Integration of substance use disorder treatment in traditional mental health facilities: Timeseries and cross-sectional evaluations

Original research
by
Garrison, Yunkyoung L., Yan Luo & Ethan Sahker

Release Date

2024

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

We analyzed the trend in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment integration among traditional mental health (MH) facilities in the US from 2014 to 2020 and identified facility-level factors associated with SUD treatment provision.

Findings/Key points

Despite incremental progress in integrating SUD treatment services into US MH facilities, the SUD treatment gap remains large.

Design/methods

Data were extracted from the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS)

Keywords

Mental health
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