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
- SAMHSA Screening Tools Recommendations
- Spence Children's Anxiety Scale
- NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales (PDF)
- Patient Stress Questionnaire (PDF)
- GAD-7 (PDF)
Helpful Links
Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issue
- ADHD Fact Sheets and Infographics
- National Institute of Mental Health: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Best Practices / Treatment
- Psychosocial Treatment
- Managing Medication for Children and Adolescents with ADHD (PDF)
- Behavior Therapy for Children with ADHD An Overview
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
- 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)
- The National Professional development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidenced Based Practices
- 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’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. for Healthcare Providers (PDF)
- CDC Fact Sheet: "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Program (PDF)
- Autism Case Training Flyer (PDF)
- 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
- The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)- Overview (PDF)
- Assessment Tools for Adult Bipolar Disorder
- Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health- Bipolar Screening Tools
Helpful Links
Overview
- Dual Diagnosis: Understanding Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder
- National Institute on Drug Abuse- Drug Facts- Comorbidity: Substance Use Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses
Best Practices
- National Institute on Drug Abuse- What are the treatments for comorbid substance use disorder and mental health conditions?
- SAMHSA- The Evidence- Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders (PDF)
Screening Tools
- Modified Mini Screening Explanation- OASAS New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services- Screening for Co-Occurring Disorders Using the Modified Mini Screen (MMS) (PDF)
- Modified Mini Screening Tool
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- CAGE AID Overview (PDF)
- Simple Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drugs (SSI-AOD)
- Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Screening Form III Within a Metropolitan Jail
- Mental Health Screening Form–III (MHSF–III) (PDF)
Helpful LInks
Overview
Alameda County Public Health Department- Social and Health Equity
Best Practices
- US Department of Health and Human Services- A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care
- SAMHSA- Increasing Cultural Competence to Reduce Behavioral Health Disparities (PDF)
- Physician Toolkit and Curriculum- Resources to Implement Cross-Cultural Clinical Practice Guidelines For Medicaid Practitioners (PDF)
- Principles of Multicultural Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
- Understanding Bias: A Resource Guide
- National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care (PDF)
- Project Implicit
- National Center for Cultural Competence
Overview / Diagnosis / Symptoms / Issues / Best Practices
- Depression Management Toolkit (PDF)
- 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) (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)
- Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) (PDF)
Research Resources:
Articles to support opportunity for improvement:
- 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:
Webinar:
Overview
- World Health Organization- Integrated Care Models: An Overview (PDF)
- Integration Framework and Associated Core Measures (PDF)
- A Quick Start Guide to Behavioral Health Integration for Safety-Net Primary Care Providers
- A Quick Start Guide to Behavioral Health Integration for Safety-Net Primary Care Providers- Slide
Best Practices
Core Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care (PDF)
Screening Tools
Helpful Links
- Let’s Talk About Diabetes and Kidney Health: Ready-Set-Test (PDF)
Provider guide on diabetes and CKD testing. - Are Your Kidneys at Risk? (PDF)
Patient infographic on CKD risk factors and testing. - You’ve Been Diagnosed with Kidney Disease. Now What? (PDF)
Patient pamphlet on understanding a CKD diagnosis and next steps. - Chronic Kidney Disease: Talk, Listen, Learn (PDF)
Patient and provider poster on how to talk about CKD.
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
Best Practices / Treatment
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)
Infographics / Handouts
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
- Alcohol Use Disorder: A Comparison Between DSM-IV and DSM- 5 (PDF)
- 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
- Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention- A guide for public health practitioners (PDF)
Best Practices / Treatment
- A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians
- Managing Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Health Care
- Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Outpatient Settings
- Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction (PDF)
- Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (PDF)
- Kaiser Permanente- Benzodiazepine and Z-Drug Safety Guideline (PDF)
- University of Washington- Treating Youth Substance Use (PDF)
- Approach to cannabis use disorder in primary care
- The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment- Precipitated Withdrawal
Screening Tools
- CAGE-AID Questionnaire (PDF)
- World Health Organization- Assist Screening Tool
- Assist Screening Tool (PDF)
- CRAFFT Screening Tool
- Systems-Level Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (PDF)
- AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
- DAST-10 (PDF)
Helpful Links
- SBIRT SAMHSA
- Article: Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Primary Care: Primary Care’s Role in Identifying, Managing and Treating Substance Use Disorder (PDF)
- Medline Plus
- SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions- training resources for substance related issues
- Home State Health Plan Drug Diversion Toolkit
- Addiction Treatment Locator, Assessment, and Standards Platform (ATLAS)
- 2020 ASAM National Practice Guidelines
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)
- Nation Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe (PDF)
- Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behavior from the APA (PDF)
- Assessment and Interventions with Potentially Suicidal Patients Pocket Guide (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
- Role of Related Professionals in Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
- Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competence: A Comprehensive Framework
- Racial Injustice and Trauma: African Americans in the U.S. (PDF)
Screening Tools
- Screening and Assessment
- SAHMSA Screening Tool Recommendations
- The Child is the Father of the Man: Family Physicians’ Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Screening and Assessment
- 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
- The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention
- Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers(https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/index.html) from CDC
- Positive parenting tips from CDC
Other Helpful Links
- Resource Guide to Trauma-Informed Human Services, ACF.HHS.gov
- 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)