| Title | Summary | Categories | Link | hf:doc_categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to Hire an Executive Director | Learn how to procure the best possible talent. | Recovery, Staffing | recovery staffing | |
| How to Handle NIMBYism | Learn practical tips to develop a proactive response to NIMBY. | NIMBY, Policy, Stigma | nimby-recovery policy stigma recovery | |
| How to Select a Recovery Housing Site | Learn the considerations when selecting a site. | Housing, Recovery | housing recovery | |
| How to Engage and Organize Communities | How do you effectively engage community members from program inception to completion? | Ecosystem, Housing, Recovery | ecosystem housing recovery | |
| How to Communicate in a Crisis | Learn how to develop a crisis communication plan. | Housing, Policy, Recovery, Recovery Housing | housing policy recovery recovery-housing | |
| How to Build Resilience in Recovery | Learn important skills to help you manage your emotions and become more resilient in SUD recovery. | Recovery | recovery | |
| Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Adolescents | “You will be guided through lessons about evidence for treating nicotine use disorder in adolescent populations.” | Prevention, Tobacco, Treatment | prevention tobacco treatment | |
| Escape the Vape | “Nicotine is addictive. So if you vape regularly, quitting is hard. And it’s getting even harder because today’s e-cigarettes tend to have more nicotine.” | Prevention, Tobacco, Treatment | prevention tobacco treatment | |
| How Nicotine Affects Your Brain | “The more you vape, the more tolerance you build and the more nicotine you need to get the same feeling. That’s because your brain actually changes.” | Prevention, Tobacco, Treatment | prevention tobacco treatment | |
| Rural Opioid and Direct Support Services | “The ROADSS model takes a regional approach that addresses the specific challenges of methadone delivery. | MOUD, Treatment | mat treatment | |
| Preventing Overdose from Combined Substances | “Attention to polysubstance use is urgently needed as we respond to the evolving overdose crisis.” | Overdose, Prevention, Risk Reduction, Treatment | overdose prevention risk-reduction treatment | |
| Reducing SUD-Related Stigma in Rural Care Settings | “An ED visit … offers a key opportunity for providers and patients to make progress toward recovery.” | Policy, Stigma | policy stigma | |
| Overcoming SUD Stigma in Rural Communities | “Substance use disorder (SUD) is highly stigmatized, and this stigma stands in the way of our progress in the opioid crisis.” | Policy, Stigma | policy stigma | |
| A Rural Community Approach to Overcoming Stigma | “Participants explore ways to reduce stigma, biases, and negative perceptions that impede or discourage recovery.” | Policy, Stigma | policy stigma | |
| How to Create a Strategic Plan | To help you improve your services, engage stakeholders, and achieve better results | Housing, Policy, Recovery, Recovery Housing | housing policy recovery recovery-housing | |
| Sex Trafficking Among Recovering People in Rural Areas | Know the signs of sex trafficking and learn about how to offer support. | Policy, Recovery, Rural | policy recovery rural |
We encourage all visitors to the Rural SUD Info website to also explore additional resources and services available through the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), or Rural Health Information Hub (RHIHub).
Materials are updated on a quarterly basis.
Visit the request assistance page. https://ruralsudinfo.org/request-assistance/
There is not an equivalent Urban SUD Resource Center. However, all of the information and tools on this website are available to the public, regardless of location or grant status.
The RCOEs were established in 2019 by the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP), an initiative of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality related to SUD in rural areas.
Please call or text 988, or visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/in-crisis
The Rural SUD Info Center is a collection of best practices, tools, and research for rural communities building and strengthening a comprehensive approach to substance use disorder (SUD). These resources offer support to rural providers/partners, recovery specialists, rural community members, and more.
Resources available for providers and patients include the Clearinghouse Resource Page. We also encourage visitors to fill out a technical assistance (TA) request for implementation support.
We encourage our visitors to use resources found throughout the Rural SUD Info
Center, along with Health
Resources & Services Administration, Rural
Health Information Hub, and the three RCOEs
to locate rural providers in your area.
All old versions of toolkits and resources are archived and can be retrieved through a request via the request assistance form.
The Rural SUD Info Center is operated by the three RCORP-Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorders, which are funded by HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
