Rural Substance Use Disorders Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Toolkit
Welcome to the Rural Substance Use Disorders Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Toolkit. This toolkit provides evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources that can be used by your organization to implement substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.
There are seven modules in this toolkit. Each module contains resources and information that your organization can use to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain rural programs to prevent and treat substance use disorders. There are more resources on general community health strategies available in the Rural Community Health Toolkit.
Module 1: Introduction
Overview of substance use disorders in rural communities in the U.S. and unique challenges that rural
communities face.
Module 2: Program
Models
Evidence-based and promising program models that support prevention, treatment, and recovery for
individuals with substance use disorders.
Module 3:
Program Clearinghouse
Examples of promising substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery programs that have
been implemented in rural communities.
Module 4:
Implementation
Important issues to consider and address when implementing rural substance use disorder prevention,
treatment, and recovery programs.
Module
5: Evaluation
Tools that can help with the evaluation of substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and
recovery programs.
Module 6: Funding
& Sustainability
Resources to help with planning for the sustainability of substance use disorder prevention,
treatment, and recovery programs in rural communities.
Module 7:
Dissemination
Ideas and resources for disseminating findings from substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and
recovery programs.