What You Need to Know About Opioid Addiction and Older Adults

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This blog post from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse provides information on opioid abuse among older adults ages 55 to 64. Older adults have experienced the greatest increase in drug-related deaths. A pattern of opioid misuse often begins with a life change, such as a divorce, an empty nest, or the death of a parent or spouse. Health care providers also tend to over-prescribe opioids to this age group due to the chronic pain they can experience. The author provides resources from the Centers for Disease Control for health care providers, and a guide to finding quality addiction treatment for older adults who are struggling with opioid addiction.
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2017-08-07T20:00:00
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https://www.centeronaddiction.org/the-buzz-blog/what-you-need-know-about-opioid…
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2017-08-08
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What Is It Like to Apply for SNAP and Other Work Supports? Findings from the Work Supports Strategies Evaluation

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This Urban Institute brief examines the experiences of clients applying for work supports, such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Medicaid, and child care assistance. Applying for these benefits can be a daunting process for low-income families, so six states participated in the Work Support Strategies initiative to streamline and improve the application and service delivery process. The authors describe the experiences of families applying for work supports, then they identify three areas where the process could be improved. Those areas include minimizing wait times so families can receive their benefits sooner, improving customer service so families applying for benefits are treated with respect, and providing clearer information about the process of applying for benefits. The authors recommend that states provide a range of options for applying for benefits and aim for providing benefits on the same day that a client applies.
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2017-08-23T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
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City/County
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/what-it-apply-snap-and-other-work-sup…
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2017-08-24
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Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use

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The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine wrote this report at the request of the Food and Drug Administration to characterize the opioid epidemic, describe the evidence on strategies for addressing it, and identify actions that government agencies can pursue to respond to the epidemic. A committee of 18 experts wrote this report, and they recommended that opioid abuse become a public health priority. Other recommendations included enhancing education on opioid abuse for health professionals and the public, collecting better data on pain and opioid use, implementing state laws to increase the availability of naloxone, and investing in evidence-based treatment for opioid abuse in multiple settings, such as prisons and hospitals.
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2017-07-12T20:00:00
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City/County
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https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24781/pain-management-and-the-opioid-epidemic-balan…
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2017-07-13
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Back to School Toolkit

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Mental Health America created this Back to School Toolkit to help students and parents learn the self-regulation and coping skills that lead to better mental health as an adult. Children face a variety of stressors at school and home, and if they do not learn how to manage their emotions, they can have behavior issues. This toolkit includes a variety of materials that explain the relationship between emotions and behavior, and also provides resources for finding treatment when students are in crisis. Toolkit materials include handouts, classroom activities, and media and social media materials aimed at both parents and students.
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2017-08-14T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/back-school
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2017-08-15
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Innovative Programs

Solutions for Change

Mission/Goal of Program

Solutions for Change solves family homelessness, one family and one community at a time, delivering a permanent solution to family homelessness and deep poverty through social enterprise. Founded in 1999 by social entrepreneurs Chris and Tammy Megison, Solutions for Change works to transforms lives and communities by permanently solving family homelessness.

Programs/Services Offered

Solutions for Change delivers permanent solutions to family homelessness through an innovative academy-like experience where parents of families in the deepest of poverty are equipped with the skills, knowledge and resources needed to reclaim a contributory stake in society through jobs and by ending dependency. The model blends affordable housing, education, health services, servant leadership and workforce training to create a "work therapy" community.

Participants tripled their income in the first year through employment. 74% achieve the 500-day milestone of full-time employment and achieve their own rental housing. For those participants, TANF and Food Stamp benefits decrease by 62% at 500-day mark and 87% by end of engagement contract (1000 days). 850 families and 2200 children have moved permanently out of homelessness and obtained housing and employment, resulting in $51 million dollars in public support savings and $120 million in employment revenue generated into local economy. 

Start Date
Friday, January 1, 1999
Type of Agency/Organization
Community-Based Organization
City
Vista
State
California
Geographic Reach
Onesite
Clientele/Population Served
Homeless Families with Children
Topics/Subtopics
Employment
Education and Training
Supportive Services
Health/Behavioral Health Referrals and Supports
Housing Assistance
Special Populations
Homeless Families
URL
http://solutionsforchange.org/

Connecting Justice-Involved Individuals with Health Homes at Reentry: New York and Rhode Island

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Justice-involved individuals have a high prevalence of mental health, substance use, and chronic health conditions. Connecting those individuals to health services during reentry could help improve their health and lower their risk of recidivism. This Urban Institute brief highlights how New York and Rhode Island have used Medicaid Health Homes to ensure that returning citizens have access to health care as they transition back into the community. Lessons learned from both states include the need for pre-release discharge planning so participants are immediately connected to health services upon release, and the value of having a liaison bridge the gap between the justice and health systems. Both states also needed creativity and commitment at the state level to fund the health home model, as well as formal structures for communication and collaboration across systems.
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2017-02-14T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/connecting-justice-involved-individua…
Publication Date
2017-02-15

Using Data and Evaluation in Policy Development, Implementation and Monitoring: Building Successful Policies to Reduce Prescription Opioid Misuse

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The National Governors Association released this brief to help governors and state policymakers incorporate data and evaluation into policy development, implementation, and monitoring, using the example of prescription opioid misuse. There are five steps to using data and evaluation in policy: creating a logic model, identifying data sources, collecting the data, analyzing the data, and making data analysis an ongoing part of the policy process. The authors break down each of the five steps in detail and provide examples from the perspective of a state attempting to reduce prescription opioid misuse.
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2017-03-16T20:00:00
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City/County
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https://www.nga.org/center/publications/using-data-and-evaluation-in-policy-dev…
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2017-03-17
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Medicaid Coverage of Effective Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Trends in State Buprenorphine Prescriptions and Spending Since 2011

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For people with opioid use disorder, a buprenorphine prescription can improve outcomes related to staying in drug treatment, involvement in the justice system, and mortality. This Urban Institute Report analyzes how the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act affected access to buprenorphine among low-income individuals. For the 32 states that expanded Medicaid, the number of buprenorphine prescriptions per enrollee increased 70%. However, this increase may still not meet the demand for buprenorphine due to persistent capacity shortages. The report also includes state-by-state data on total Medicaid spending on buprenorphine.
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2017-06-06T20:00:00
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/medicaid-coverage-effective-treatment…
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2017-06-07
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Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

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This handbook from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides tools for individuals suffering from opioid use disorder to use in their recovery. A key feature of this handbook is medication’s role in opioid abuse recovery; there are sections on whether medication supports recovery, which medications can work for recovery, and how those medications function. Each section contains interactive tools that individuals can use as they progress through recovery.
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2016-12-30T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA16-4993/SMA16-4993.pdf
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2016-12-31
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Annual NAPIPM Education Conference: Reinventing and Soaring to New Heights

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Event
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Partner Resources
Sponsor
American Public Human Services Association
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Web Url
http://www.napipmconference.com/
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Supportive Services
Child Care
Health/Behavioral Health Referrals and Supports
SNAP/Food Assistance
TANF Program Administration
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