Behavioral Health

Substance Use Disorder

• Effective Strategies for Hospitals Responding to the Opioid Crisis (IHI)
• Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (CDC)
• Pain Management Best Practices: Inter-Agency Task Force Report (HHS)

Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit

• Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) (SAMHSA)
• Colorado Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) Project (CHA)
• ALTO PowerPoint (CA Bridge)
• Opioid Patient Prescriber Agreement (PPA) (FDA)
• Audit Tool Overview for MOUD (PCSS)

Mental Health Screening

• Roadmap to Success: Suicide Risk Assessments & Safety Planning in the Emergency Department (HSAG)
• Suicide Prevention Resource for Action (CDC)
• Psychosocial Interventions for Oder Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SAMHSA)
• Zero Suicide Toolkit (ZSI)

CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CHA = Colorado Hospital Association | FDA = U.S. Food and Drug Administration | HHS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | HSAG = Health Services Advisory Group | IHI = Institute for Healthcare Improvement | PCSS = Providers Clinical Support System | SAMHSA = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | ZSI = Zero Suicide Institute