Table 1 Keys aspects of the three themes
Theme | Key Aspects |
|---|---|
Treatment Demand and Access | • The existence of monitoring systems to collect information relating patients in SUD treatment over time • The intersection of SUD with psychiatric needs including the treatment of people with cooccurring psychiatric illness and SUD in psychiatric facilities • The role of COVID-19 in treatment-seeking and access • Factors that hinder treatment access for historically disadvantaged groups including women and certain racial and ethnic groups • Financial barriers to treatment including out-of-pocket payments, lack of insurance coverage, and a lack of insurance-accepting facilities • Uneven geographic distribution of SUD services |
Quality and Outcomes | • The presence of systems for monitoring service quality and patient outcomes, and barriers and facilitators to implementation of these systems in treatment centers • Definitions of treatment success and presentation of patient outcomes data |
Description of Services, Staffing, and Treatment Models | • Services offered in facilities including mental health counseling, provision of psychiatric and SUD medication, group therapy, etc • Treatment philosophies/approaches used in residential or inpatient facilities • Staffing of inpatient and residential facilities including the education and professional credentials of staff, staff size, and age/race/language demographics of SUD workforce |