Understanding substance use disorder (SUD) treatment needs using assessment data: final report
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Richardson, John, author Cowell, Alex, author Villeneuve, Eric, author Hinde, Jesse, author Olmstead, Kristine Rae, author Karon, Sarita, author
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, October 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Needs Assessment Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy Patient Acuity State Government United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- To identify and address gaps in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment capacity, state and federal policymakers need information on the need and demand for different SUD levels of care. Although there exists some information on SUD treatment capacity by level of care, there is no national database of information on the treatment needs of individuals by level of care. This project explored the feasibility of gathering and utilizing patient placement and other needs assessment data to identify and address unmet patient needs by levels of care. We conducted an environmental scan of existing literature, and held discussions with subject matter experts and with state stakeholders from California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. We found substantial variability in whether states required a needs assessment or standardized set of intake questions. Even states that used the same placement criteria had different approaches to how they applied the criteria. With regard to the availability of placement criteria data, we found three multi-state data sources, but they are limited in scope or accessibility. Few states analyze their data to assess treatment gaps.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (vi, 34 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101775160 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101775160