Through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CoE), NASADAD, in collaboration with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, developed an issue brief on Integrating Peer Support Services Into Substance Use-related Crisis Care.  A substance use disorder peer recovery specialist is a trained professional who has knowledge and experience in the recovery process and helps others in similar situations. Peers are a critical component of the crisis continuum, providing empathy and connection during a crisis event, offering support and services during crisis care and referring to treatment and recovery support service after crisis care.

This brief highlights three state initiatives that have integrated peer recovery support services (PRSS) as part of their crisis response to help individuals experiencing substance use-related crises or overdoses. These examples illustrate how PRSS can be effectively integrated using a team-based approach to care and demonstrate how the personal experience and training of peers have shown positive results in referring and connecting individuals in crisis to needed care, preventing further crises and aiding individuals on their path to wellness.

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In celebration of National Recovery Month, NASADAD’s Board of Directors considered and approved a resolution in recognition of the value and importance of recovery support services for individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD). The resolution highlights the Association’s work around elevating recovery as a key component of the continuum and provides recent data on the prevalence of SUD and the impact of recovery services, the role that NASADAD members play in supporting recovery in the publicly funded SUD system, and a commitment to recognizing September 2023 as National Recovery Month.

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Today, NASADAD releases an updated fact sheet regarding the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ (SAMHSA) Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s (PPW) Residential Program and State Pilot Program. The fact sheet “tells the story” of the PPW Residential Services program that has been housed within SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for a number of years.  In addition, the brief reviews the evolution of the PPW State pilot program – an initiative first developed by Congress with NASADAD support as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The brief includes updated information describing outcomes data related to the PPW State Pilot Program; recent grantees; and recent action related to these programs moving in Congress.

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On Wednesday, July 12, NASADAD wrote a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health Chairman Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2) and Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA-16) in support of H.R. 4092, “The Protecting Moms and Infants Reauthorization Act.” The legislation would reauthorize the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)/Center of Substance Abuse Treatment’s (CSAT) Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s (PPW) program for an additional five years.

The PPW program consists of the PPW Residential Services Program (PPW-R) and the PPW State Pilot (PPW-PLT) program. The PPW-R directs funding to support a comprehensive, family-centered approach to residential substance use disorder treatment and recovery services to pregnant and post-partum women, their minor children, and other family members. The PPW State Pilot (PPW-PLT) works to increase the accessibility and availability of comprehensive, family centered services for pregnant women in non-residential settings.

The bill is sponsored by Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3) and Young Kim (R-CA-40).

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As the nation continues to experience record high tragic deaths from opioid overdose, access to high quality treatment using medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is critical. The State Opioid Treatment Authority (SOTA) plays a key role in providing oversight and support to the opioid treatment programs (OTPs) that use methadone and other Food and Drug Administration-approved medications and provide counseling and other services to individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). NASADAD worked with SOTAs across the nation to develop a document that summarizes the core and common duties and responsibilities of their role, with input from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the NASADAD Board of Directors. The document below provides a summary of this document.

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On March 9, the Biden-Harris Administration released their proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 (October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024). NASADAD has developed a chart that outlines the proposed funding levels for NASADAD’s priority programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

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