For Providers

Consortium Forms:

• Forms, Scales, Interview Questions, and Other Tools

Tools for Evidence Based Practices/Programs:

• Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsored National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of more than 340 substance abuse and mental health interventions.
• National Institute of Justice’s CrimeSolutions.gov website is one resource that applicants may use to find information about evidence-based programs in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services.

Process Improvement for Behavioral Health:

• NIATx is an easy to use model of process improvement designed specifically for behavioral health.

Training Opportunities:

• Training Resources provided by the Iowa Behavioral Health Association.

For Researchers

Consortium Forms:

• Forms, Scales, Interview Questions, and Other Tools

Literature, Research and Publications:

• PubMed Central s a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
• Google Scholar a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
• BioMedSearch is a biomedical search engine that contains NIH/PubMed documents, a large collection of theses, dissertations, and other proprietary publications not found anywhere else for free, making it one of the most comprehensive and powerful free biomedical searches.

Data Sources:

• Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for national datasets.

For Policy Makers

Policy-oriented agencies:

• RAND Drug Policy Research Center is a leading provider of rigorous, nonpartisan research on substance use and drug policy
• Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) works to reduce drug use and its consequences by leading and coordinating the development, implementation, and assessment of U.S. drug policy.
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) offers policymakers the data they need for drawing up informed drug laws and strategies. It also helps professionals and practitioners working in the field pinpoint best practice and new areas of research.

For Recovery

Literature, Research and Publications:

• Faces and Voices of Recovery is one of the oldest and largest recovery organizations in the US. They raise advocacy issues and have a substantial section on recovery resources.
• Recovery Research Institute at Harvard reports research findings about recovery.
• Prescription Drug Take Backs provides information for disposal or drop-offs from the Iowa Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy.