The Evolving Health and Social Service Landscape: Promise for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• January 1st, 2018
• co-occurring disorders, community-based care, healthcare reform, integrated care, serious mental illness (SMI), social determinants of health, substance use disorders (SUD), treatment access
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A year has passed since the United States Congress enacted sweeping legislation to address deficiencies in our national behavioral health service infrastructure. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and 21st Century Cures Act, both passed by the 114th Congress in 2016, authorized a...

System Transformation in Substance Use Disorder Care: New York State Progress and Priorities

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• April 1st, 2017
• continuum of care, early intervention and prevention, integration of behavioral and physical health, quality of care and evidence-based treatment, recovery support services, stigma reduction, substance use disorders (SUD), treatment access barriers
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The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov), issued in November 2016, is a landmark report for the substance use disorder (SUD) care system. This report makes clear the importance of identifying and treating substance use disorders and places...