Provider Toolkits

• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) (XLXS)

Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issue

• Mayo Clinic: Anxiety Disorders
• Understanding Anxiety Disorders Caregiver: Get the Facts
• National Institute of Mental Health- Panic Disorder- When Fear Overwhelms
• National Institute of Mental Health- Generalized Anxiety- When Worry Gets Out of Control

Best Practices / Treatment

• Mayo Clinic- Diagnosis and Treatment- Generalized Anxiety
• Research Article: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
• Research Article: Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Screening Tools

• Spence Children's Anxiety Scale
• NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales (PDF)
• GAD-7 (PDF)

Helpful Links

• American Psychiatric Association
• Mayo Clinic
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America

Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issue

• ADHD Fact Sheets and Infographics
• National Institute of Mental Health: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Best Practices / Treatment

• AAP Toolkits | American Academy of Pediatrics
  
• Psychosocial Treatment
• Behavior Therapy First for Young Children with ADHD

Screening Tools

• Vanderbilt Assessment Scales (PDF)
• Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale (PDF)
• Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale Instructions and Scoring (PDF)
• Scoring Instructions for the SNAP-IV-C Rating Scale (PDF)

Infographics / Handouts

• Life of a Teenager with ADHD
• ADHD, Sleep and Sleep Disorders
• ADHD and Co-Occurring Conditions
• ADHD Information for Teens
• IDEA vs. Section 504
• Time Management and ADHD: Day Planners

Helpful Links

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Institute for Children’s Health Quality- NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales (PDF)
• National Institute of Mental Health

Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issues

• Autism Facts and Figures
• DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Diagnosis
• NIH - Autism Spectrum Disorder Overview

Best Practices / Treatment

• Autism and Medication: Safe and Careful Use (PDF)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders: Guide to Evidence-based Interventions (PDF)

Screening Tools

• UpToDate- Autism Spectrum Disorder: Screening Tools
• Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised (M-CHAT-R)
• CDC: Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scale (CSBS DP Infant-Toddler Checklist) (PDF)
• Early Screening of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Recommendations for Practice and Research (PDF)

Infographics / Handouts

• CDC: "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Program
• Tips for Talking with Parents about Developmental Concerns (PDF)

Helpful Links

• National Autism Center at May Institute - Resources
• CDC - Info on Demand - Publications
• Autism Speaks - What is Autism?
• APA - Autism Spectrum Disorder

Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issues

• National Institute of Mental Health- Bipolar Overview
• Mayo Clinic- Bipolar Disorder
• The Role of Primary Care Clinicians in Diagnosing and Treating Bipolar Disorder

Best Practices / Treatment

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Bipolar Disorder 
• The Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: Decision-Making in Primary Care
• Bipolar Disorder Treatment Guidelines: A 2018 Update

Screening Tools

• Assessment Tools for Adult Bipolar Disorder

Helpful Links

• Bipolar Disorder Handout
• National Alliance on Mental Health- Bipolar Disorder
• The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders
• Psychopharmacology Institute

• Controlling High Blood Pressure (CBP) - Provider Flyer (PDF)

Louisiana Medicaid Performance Improvement Project

• Improving Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Louisiana PIP - Provider Flyer (PDF)

ConnectionsU On-Demand Webinars: Lunch & Learn Series

• Saving the Lives of Louisiana's Women through Cervical Cancer Screening
• Cervical Cancer Screening: What and Who are We Missing?

Cervical Cancer in Louisiana

• Louisiana State Cancer Profile - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
• Cervical Cancer Facts - Louisiana Cancer Prevention & Control Programs

Cervical Cancer Screening Best Practices

• Updated Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer - The American Cancer Society

Cervical Cancer Screening Resources for Patients

• Cervical Cancer Screenings - Louisiana Healthcare Connections
• What Should I Know About Screening? - CDC
• Your Cervical Health Matters. Let’s Talk About It. - Louisiana Healthcare Connections
• Why Do I Need a Pap Smear? - Louisiana Healthcare Connections

Congential Syphilis in Louisiana

• HIV Syphilis Congenital Report (PDF)
• LDH Sexually Transmitted Infections in Louisiana (PDF)
• Louisiana Health Hub- Third Trimester Testing Law (PDF)
• Louisiana Health Hub- SHPDirectRx
• Louisiana Health Hub- Shot Program
• Congenital Syphilis Rates Are Highest in the West and South- news report on Decade Long Surge of Congenital Syphilis Deaths

Treatment Guidelines

• CDC Treatment Guidelines

Patient Information Resources

• Louisiana Health Hub Patient Materials- Provider order form

CDC Resources

• About Congenital Syphilis
• About Syphilis

Overview

• Dual Diagnosis: Understanding Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder

Best Practices

• National Institute of Mental Health - Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders
• SAMHSA- The Evidence-Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders (PDF)

Screening Tools

• CAGE-AID Questionnaire (PDF)
• Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Screening Form III Within a Metropolitan Jail

Helpful Links

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• US Department of Health and Human Services- A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care
• Principles of Multicultural Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
• Understanding Bias: A Resource Guide (PDF)
• Project Implicit
• National Center for Cultural Competence
• National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care (PDF)
  
• SAMHSA- Increasing Cultural Competence to Reduce Behavioral Health Disparities (PDF)

Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issues / Best Practices

• Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): Part I. Practice Preparation, Identification, Assessment, and Initial Management
• Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): Part II. Treatment and Ongoing Management
• Mayo Clinic: Depression 

Screening Tools

• Teen Screen Primary Care- Screening Questionnaire Overview- PSC-Y, PHQ-9, CRAFFT (PDF)
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
• Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) (PDF)
  
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)- Adult (PDF)
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for Age 11 to 17 (PDF)
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for Adolescents  (PDF)

ConnectionsU On-Demand Webinars: Lunch & Learn Series

• Fluoride Varnish and Pediatric Oral Health
• Perspectives on Oral Health and Fluoride Varnish
  

Research Resources

• Prevention of Dental Caries in Children From Birth Through Age 5 Years: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (update in progress as of May 4, 2021)

Articles to support opportunity for improvement

• Sudhanthar S, Lapinski J, Turner J, Gold J, Yakov S, Thakur K, et al. Improving oral health through dental fluoride varnish application in a primary care paediatric practice. BMJ Open Quality 2019; 8:e000589.doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000589
• Johnson SC and French GM. A quality improvement project to optimize fluoride varnish use in a pediatric outpatient clinic with multiple resident providers. Hawaii Journal of Health & Social Welfare, May 2020, VOL 79, NO 5, Supplement 1

AAP Resources

• Brushing Up On Oral Health- Never Too Early to Start
• Smiles for Life
• Well-Ahead Louisiana

Resources

• Hepatitis C Screening Recommendations (USPSTF, March 2020)
• AASLD/IDSA Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care 
• HCV simplified treatment algorithm for treatment naive patients without cirrhosis (PDF)
• HCV simplified treatment algorithm for treatment naïve patients with cirrhosis (PDF)

Louisiana Medicaid Performance Improvement Project

• Improving HIV Screening Rates in Louisiana PIP - Provider Flyer (PDF)

ConnectionsU On-Demand Webinar: Lunch & Learn Series

• HIV in Louisiana Primary Care
  

HIV in Louisiana

• Louisiana Department of Health STD/HIV/Hepatitis Program
• Louisiana Health Hub - HIV
• Louisiana HIV, AIDS, and Early Syphilis Surveillance Quarterly Report - March 2021 (PDF))

HIV Screening Best Practices

• AAP Periodicity Schedule - HIV Screening Age Recommendations (PDF)
• HealthyChildren.org - HIV in Children and Teens
  
• HIV Nexus: Clinical Testing Guidance for HIV
• HIV Nexus: Discussing Sexual Health with Your Patients
• Target HIV - STI Screening Starter Toolkits
• Video: Let’s Talk About HIV Testing
• Video: Clinicians Chat - HIV Screening: Making it Part of the Routine

HIV Resources for Patients

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - HIV
• CDC - HIV 101 Printable Patient Info Sheet (PDF)

HIV Screening Locators

• CDC - Find HIV Prevention and Screening Services by Zip Code

Overview

• Integration Framework and Associated Core Measures (PDF)
• A Quick Start Guide to Behavioral Health Integration for Safety-Net Primary Care Providers- Slideshow

Best Practices

• Core Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care (PDF)

Helpful Links

• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

Provider Guide

• Let’s Talk About Diabetes and Kidney Health: Ready-Set-Test (PDF)

Resources for Patients

• Are Your Kidneys at Risk? (PDF)
• You’ve Been Diagnosed with Kidney Disease. Now What? (PDF)
• Chronic Kidney Disease: Talk, Listen, Learn (PDF)
   

• ACT Outcomes Reporting Template (XLSX)
  
• CCM Monitoring Tool Element (XLSX)
• PQMP Monitoring Tool Element (PDF)
• Medical Records Review Scorecard - Physical Health (XLXS)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Element Tool (XLSX)

Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issues

• Mayo Clinic: Schizophrenia
• Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry: Psychosis
• National Institute of Mental Health- Schizophrenia
• National Institute of Mental Health- Fact Sheet: First Episode Psychosis
• National Alliance on Mental Illness: What is Early and First-Episode Psychosis (PDF)
• First Episode: Psychosis- Results from a 2011 NAMI Survey
• American Psychiatric Association- What is Schizophrenia

Treatment Best Practices

• National Alliance on Mental Illness- Encouraging People to Seek Help for Early (PDF)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness- Early Intervention: Tips for School Staff and Coaches (PDF)

Overview / Issues

• Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity
• World Health Organization- Social Determinants of Mental Health
• Opioid Crisis: No Easy Fix to Its Social and Economic Determinants
• Social Determinants of Drug Use (PDF)

Screening Tools

• Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Populations with Complex Needs: Implementation Considerations
• Social Determinants of Health- Guide to Social Needs Screening Tool and Resources (PDF)

Hunger for Health: A Food Insecurity Toolkit for Providers

• Hunger for Health Toolkit Guide (PDF)
• Self-Referral Form for Patients: Central Louisiana (PDF)
• Self-Referral Form for Patients: Northeast Louisiana (PDF)
• Self-Referral Form for Patients: Northwest Louisiana (PDF)
• Self-Referral Form for Patients: Greater Baton Rouge Area (PDF)
• Self-Referral Form for Patients: Greater New Orleans & Acadiana (PDF)

Diagnosis / Symptoms / Overview / Issues

• A Primary Care Approach to Substance Misuse
• A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism- Alcohol Facts and Statistics
  
• TMF Health Quality Institute: Potential Adverse Drug Events for Opioid Agents (Serotonin Syndrome) (PDF)

Best Practices / Treatment

• A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians
• American College of Physicians Guideline on Non-Invasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute or Chronic Low Back Pain (PDF)
• Approach to cannabis use disorder in primary care (PDF)
• CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
• Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction (PDF)
  
• Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale Tool (PDF)
• Kaiser Permanente- Benzodiazepine and Z-Drug Safety Guideline (PDF)
• Managing Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Health Care (PDF)
• Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Outpatient Settings
• The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment- Precipitated Withdrawal (PDF)
  
• University of Washington- Treating Youth Substance Use (PDF)
• Opioid Calculator

Screening Tools

• AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (PDF)
• CAGE-AID Questionnaire (PDF)
• CRAFFT Screening Tool (PDF)
• DAST-10 (PDF)
• Opioid Risk Tool (PDF)
• Systems-Level Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (PDF)

Helpful Links

• 2020 ASAM National Practice Guidelines (PDF)
• Addiction Treatment Locator, Assessment, and Standards Platform (ATLAS) 
• Buprenorphine - A Primer for Prescribers and Pharmacists (PDF)
• CDC – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Medication-Assisted treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (PDF)
• Controlled Substance Integrity - Documentation From Drop-Off to Pickup (PDF)
  
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
• Medline Plus (PDF)
• National Council for Behavioral Health Medication Assisted Treatment (PDF)
• National Council for Behavioral Health Opioid Use Disorder (PDF)
• Prescription Drug Diversion Resource Guide (PDF)
• Prescription Opioids-An Overview for Prescribers and Pharmacists (PDF)
• SAMHSA Medication-Assisted Treatment (PDF)
• SAMHSA Patient Substance Abuse Brochures (PDF)
• SAMHSA Statutes, Regulations, and Guidelines for Medicated-Assisted Treatment (PDF)
• SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions- training resources for substance related issues (PDF)
  
• The Role of a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in Reducing Prescription Drug Diversion, Misuse, and Abuse (PDF)

Diagnosis / Symptoms Overview / Issue

• CDC Vital Signs Facts on Suicide
• Sentinel Event Alert from Joint Commission. Detecting and treating suicide ideation in all settings (PDF)

Best Practices / Treatment

• VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline: Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide (PDF)
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Primary Care Practices
• Safety Planning Guide (PDF)
• National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe (PDF)
• Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behavior from the APA (PDF)
• Patient Safety Plan Template (PDF)
  

Screening Tools

• Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (PDF)
• SAFE-T SAMHSA tool (PDF)
• Ask Suicide Screening Questions (ASQ) Information Sheet (PDF)

Helpful Links

• At Risk In Primary Care 
• Link to state specific fact sheets from CDC  
• Centene webinars and to request training from Clinical Provider Trainer

Diagnosis; Pediatric Stress / Trauma

• Glossary of Terms Related to Trauma-Informed, Integrated Healthcare (PDF)
• Complex Trauma and Mental Health of Children Placed in Foster Care
• Childhood Maltreatment among Children with Disabilities
• Understanding Refugee Trauma: For Mental Health Professionals 

Best Practices / Treatment

• The Pediatrician's Role in Child Maltreatment Prevention
• Engaging a Sexually Traumatized Youth in Therapy
• Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competence: A Comprehensive Framework
• Racial Injustice and Trauma: African Americans in the U.S. (PDF)

Screening Tools

• Screening and Assessment - NCTSN
• The Child is the Father of the Man: Family Physicians’ Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences
  
• Screening and Assessment - Refugee Children
• Clinican Adminstered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents 
• Child Sexual Behavior Inventory
• How the evidence-based mental healthcare CACs provide improves the lives of children
• The Ray Helfer Society: Training fellowships for physicians
• CDC Injury Center
• Positive parenting tips - CDC

Helpful Links

• Dear Doctor: A Letter from a Survivor of Sexual Trauma to all Medical Professionals, ACESTooHigh.com
• U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
• National Institute of Mental Health: Coping with Traumatic Events
• Management of Pediatric Trauma
• Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress: A Comprehensive Guide (PDF)