crisis care.