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Identifying and Selecting Evidence-Based Interventions Revised Guidance Document for Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant Program
The purpose of this guidance is to assist State and community planners in applying the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to identify and select evidence-based interventions that address local needs and reduce substance abuse problems.

TIP 43: Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs
Opioid addiction is a problem with high costs to individuals, families, and society. This TIP provides a detailed description of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, including optional approaches such as comprehensive maintenance treatment, detoxification, and medically supervised withdrawal.

TIP 48: Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery
This TIP, Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery, provides substance abuse counselors the "what," "why," and "how-to" of working with clients with depressive symptoms and substance use disorders, covering topics such as counseling approaches, clinical settings, cultural concerns, counselor roles and responsibilities, screening and assessment, treatment planning and processes, and continuing care. This TIP also provides administrators information about incorporating the management of depressive symptoms into their substance abuse programs, complete with a systematic approach to designing and implementing a supportive infrastructure. The Literature Review synthesizes the most current knowledge and scientific findings on the topic and is only available online at www.kap.samhsa.gov.

TIP 23: Treatment Drug Courts: Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment with Legal Case Processing
This TIP, Treatment Drug Courts: Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment with Legal Case Processing, helps policymakers and practitioners plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate programs that effectively integrate treatment in the pretrial processing of criminal cases.

TIP 31: Screening and Assessing Adolescents for Substance Use Disorders
This TIP, Screening and Assessing Adolescents for Substance Use Disorders, presents information on identifying, screening, and assessing adolescents who use substances. The TIP focuses on the most current procedures and instruments for detecting substance abuse among adolescents, conducting comprehensive assessments, and beginning treatment planning.

Counselor's Treatment Manual - Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorders
This manual contains al the materials needed for conducting the Individual/Conjoint, Early Recovery Skills, Relapse Prevention, and Social Support sessions in the Matrix Intensive Outpatient (IOP) package, which follows a structured approach for treating adults who abuse or are dependant on stimulants. The manual provides talking points and client handouts for each session.

Successful Strategies for Recruiting, Training, and Utilizing Volunteers
Volunteers are critical to a health community. Volunteers can enhance an organization's general profile - attracting more volunteers, clients, and funds. Chapters examine planning and recruiting, training, managing, and evaluating volunteers. The booklet also covers background checks for volunteers. Also included: sample mission statements, volunteer applications forms and agreements.


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