Provider Toolkits
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
Helpful Links
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
Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issues
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
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
Helpful Links
Louisiana Medicaid Performance Improvement Project
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
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
Patient Information Resources
- Louisiana Health Hub Patient Materials- Provider order form
CDC Resources
Overview
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
Best Practices
- 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
Research Resources
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
Louisiana Medicaid Performance Improvement Project
ConnectionsU On-Demand Webinar: Lunch & Learn Series
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
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
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
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