SAFE Solutions
SAFE Solutions is a free, user-driven platform that serves as a functional collection of research, educational materials, and promising practices that can be tailored and support strategic response efforts to substance use disorders. The SAFE Solutions platform is beneficial in multiple ways, but particularly helps community leaders build capacity.
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Strategies
I want to assist my community with: Reducing Injury, Morbidity, and Mortality
Prevention
Prevent First Time Use Through Education
- Main Article: Prevent First Time Use Through Education
- Educate Parents on the Risks of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
- Educate Patients on the Risks of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
- Expand School-Based Prevention Programs
- Expand and Improve Support for Youth Outreach, Leadership, Prevention, and Education
- Become a Trauma-Informed Community
Reduce Over-Prescription of Prescription Drugs
- Main Article: Reduce Over-Prescription of Prescription Drugs
- Expand and Enhance Chronic Pain Prevention and Management
- Increase Access to Non-Pharma Therapies
- Expand and Enhance Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
- Improve Prescribing Practices
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Improve Professional Training on Opioid Risks and Alternative Pain Management Approaches
Harm Reduction
Expand Harm Reduction Practices
- Main Article: Expand Hard Reduction Practices
- Increase Access to Needle Exchanges
- Expand Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Expand Number of Safe Injection Sites
- Adopt Harm Reduction Practices in Jails and Prisons
- Improve Screening for Infectious Disease Among Those with SUDs
- Expand Fentanyl Testing Options
- Increase Access to Overdose Reversal Medications
Treatment
Prioritize SUD Treatment Over Incarceration
Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Main Article: Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Improve Access to Quality Treatment Programs
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Improve Links to Treatment for People who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses or Naloxone Revivals
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
Recovery
I want to assist my community with: Resources to Respond
Prevention
- Improve Protective Factors
- Become a Trauma-Informed Community
- Improve Detection and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions
- Prevent First-Time Use through Education
- Expand and Improve Support for Youth Outreach and Leadership
- Increase Access to Non-Pharma Therapies
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Improve Professional Training on Opioid Risks and Alternative Pain Management Approaches
- Expand and Enhance Chronic Pain Prevention and Management
- Expand and Enhance Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
- Reduce Criminal Diversion of Prescription Drugs
- Expand Prescription Drug Take-Back and Disposal Programs
Early Intervention
- Expand Early Intervention Strategies
- Expand SBIRT Program
Harm Reduction
- Expand Harm Reduction Practices
- Increase Access to Syringe Exchange Programs
- Expand Number of Safe Injection Sites
- Improve Screening for Infectious Disease
- Expand Fentanyl Testing Options
- Increase Access to Overdose Reversal Medications
- Minimize Substance Use During Pregnancy
- Improve Identification of Pregnant People at Risk
- Expand Motivational Interviewing for Pregnant People
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR for Pregnant People
- Expand SBIRT in Maternity Care Clinics
- Expand Perinatal Treatment and Support
- Improve Identification and Data Collection for NAS
- Improve Awareness of Treatment, Recovery, and Support Services
- Enhance Collaboration Among Medical, Behavioral Health, and Social Service Providers
Treatment
- Improve Access to Quality Treatment Programs
- Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Improve Links to Treatment for People Who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses and Naloxone Revivals
- Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection
- Expand First Response and Crisis Intervention Teams
- Expand and Enhance Specialty Courts
- Expand Community Service Alternatives to Incarceration
- Enhance Treatment and Recovery Support During Incarceration
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR
- Accelerate the Development of New MAT/MAR Approaches
- Expand DNA Testing to Improve Precision MAT/MAR Therapies
- Expand the Use of MAT/MAR in Correctional Facilities
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
Recovery
- Improve Recovery Supports
- Create Recovery-Ready Communities
- Improve Tracking of Recovery Progress
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Improve Recovery Housing
- Expand and Strengthen Recovery Schools and Collegiate Recovery Programs
- Improve Education, Job Training, and Employment for People in Recovery
- Enhance Support for Families Impacted
System Building
- Strengthen Your Community Coalition
- Activate Your Community
- Improve Data Sharing, Analysis, and Monitoring
- Support Key Legislative and Policy Changes
- Action Plan and Implement Effectively
- Build Awareness and Education
- Reduce Stigma
I want to assist my community with: Reducing Stigma
Prevention
- Become a Trauma-Informed Community
- Improve Protective Factors
- Empower Parents
- Improve Job Opportunities for At-Risk Individuals
- Improve Detection and Treatment for Mental Health Conditions
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Prevent First Time Use Through Education
- Educate Parents on the Risks of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
- Educate Patients on the Risks of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
- Expand School Based Prevention Programs
- Expand and Improve Support for Youth Outreach and Leadership
- Expand Prescription Drug Take-Back and Disposal Programs
- Expand and Enhance Chronic Pain Prevention and Management
- Improve Professional Training on Opioid Risks and Alternative Pain Management Approaches
Early Intervention
- Expand Early Intervention Strategies
- Expand SBIRT Program
Harm Reduction
- Expand Harm Reduction Practices
- Increase Access to Syringe Exchange Programs
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR
- Expand Number of Safe Injection Sites
- Adopt Harm Reduction Practices in Jails and Prisons
- Improve Screening for Infectious Disease
- Increase Access to Overdose Reversal Medications
- Minimize Substance Use During Pregnancy
- Improve Identification of Pregnant People At Risk
- Reduce Stigma for Pregnant People
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR for Pregnant People
- Expand SBIRT in Maternity Care Clinics
- Expand Perinatal Treatment and Support
- Increase Awareness of the Risks of Substance Use and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Treatment
- Shift from Punishment to Treatment Approach
- Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs
- Expand First Response and Crisis Intervention Teams
- Expand and Enhance Speciality Courts
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Enhance Treatment and Recovery Support During Incarceration
- Expand the Use of MAT/MAR in Correctional Facilities
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR
- Accelerate the Development of New MAT/MAR Approaches
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Improve Access to Quality Treatment Programs
- Improve Links to Treatment for People Who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses or Naloxone Revivals
Recovery
- Improve Recovery Supports
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Improve Recovery Housing
- Expand and Strengthen Recovery Schools and Collegiate Recovery Programs
- Improve Education, Job Training, and Employment for People in Recovery
- Create Recovery-Ready Communities
- Improve Tracking of Recovery Progress
- Expand Community Support for Families Impacted
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
System Building
- Strengthen Your Community Coalition
- Activate Your Community
- Improve Data Sharing, Analysis, and Monitoring
- Support Key Legislative and Policy Changes
- Action Plan and Implement Effectively
- Build Awareness and Education
- Reduce Stigma
I want to assist individuals with: Access to Education and Basic Economic Security
Prevention
- Improve Protective Factors
- Improve Job Opportunities for At-Risk Individuals
- Expand School-Based Prevention Programs
- Become a Trauma-Informed Community
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Educate Patients on the Risk of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
- Improve Professional Training on Opioid Risks and Alternative Pain Management Approaches
- Reduce Criminal Diversion of Prescription Drugs
- Disrupt the Supply of Illegal Drugs
Early Intervention
- Expand Early Intervention Strategies
- Expand SBIRT Programs
Harm Reduction
- Minimize Substance Use During Pregnancy
- Reduce Stigma for Pregnant People
- Improve Awareness of Treatment, Recovery, and Support Services
Treatment
- Shift from Punishment to Treatment Approach
- Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs
- Expand Community Service Alternatives to Incarceration
- Expand and Enhance Speciality Courts
- Expand the Use of MAT/MAR in Correctional Facilities
- Enhance Treatment and Recovery Support During Incarceration
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
- Improve Links to Treatment for People who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses or Naloxone Revivals
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Improve Access to Quality Treatment Programs
Recovery
- Create Recovery-Ready Communities
- Improve Recovery Supports
- Improve Tracking of Recovery Progress
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Improve Education, Job Training, and Employment for People in Recovery
- Expand and Strengthen Recovery Schools and Collegiate Recovery Programs
- Improve Recovery Housing
- Improve Recover Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Enhance Support for Families Impacted
System Building
- Strengthen Your Community Coalition
- Activate Your Community
- Improve Data Sharing, Analysis, and Monitoring
- Support Key Legislative and Policy Changes
- Action Plan and Implement Effectively
- Build Awareness and Education
- Reduce Stigma
I want to assist individuals with: Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing
Prevention
- Become a Trauma-Informed Community
- Expand Prescription Drug Take-Back and Disposal Programs
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Disrupt the Supply of Illegal Drugs
Early Intervention
- Expand SBIRT Programs
- Expand Early Intervention Strategies
Harm Reduction
- Minimize Substance Use During Pregnancy
- Improve Identification of Pregnant People At Risk
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR for Pregnant People
- Expand Perinatal Treatment and Support
- Increase Awareness of Treatment, Recovery, and Support Services
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR
- Adopt Harm Reduction Practices in Jails and Prisons
Treatment
- Shift from Punishment to Treatment Approach
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
- Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs
- Expand Community Service Alternatives to Incarceration
- Expand and Enhance Speciality Courts
- Expand the Use of MAT/MAR in Correctional Facilities
- Enhance Treatment and Recovery Support During Incarceration
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
- Improve Links to Treatment for People who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses or Naloxone Revivals
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Improve Access to Quality Treatment Programs
Recovery
- Expand and Strengthen Recovery Schools and Collegiate Recovery Programs
- Improve Education, Job Training, and Employment for People in Recovery
- Improve Recovery Housing
- Improve Recovery Supports
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Improve Tracking of Recovery Progress
- Create Recovery-Ready Communities
System Building
- Strengthen Your Community Coalition
- Activate Your Community
- Improve Data Sharing, Analysis, and Monitoring
- Support Key Legislative and Policy Changes
- Action Plan and Implement Effectively
- Build Awareness and Education
- Reduce Stigma
I want to assist individuals with: Optimizing Health and Well-Being
Prevention
- Improve Protective Factors
- Prevent First Time Use Through Education
- Expand School-Based Prevention Programs
- Expand Positive Recreation Opportunities
- Expand and Improve Support for Youth Outreach and Leadership
- Become a Trauma-Informed Community
- Improve Professional Training on Opioid Risks and Alternative Pain Management Approaches
- Improve Prescribing Practices
- Increase Access to Non-Pharma Therapies
- Expand and Enhance Chronic Pain Prevention and Management
- Improve Detection and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions
- Reduce Over-Prescription of Prescription Drugs
- Reduce Non-Medical Access to Prescription Drugs
- Reduce Over-Prescription of Prescription Drugs
- Reduce Criminal Diversion of Prescription Drugs
- Disrupt Supply of Illegal Drugs
Early Intervention
- Expand Early Intervention Strategies
- Expand SBIRT Program
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
Harm Reduction
- Expand Harm Reduction Practices
- Increase Access to Syringe Exchanges
- Expand Access to MAT
- Expand Number of Safe Injection Sites
- Adopt Harm Reduction Practices in Jails and Prisons
- Expand Fentanyl Testing Options
- Increase Access to Overdose Reversal Medications
- Improve Screening for Infectious Disease
- Minimize Substance Use During Pregnancy
- Improve Identification of Pregnant Women at Risk
- Increase Access to Contraception
- Reduce Stigma for Pregnant People
- Expand Motivational Interviewing for Pregnant People
- Expand Access to MAR/MAR for Pregnant People
- Adopt Universal Screening for Pregnant People
- Expand SBIRT in Maternity Care Clinics
- Expand Perinatal Treatment and Support
- Improve Access to Recovery Coaches for Parents
- Improve Care for Babies Born Drug Dependent
- Increase Awareness of Substance Use and NAS
- Improve Identification and Data Collection of NAS
- Improve Awareness of Treatment, Recovery and Support Services
- Enhance Collaboration Among Medical, Behavioral Health, and Social Service Providers
Treatment
- Shift from Punishment to Treatment Approach
- Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs
- Expand First Response and Crisis Intervention
- Expand and Enhance Speciality Courts
- Enhance Treatment and Recovery Support During Incarceration
- Expand the Use of MAT/MAR in Correctional Facilities
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Improve Access to Quality Treatment Programs
- Improve Links to Treatment for People Who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses or Naloxone Revivals
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR
- Accelerate the Development of New MAT/MAR Approaches
- Expand DNA Testing to Improve Precision MAT/MAR Therapies
Recovery
- Improve Recovery Supports
- Improve Recovery Tracking Progress
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Expand Collegiate Recovery Programs
- Improve Education, Job Training, and Employment for People in Recovery
- Improve Recovery Housing
- Enhance Support for Families Impacted
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services
- Create Recovery-Ready Communities
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
System Building
- Strengthen Your Community Coalition
- Activate Your Community
- Improve Data Sharing, Analysis, and Monitoring
- Support Key Legislative and Policy Changes
- Action Plan and Implement Effectively
- Build Education and Awareness
I want to assist individuals with: Creating Strong Social and Community Connections
Prevention
- Improve Protective Factors
- Expand Positive Recreation Opportunities
- Become a Trauma-Informed Community
- Improve Job Opportunities for At-Risk Individuals
- Prevent First Time Use Through Education
- Educate Parents on the Risk of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
- Expand and Improve Support for Youth Outreach and Leadership
- Increase Access to Non-Pharm Therapies
- Expand and Enhance Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
Early Intervention
- Expand Early Intervention Strategies
Harm Reduction
- Expand Harm Reduction Practices
- Expand Perinatal Treatment and Support
- Improve Access to Recovery Coaches for Parents
- Improve Identification of Pregnant People at Risk
- Improve Awareness of Treatment, Recovery and Support Services
- Enhance Collaboration Among Medical, Behavioral Health, and Social Service Providers
Treatment
- Shift from Punishment to Treatment Approach
- Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs
- Expand First Response and Crisis Intervention
- Expand and Enhance Speciality Courts
- Expand Community Service Alternatives to Incarceration
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services
- Improve Links to Treatment for People Who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses or Naloxone Revivals
Recovery
- Improve Recovery Supports
- Create Recovery-Ready Communities
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Improve Recovery Housing
- Expand and Strengthen Recovery Schools and Collegiate Recovery programs
- Enhance Support for Families Impacted
- Improve Education, Job Training, and Employment for People in Recovery
System Building
- Strengthen Your Community Coalition
- Activate Your Community
- Improve Data Sharing, Analysis, and Monitoring
- Support Key Legislative and Policy Changes
- Action Plan and Implement Effectively
- Reduce Stigma
- Build Awareness and Education
Prevention
Focus on Medical/Pharmaceutical Systems
- Educate Patients on the Risks of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Improve Professional Training on Opioid Risk and Alternative Pain Management Approaches
- Expand and Enhance Chronic Pain Prevention and Management
- Increase Access to Non-Pharma Therapies
- Reduce Over-Prescription of Prescription Drugs
- Improve Prescribing Practices
- Expand and Enhance Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
Harm Reduction
Focus on Strategies
- Expand Harm Reduction Practices
- Increase Access to Syringe Exchange Programs
- Expand Number of Safe Injection Sites
- Expand Access to Medicated Assisted Treatment/Recovery (MAT/MAR)
- Adopt Harm Reduction Practices in Jails and Prisons
- Improve Screening for Infectious Disease
- Increase Access to Overdose Reversal Medications
- Expand Drug Testing Options
Focus on Perinatal Period
- Minimize Substance Use During Pregnancy
- Increase Awareness of the Risks of Substance Use and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
- Increase Awareness of Treatment, Recovery, and Support Services
- Improve Identification of Pregnant People at Risk
- Improve Identification and Data Collection for NAS
- Adopt Universal Screening for Pregnant People
- Expand Perinatal Treatment and Support for People with SUDs
- Increase Access to Contraception
- Reduce Stigma for Pregnant People with SUDs
- Expand Motivational Interviewing for Pregnant People
- Expand Access to MAT/MAR for Pregnant People
- Expand SBIRT in Maternity Care Clinics
- Improve Access to Recovery Coaches for Parents
- Improve Care for Babies Born Drug Dependent
- Enhance Collaboration Among Medical, Behavioral Health, and Social Services Providers
Treatment
Focus on Criminal Justice Involvement
- Shift from Punishment to Treatment Approach
- Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs
- Expand First Response and Crisis Intervention Teams
- Expand and Enhance Speciality Courts
- Expand Community Service Alternatives to Incarceration
- Enhance Treatment and Recovery Support During Incarceration
- Expand the Use of MAT/MAR in Correctional Facilities
- Improve Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System
- Improve Reentry After Incarceration
Focus on Effective Treatment
- Support and Advance Effective Treatment
- Improve Access to Quality Treatment Programs
- Improve and Expand Screening and Testing for Misuse and Dependency
- Strengthen Peer Recovery Support Services and Programs
- Improve Links to Treatment for People who Experience Non-Lethal Overdoses or Naloxone Revivals