Challenges to and Solutions for Implementing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers
Identifying implementation strategies that assist CMHCs in overcoming barriers to integrating MOUD can increase access in settings where people with co-occurring mental and opioid use disorders regularly receive care. This article provides illustrative examples of successful strategies used to address challenges faced by CMHCs and recommendations to increase MOUD uptake.
Authors
- Allison J. Ober (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9333-0225)
- Sarah B. Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7073-227X)
- Jonathan Cantor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4468-833X)
- Barbara Levitan
Institutions
- RAND Corporation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240475
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88