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The Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center cordially invite you to save the date for Guam's 6th Annual Behavioral Health and Addictions Virtual Conference.
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This Advisory highlights the importance of methadone as a tool for treating incarcerated with people with opioid use disorder (OUD). The Advisory describes different institutional arrangements for providing methadone in correctional settings.
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The Guidelines address the implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in state prisons and practical information about medications, service delivery models, regulatory requirements, staff training, and cultural issues that may affect the uptake and integration of MOUD.
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This Advisory provides comprehensive information for hospitals and associated healthcare facilities on best practices and recommendations for implementing and expanding treatment of opioid use disorder with methadone in these settings.
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The Center for Financing Reform and Innovation (CFRI) is a SAMHSA contract that seeks to understand financing mechanisms of behavioral health care to identify opportunities, innovations, and challenges to service delivery and access.
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SAMHSA released an updated toolkit of photography, print materials and social media content to help members promote the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.