Medicare Providers

Behavioral Health Toolkit for All Providers, Including Primary Care Physicians

Materials may periodically change, so please check back to ensure you have the most current information.

ADHD

• NIMH CPG on ADHD 

Advance Directive

• NAMI Policy Regarding Psychiatric Advance Directive

Children's Behavioral Health

• Department of Health
• Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
• Office of Children and Family Services
• Office of Mental Health
• Office for People With Developmental Disabilities

Depression

• Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ Screeners (Select Your Language)
• MedlinePlus Depression Reference Guide

Evidence-Based Practice Training Resources

• SAMSHA Evidence-Based Practices KITs
• NY Center for Practice Innovations
• The Community Technical Assistance Center
• Project Teach

HEDIS

• HEDIS Toolkit

Pharmacy

• Behavioral Health Medication Reference Guide 

Smoking Cessation

• Smoking Cessation Toolkit for Persons with Mental Illnesses;

Substance Abuse

• Audit Screener for Alcohol
• Misuse of Prescription Drugs
• Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
• Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Services 
• CAGE / CAGE-AID Substance Abuse Questionnaire 
• NIDA Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction 
• Pharmacological Principles for Co-Occuring Mental and Substance Use Disorders
• Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) for Narcotic Abuse