Headlines: A Guide for Treating Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorders

Headlines: A Guide for Treating Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorders

A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorders: Practice and Policy Considerations for Child Welfare, Collaborating Medical, and Service Providers SAMHSA, in collaboration with the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, developed this guide promoting collaborative efforts among agencies and providers serving pregnant and postpartum women with opioid dependence and their infants. This publication includes an overview of the extent of opioid use by pregnant women and evidence-based recommendations for treatment approaches from leading professional organizations.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Behavioral Health Spending and Use Accounts, 1986–2014 This publication presents findings on behavioral health treatment from 1986 to 2014. It includes data on trends in mental health and substance use disorder treatment spending and utilization.

Approaches in Implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Best Practices From the States This publication discusses best practices regarding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) in the areas of parity implementation processes, collaborations with other organizations, tools for understanding and monitoring compliance, and recommendations for other states. Data was collected from California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island.