SAMHSA Practice Guides
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) practice guides draw heavily on the learnings to date from the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention approach, and specifically highlight New York State counties' engagement of coalitions with diverse stakeholders and people with lived experience, and use of strategies that address social determinants to promote treatment.
Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023
This guide was drawn from HEALing Communities Study (HCS) learnings to-date and expert insights to provide guidance regarding implementation of ORCCA menu strategies.
Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023
This publication is a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and informed by the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention Manual as well as integral contributions from research and community partners across four research sites. This guide was developed in recognition of the need to center community engagement throughout the efforts to address the opioid overdose crisis.
This guide exists to help communities decrease opioid overdose deaths; it includes tools and real-world examples that can be used to build and strengthen community coalitions that work to reduce opioid overdose deaths.