Overdose death in the United States has increased at an alarming rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic with an increase of 30% in 2020 compared to 2019. To help public health practitioners prevent overdose, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the CDC developed these resources and tools.

In 2020, the nation took a significant step forward with the enactment of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, a bill NAMI advocated for that created a nationwide three-digit number (988) to assist people experiencing a mental health or suicidal crisis. This fact sheet delves deeper into the purpose of the 988 line, and what it hopes to achieve.

The new 988 mental health hotline is a way of providing 24/7, free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. This fact sheet from SAMHSA answers some FAQs relating to the implementation and sustainability of the 988 line.

Trauma expert Brooke Briggance describes the strong relationship between behavioral health and overdose prevention, encouraging us to integrate services to combat substance use disorder.

The purpose of this project is to support the inherent resilience of individuals and communities who are managing trauma, experiencing grief and navigating mental health challenges. This webpage offers resources and trainings on how to achieve this goal and implement these strategies into your own organization.

The resources and information on this page are designed to help states, territories, tribes, mental health and substance use disorder professionals, and others looking for information on understanding the background, history, funding opportunities, and implementation resources for strengthening suicide prevention and mental health crisis services.

The CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention developed an interactive data visualization tool, the SUDORS dashboard, which displays fatal overdose data from 2020. Participating jurisdictions provide data abstracted from multiple data sources including death certificates, medical examiner/coroner reports, and postmortem toxicology.

Trauma expert Brooke Briggance promotes mental health first aide training, a valuable method of supporting overdose prevention strategies through de-escalation and behavioral health.

SAMHSA recognizes the need for governments, states, territories, tribes, crisis centers, and partners to speak with one voice to ensure there is a clear understanding about what 988 is and how it will work. These communication outreach materials allow your community coalitions to meet the needs of your specific audiences.

The Lowell CO-OP is committed to reducing the number of deaths attributed to opioid overdose and is helping its clients towards the path to recovery by bridging the gaps in treatment services.

The purpose of this document is to encourage careful and selective use of long-term opioid therapy in the context of managing chronic pain through an evidence-based prescribing guideline, quality improvement measures to advance the integration of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain into clinical practice, and practice-level strategies to improve care coordination.

The CDC offers policies, programs, and practices that address the conditions of work that should be considered to protect workers and advance their health and well-being related to opioid exposure, use, and potential misuse.

This webpage offers information to support effective local, state, and tribal responses to illicit substance use and misuse in order to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to treatment and recovery services in the criminal justice system.

Vanessa Jacobsohn describes the success of her clinic, where they have integrated primary care with addiction treatment, leading to better outcomes and reduced stigma for those with substance use disorder.

This video promotes positive change and patience when addressing addiction treatment, and the importance of prioritizing mental health throughout the process.

OD2A-funded jurisdictions work to monitor and evaluate their surveillance and prevention efforts. The evaluation of these efforts is essential to ensure program fidelity, efficacy, and efficiency. This webpage provides resources aimed at making evaluation and change easier.

An overview of supervised consumption services (SCS), including the benefits and barriers.

This pragmatic and straightforward guide can serve as a valuable tool for new and established programs alike, offering practice suggestions and guidance in several areas.

This paper explores several options for expanding access to MAT (specifically, buprenorphine) for those who are addicted to opioids, and provides recommendations for California clinics and primary care practices.

This training will assist physicians and physician assistants (PAs) who wish to apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorders.