Substance Use Disorders – Treatment & Recovery Supports
To fully address the broad spectrum of issues related to substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs), policymakers need a comprehensive approach that provides robust support for a coordinated system of care.
TAC helps clients design, finance, and implement a full continuum of SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery support services ― including initiatives to address the opioid crisis by expanding access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and overdose prevention resources.
Areas of Expertise
- Delivery system and financing approaches
- Evidence-based and best practices such as contingency management, medication-assisted treatment, and overdose prevention strategies
- Medicaid waivers and state plan amendments, including 1115 SUD demonstration planning and implementation
- Expanding access to SUD care through the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model
- Service delivery and care management approaches
- Strengthening recovery support services and the peer workforce
- Centering the voice of direct experience in SUD systems design, implementation, and evaluation
- Cross-system collaboration with housing, health, mental health, justice, and other system partners
- Performance outcome measures, monitoring systems, and continuous quality improvement
