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Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Non-Traditional Service Settings

           Topics:                          Mental Health Screening, Co-Occurring Disorders, Awareness, Access to Care, Training & Continuing Education

           Description:                 White paper that discusses the treatment of co-occurring disorders in settings outside of substance use and mental health systems, including how primary care, law enforcement, criminal justice, and social welfare settings can provide screening and treatment referrals.

           Resource Type:            Guidance Document

           Length:                          13 pages

           Agency/Author:            Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

           Year Published:            2007

Understanding Evidence-Based Practices for Co-Occurring Disorders

           Topics:                         Motivational Interventions, Behavioral Therapy, Assertive Community Treatment, Therapeutic Communities, Co-Occurring Disorders, Evidence-Based Practices, Medication-Assisted Treatment

           Description:                White paper that discusses evidenced-based practices and their role in the treatment of co-occurring disorders. Criteria, examples, and issues are discussed.

           Resource Type:           Guidance Document

           Length:                         10 pages

           Agency/Author:          Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

           Year Published:           2007

Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illness

           Topics:                          Research report that provides information on science related to comorbidity of addiction and other mental illnesses.  Definition, rates of co-morbidity, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.

           Description:                 This Research Report provides information on the state of the science in this area. Although a variety of diseases commonly co-occur with drug abuse and addiction (e.g., HIV, hepatitis C, cancer, cardiovascular disease), this report focuses only on the comorbidity of drug use disorders and other mental illnesses.

           Resource Type:             Research Brief

           Length:                            12 pages

           Agency/Author:            National Institute on Drug Abuse

           Year Published:             2010

Addressing Co-occurring Disorders in Adult Court-Based Programs            (use internet explorer)

           Topics:                          Substance abuse & mental health; screening & assessment; treatment matching & referrals 

           Description:                 This webinar, held on August 16, 2012, provided an overview of how court-based programs (e.g., problem-solving courts) can effectively address the needs of participants with both mental health and substance use disorders. Roger Peters, PhD, one of the nation’s leading experts on this issue, discussed what court-based programs can do to ensure the success of participants with co-occurring disorders, including refining eligibility considerations, implementing screening and assessment, connecting participants with evidence-based treatment, and making enhancements to treatment and supervision strategies. The webinar concluded with a Q & A session in which Dr. Peters answered questions from webinar attendees.

           Resource Type:            Webinar

           Length:                          1 hour 37 minutes

           Agency/Author:           Justice Center for the Council of State Governments

           Year Published:           2012

Improving Outcomes for Court-Involved Youth with Co-Occurring Disorders           (use internet explorer)

           Topics:                          This webinar provides an overview of briefs regarding the treatment of co-occurring disorders among youth. 

           Description:                 This webinar provides an overview of three briefs that were recently published by National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges on the treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders among youth. Presenters will also discuss how to improve policy and programs on treating co-occurring disorders.

           Resource Type:            Webinar

           Length:                          1 hour 5 minutes

           Agency/Author:           Justice Center for the Council of State Governments

           Year Published:           2014

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