Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Funding opportunity: Family Treatment Court Program

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:02:39 -0500

Funding to establish new, enhance existing, or implement statewide or countywide family treatment courts to ensure the provision of substance use treatment and other services that improve child, parent, and family outcomes. -- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice

Funding opportunity: Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:51:37 -0500

Funding for implementing new and enhancing existing juvenile drug treatment courts to improve outcomes for youth with substance use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. -- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice

Event: Drug Enforcement Administration Tribal Consultation on Prescribing Controlled Substances via Telemedicine

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:09:25 -0500

-- U.S. Department of Justice

News: Youth Drug Use Is Down, but Overdoses Have Risen. One Town's Schools Have a Possible Solution

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:24 -0500

Profiles a recovery high school in rural Maine in response to substance use among youth. The high school will have a boarding component to better reach the dispersed rural population. Discusses the lack of youth addiction services in the area, maintaining educational achievement while using substances, stigma, and funding.

Resource: Alcohol Use Disorder and Marijuana Use Disorder Among Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 12 to 24 in the Rural and Urban U.S., 2021

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:52:22 -0500

Describes the past-year prevalence of alcohol use disorder and marijuana use disorder among adolescents and young adults in rural and urban counties and across census divisions, in 2021. Features statistics with breakdowns by 7 levels of population density. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Event: Workforce Solutions Jam: Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce - Alaska's Behavioral Health Aide Model

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:35:16 -0500

-- National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Resource: NSDUH Short Report: Substance Use Disorder and Major Depressive Episode among Females

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:01:54 -0500

Report explores rates of substance use disorder (SUD) and major depressive episode (MDE) among women from 2022-2024. Breaks down data by a number of factors, such as demographic factors, adolescents versus adults, SUD/MDE severity, and rurality, among other measures. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Event: 2026 Annual National Prevention Network Conference

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:49:45 -0500

News: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Addiction in Rural Nebraska

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:30:59 -0500

Describes the work of Nebraska researchers who are investigating treatment barriers and facilitators of success for rural people with addiction. Discusses the impact of both stigma and support networks in treatment.

Resource: Cigarette and Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults by Urbanization Level: United States, 2024

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:39:06 -0500

Offers 2024 data showing the percentage of adults who use cigarettes and electronic cigarettes by 4 levels of urbanization. Includes a break down by age ranges. -- National Center for Health Statistics

Resource: Expanding Behavioral Health Teams in Care Deserts With Community Health Workers and Peer Support Specialists

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:30:44 -0500

Report explores the role community health workers can play in expanding behavioral health access to rural areas and care deserts. Highlights how community health workers can support behavioral health access through outreach activities, serving as community liaisons, screening for behavioral health concerns, and providing community education, among other measures. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

News: SAMHSA: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:46:02 -0500

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking comments on a proposed methodological field tests for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The proposed methodological tests will examine ways to increase data quality, lower operating costs, and gain a better understanding of sources and effects of non-sampling error on NSDUH estimates. Comments are due by May 12, 2026.

Resource: Comparing the Care and Distance Traveled by Rural and Urban Medicaid Beneficiaries With Opioid Use Disorder

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:17:15 -0500

Results of a study describing the treatment for rural and urban Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid use disorder in 2019. Features demographics and statistics on number of visits and travel time and distance, with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Event: The Medical Impact of Cannabinoids

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:25:23 -0500

-- National Rural Alcohol & Drug Abuse Network, Inc.

Event: 2026 Annual CADCA's Mid-Year Training Institute

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:32 -0500

Orlando FL
July 12, 2026 -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

Resource: Empowering Rural Communities: Overcoming Barriers to Substance Use Treatment

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:15:31 -0600

Webinar recording discusses the ways rural communities can overcome barriers to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and uptake. Explores substance use data for rural communities and outlines common barriers, such as travel times and distance to care, provider shortages, and concerns about stigma and patient confidentiality. Highlights strategies for rural communities to leverage their community bonds and faith communities to address SUD, and details models for expanding treatment and patient support in rural areas. -- Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network

Resource: Model Standards for Crisis Care Workers

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:34:59 -0600

Proposes national standards for crisis care workers responding to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and other behavioral health hotlines. Outlines 10 different standards for crisis care workers, such as core values and competencies; education, training, and qualifications; and standards for supervision, among others. Discusses some considerations for rural communities, such as lack of transportation and workforce shortages. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Resource: Methamphetamine Use, Mental Health Comorbidities, and Treatment in Rural and Urban Areas, 2016-2019

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:18:09 -0600

Examines the prevalence of methamphetamine use by level of rurality and U.S. region, with data on methamphetamine use and mental illness, suicide and suicidal ideation, concurrent alcohol use, treatment for methamphetamine use disorder, method of use, and other relating to methamphetamine use prevalence and associated risks. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Funding opportunity: Contingency Management Professional Certificate

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:09:46 -0600

An online training on the efficacy and dissemination of contingency management as a model for treatment of stimulant, tobacco, and other substance use disorders.

Resource: Fletcher Group Economic Calculator

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:42:33 -0600

Tool helps substance use disorder (SUD) recovery programs make better financial decisions and attract the support of funders, stakeholders, community members, and policymakers. Outlines the methodology behind the calculator and provides an example report.

Event: Emotional Well-Being Through Healing of the Canoe

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:20:11 -0600

Resource: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery Learning Center

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:38:54 -0600

Provides training at no cost for substance use disorder (SUD) recovery programs. Focuses on building recovery support systems, including recovery housing and peer support systems. Resources are aimed at rural communities but are relevant to all SUD recovery situations.

Resource: Social Network Barriers to Extended-Release Naltrexone Within Rural Appalachia: Perspectives from Justice-Involved Clients and Clinicians

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:30:48 -0600

Presents a study on the role of family, friends, and clinicians can play in influencing naltrexone treatment uptake of people with opioid use disorder (POUD) who are incarcerated in Appalachia. Bases findings on interviews with clinicians and breaks down data by sociodemographic characteristics, substance use, and social network composition, among other measures.

Resource: Integrating Substance Use Disorder Prevention with Physical Health Care: Progress in States

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:36:14 -0600

Discusses how states can integrate substance use disorder (SUD) prevention with physical healthcare, including examples of integration activities that are applicable to rural settings. Highlights opportunities for behavioral health integration aimed at serving adolescents aged 12-18. Includes a rural case study example of a school-based health center SUD prevention program in Oregon. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Resource: A Systematic Review of Rural-specific Barriers to Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the United States

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:30:01 -0600

Analyzes a number of studies looking at medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder in rural areas. Explores barriers to accessing MAT in rural areas and makes rural and urban comparisons.

Resource: Exploring the Use of Telemedicine to Expand Addiction and Recovery Resources in Great Plains Tribal Communities

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:45:31 -0600

Explores the use of telemedicine to provide medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to patients in tribal communities. Explores the barriers and facilitators to implementing telemedicine-based MOUD services across the Great Plains Area of the Indian Health Service.

Resource: Vermont Care Network Advocates for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Agencies

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:31:38 -0600

Highlights the work of the Vermont Care Network, which supports 16 non-profit agencies that provide behavioral health and developmental disability services in the state. Discusses cross-sector collaboration and integration of mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services with primary care. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:33:33 -0600

One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on policy-oriented research with an emphasis on the rural healthcare workforce and access to care. Based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:33:23 -0600

One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Offers expertise in chronic disease, cancer screening outreach, health law and ethics, health systems evaluation, public health workforce, substance use and treatment, vaccine uptake, and women's health.

Organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:32:22 -0600

One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on black lung disease, EMS and trauma, mental health, substance use and treatment, suicide, pharmacy and prescription drugs, and primary care.