Resource Details

Substance Use Guidelines

Year Developed: 2024

Resource Type: Toolkit.

Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council
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Resource Summary: The National Health Care for the Homeless Council's Substance Use Guidelines are brief substance-specific guidelines intended for use by anyone who is a consumer of services or a service provider working with people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs.

Resource Details: The guidelines were developed with the help of national and community-based experts and made possible through funding from the US Health and Human Services Administration. The guidelines can be used as individual documents or as a unified resource. Each guideline provides information on the substance covered, outlines how experiences of homelessness might impact experiences of use, access to treatment, and overall health, and provides harm reduction-based supports and resources that can be utilized by service providers across roles and settings.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Substance Use Disorders, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Health Equity, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships.

Keywords: Access to Care, Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), Health Risk and Behavior, Housing, Opioids, Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Residents of Public Housing.