This is a toolkit which compiles evidence-based and promising resources and models that aim to support organizations implementing rural medication for opioid use disorder programs across the United States. 

This is a toolkit from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health that provides access to trainings, webinars, informational materials, a report, and other resources to help rural communities prevent overdoses and overdose deaths. 

A toolkit from Rural Health Information Hub to help organizations implement, evaluate, and sustain prevention and treatment solutions to address substance use disorders. This resource also highlights existing promising programs and models to replicate. 

This is a toolkit from the Rutgers School of Pharmacy that provides educational information on prevention strategies for opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and opioid overdoses, specifically targeted towards pharmacist and prescribers. There are also supplementary materials that can be used for interventions by a wide array of stakeholders. 

This toolkit from the SAFE Project provides a step-by-step process of how to organize, evaluate, and create change in your community to impact the opioid crisis. It provides guidance on finding the right team of community constituents, identifying priorities, and putting a plan into action using
examples from other communities around the country.

A toolkit from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on opioid overdose prevention. Provides information on opioid use disorder facts, five essential steps for first responders, information for prescribers, safety advice for patients & family members, and recovering from opioid overdose.

This community-based tool consists of a two-day workshop that brings together stakeholders in the criminal justice, behavioral health, and recovery support systems to identify strengths, gaps, and priorities in their communities, and can strengthen the community response to the opioid crisis. 

Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) identifies the vital places in the system where best practices should be implemented, thereby increasing a person’s chances of recovery and decreasing recidivism. 

This is a coronavirus toolkit from Shatterproof for addiction treatment providers. There are links to finding specific information on telehealth/telemedicine, state policies on opioid treatment providers (OTPs) operation during the pandemic, and insurance guidance. 

This is a toolkit from the Rural Health Information Hub that compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations implementing programs to address social determinants of health in rural communities across the United States. The toolkit is broken up into seven modules. 

This is a toolkit from the American Hospital Association (AHA) that provides a report and related resources on eight different domains of social determinants of health: Food, housing, transportation, health behaviors, violence, education, social support, and employment. 

This toolkit introduces the ASAM criteria, a framework for organizing addiction treatment systems and a foundation for improving the quality of care and addressing the gap between the efficacy of treatment in clinical trials and effectiveness in real world settings. By rooting substance use disorder (SUD) services in a common framework such as the ASAM criteria, states can ensure that organizations are "speaking the same language" when it comes to SUD prevention and treatment.  

This toolkit from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides a framework for organizing addiction treatment systems and a foundation for improving the quality of care for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The toolkit outlines the ASAM criteria, which offers evidence based guidelines for patient placement, continued stay, and transfer of patients with addictive, substance related and co occurring conditions. Its goal is to aid states in integrating the ASAM criteria into SUD treatment. 

This is a toolkit from the Harm Reduction Coalition targeted towards faith-based organizations to give an overview of what harm reduction is, why it fits in with the mission of faith organizations, and how to serve people who use drugs. The toolkit contains many resources and guidance on how to implement harm reduction services. 

This is a toolkit from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) that shares innovations, resources, and lessons learned from five state teams (Alabama, Illinois, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin) that are working to strengthen the capacity of their Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), such as community health centers, to deliver substance use disorder care. Program models are discussed that overcome the unique challenges of FQHCs. There is a special section on COVID-19.

This is a toolkit by the American Hospital Association (AHA) that provides resources to hospitals and health systems to share with clinicians and patients to enhance partnerships within their communities. It also highlights several innovative programs with links to them.  

This is a toolkit from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services that equips local workforce boards in the state to help solve the employment issues related to the opioid crisis, such as absenteeism, decreased productivity, and worker shortages. Recovery-friendly workplaces and working with those with opioid addiction and in recovery are discussed. 

A webpage by the Harm Reduction Coalition with documents, curriculum trainings, and other resources for building alliances with law enforcement to support syringe exchanges.  

Given that the construction industry is at much higher risk for overdose, this is a website that provides a free opioid awareness training program tailored to employers and employees in this industry but can be used by any industry, and includes PowerPoint slides, a facilitator guide, participant handouts, and links to helpful resources specific to employers. 

This toolkit provides an overview of essential information necessary for understanding mental health and substance use disorder parity and how to implement and comply with federal parity laws. It serves as a reference document for state insurance regulators and behavioral health staff to develop a better understanding of parity and to take action to improve compliance with parity laws. 

This practical toolkit was created for faith-based and community leaders to help jump-start an action plan in a community or advance existing efforts to meet the needs of individuals and families struggling with opioid addiction. This toolkit, developed from the insight of faith and community partners, describes practical ways a community can consider bringing hope and healing to those in need.