Integrating behavioral health and community systems to enhance the access, provision, and quality of substance use disorder, opioid use disorder, and mental health services.

What's Happening

Utah State University Extension – Strong Bodies Strength Training Program – Leader Training

06 Nov 2023

Strong Bodies is a 12-session evidence-based strength training program that focuses on building strength, balance, and flexibility to minimize injury and improve the ability to do activities of daily living.

Mindful Monday Series – Experiential Mental Health Practices

20 Nov 2023

This is a 30-minute training and will run every other week through December 4th, 2023.  10/9 - Sound Healing; 10/23 - Grounding; 11/6 - Creativity and the Inner Critic; 11/20 - Self-Compassion HEAL; 12/4 - Boundary Meditation

Prevention

The National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory (Policy Lab) leads the equitable coordination, analysis, development, and implementation of national policy to promote mental health, prevent substance misuse and addiction, provide treatment and support recovery.

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/offices-centers/nmhsupl

Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is critical to keeping people who use drugs alive and as healthy as possible, and is a key pillar in the multi-faceted Health and Human Services’ Overdose Prevention Strategy.

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/harm-reduction

Treatment

The use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. 

https://www.samhsa.gov/medications-substance-use-disorders

 

Recovery

Recovery signals a dramatic shift in the expectation for positive outcomes for individuals who experience mental and substance use conditions or the co-occurring of the two.

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/recovery