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.

Mental Health America (MHA) is committed to promoting mental health as a critical part of overall wellness. Use this website to learn more about how MHA advocates for prevention services for all, early identification and intervention for those at risk, integrated services, care and treatment for those who need them, and recovery as the goal.

The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative was announced in July 2021 with a $4.4B investment to enhance, expand and redesign the systems that support behavioral health for children and youth. Use this website to learn more about the goals of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative is to reimagine mental health and emotional well-being for ALL children, youth, and families in California by delivering equitable, appropriate, timely and accessible behavioral health services and supports with the following aspirations.

The ACEs Aware initiative is a first-in-the nation effort to screen patients for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to help improve and save lives. Use this website to learn more how ACEs Aware strives to create a better world for our children, families, and communities by working together across sectors to prevent and address the impact of ACEs and toxic stress.

This fact sheet discusses MAT as an evidence-based approach to treat opioid use disorders by combining the use of medications with behavioral therapy.

This fact sheet addresses the stigmas that exist regarding addiction, and learn how to reduce these stigmas in your community.

This handout from the Spring 2022 COPN convening offers seven ways we can help our brain meet its need to rest and heal, particularly when undergoing toxic stress or burnout.

This self-care guide allows you and your organization to enhance its trauma-informed care practices through group reflection and discussion.

Brooke Briggance covers why it is critical for people working in substance use to partner with those in the mental and behavioral health fields.

Emotional distress can happen before and after a disaster. This fact sheet offers coping strategies that can help when dealing with the aftermath of emergencies or disasters.

CHCF released a new report that shows that people with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance use disorder have a difficult time to receive fully coordinated and effective care. This story is just one of many depicting this reality.

This website provides resources for addressing the relationship between trauma, substance use disorder, and mental health.

This guide provides an understanding of the principles and practices of trauma-informed care is a helpful way to understand and connect with patients, and improve the experiences and outcomes of care for everyone involved.

Understanding mental health concerns and dual diagnosis can be challenging. This training helps you navigate complex behavioral health cases to improve your skills as a SUN.

This article provides five ways to strategically present data regarding childhood trauma. These five tips for presenting numbers aim to advance efforts to reduce adversity, promote resilience and improve health outcomes.

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.

This webpage provides information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It has information on risks, prevention, research, resources, etc. related to ACEs.

This website provides background information on ACEs as well as a test to determine the number of ACEs a person has. There is also research and resources linked.

This website provides information about specific types of trauma (including symptoms and behaviors associated with the trauma), resources for addressing the trauma, and information on treatments that work.