Integrated Care

Helping Overdose Survivors Often Means Meeting Basic Needs
Co-presenters from the UPMC Health Plan described a whole-person approach to assisting overdose survivors in an Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit session.
Rx Summit Spotlight: Opioid Treatment Program Transforms into Comprehensive Care Center
CODAC Health Recovery & Wellness Inc. has established a service site with 24-hour access to support for patients with opioid use disorder.
Counselors Seek Balance in Discussing MAT with Patients
At the same time that addiction counselors are influencing wider use of medication treatments in their facilities, they also find themselves combating a "medication-only" mindset they find troubling.
Partnership Will Expand Engagement of Hospital Patients
A behavioral health center and a hospital in Tennessee will use foundation funding to expand peer support and treatment referral services for emergency medical patients with substance use needs.
Rx Summit Spotlight: Blending Faith and Science a Winning Combination
The Next Door has embraced medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in strengthening the other components of care in the faith-based organization.
Peer Specialists Beginning to Boost Florida's Service System
Grant-funded efforts and legislative inroads are expanding opportunities for peer specialists to connect with individuals in need in Florida.
Nursing Group Says Punishment of Substance-Using Pregnant Women Must End
The American Academy of Nursing has issued a policy brief calling for an end to criminalization of maternal substance use in favor of a public health strategy.
Programs Seek New Approach for Patients Revisiting Treatment
Programs dedicated to individuals who have had past attempts at recovery are cropping up to counteract use of the same approaches over and over.
Guide Released for Families of Youths with Co-Occurring Disorders
A guide from the Center on Addiction and the Child Mind Institute outlines the benefits of integrated care for young people with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
In Treating Addiction, Account for the Role of Stress
The brain mechanisms governing addiction and stress are largely similar, and these issues should be addressed concurrently in treatment.
Grandparents struggle with new roles resulting from opioid crisis
A newly released report shines a light on the emotional toll that parental substance use is having on grandparents who are suddenly thrust into parenting roles again.

Videos

Exploring the WestBridge Approach to Integrated Treatment
Walter Miley and Mary Woods of WestBridge speak about what differentiates WestBridge's care plans as they tackle the challenge of integrated treatment. By focusing and honing care plans to meet the…
A Day in the Life of a Participant in Residential Treatment at WestBridge
Why WestBridge Works: A Review of the Data-Driven and Family-Centric Care Plan
WestBridge: The Center for Integrated Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders
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