Policy

Compassionate Approach Makes Sense to Tough-Minded Sheriff
Pinal County, Ariz.'s high-profile sheriff offered several strategies for improving outcomes for drug-involved offenders in a talk at the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit.
Concurrent Use of Stimulants, Opioids Complicates Policy Initiatives
The opening session of the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit suggested a number of explanations for the worrisome trend of concurrent stimulant and opioid use.
Operation UNITE Among Programs Honored by Addiction Policy Forum
The Addiction Policy Forum this week recognized 10 programs in Kentucky that are preventing drug abuse and facilitating recovery, including Operation UNITE.
White House Unveils Site to Help Locate Addiction Treatment Services
The Trump administration last week announced the launch of FindTreatment.gov, a new substance use disorder treatment locator website that it hopes will ease Americans’ process of finding treatment services for themselves or others.
Behavioral Health Needs a Big, Bold, Unifying Voice
Our industry needs a common voice, not for industrywide lobbying or sales promotion, but to elucidate our tremendous value.
Report: Telemental Health Expands, but Barriers to Widespread Participation Remain
Support for mental health services provided by telehealth continues to rise across the U.S., but obstacles to participation remain in several areas, per a recent report from the law firm Epstein Becker Green.
Redirecting Our Care Integration Efforts
The exact nature of how we approach care integration continues to shift, in some ways dramatically beyond what we envisioned just a few short years ago.
Kansas Prepares to Take on Decarceration
A summit convened this week by a pair of behavioral healthcare associations in Kansas explored ways in which the state can respond more effectively to the growing problem of incarceration of persons with mental health and substance use conditions in county and city jails.
NCAD West: Prescription Opioid Misuse Drops, but Providers Need to Stay Vocal
During the opening plenary of NCAD West on Thursday, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse director Rober Valuck, PhD, RPh, FNAP, implored attendees to aggressively fight barriers to treatment, scrutinize their own work, and learn from their peers.
Political Landscape Poses Ethical Questions for Mental Health Professionals
Speaking out about political leadership can be costly for mental healthcare professionals. Yet, in this time of escalating political polarization, mental health professionals and organizations do have the ethical challenge of what, if anything, to say and do about our current situation.

California Legislation to Tighten Up Addiction Treatment Operations Awaits Governor’s Signature
The California legislature has passed a series of bills to require outpatient programs to be licensed by the state, and also to curb unethical practices around housing, marketing and insurance.

Videos

Video: ONC’s Scott Weinstein outlines the Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) initiative

ONC fellow discusses current privacy initiatives being explored in federal health IT effort

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