SAMHSA Releases 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Among U.S. adults aged 18 or older in 2022, 23.1%, or 59.3 million people, had any mental illness in the past year while 48.7 million people aged 12 or older, or 17.3%, had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA)
2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
The annual report provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs; SUDs; mental health issues; and receipt of substance use and mental health treatment among the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older in the United States.
In addition, the
2022 Methodological Summary and Definitions report summarizes the information users need to properly interpret NSDUH estimates related to substance use and mental health. This report accompanies the annual detailed tables and provides information on overall methodology, key definitions for measures and terms used in 2022 NSDUH reports and tables, along with some analysis of these measures and of the survey as a whole.
NIH Study Examines How to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Young People in Hospital EDs
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released
Emergency Department Safety Assessment and Follow-Up Evaluation 2 (ED-SAFE 2), a study that shows it’s possible to significantly reduce suicidal behaviors among young people at risk for suicide in emergency departments.
ED-SAFE is a randomized clinical trial designed to improve suicide risk screening and detection in emergency department settings.
The trial differs from similar studies because routine clinical staff—rather than researchers—deliver the suicide risk intervention, according to the NIH. This approach increases the likelihood that the suicide prevention strategies can be reliably implemented and sustained in the real world.
ED-SAFE is also the largest practical clinical trial of suicide-related best practices in emergency departments.
National Academies Examines How to Support and Sustain the Current and Future Workforce to Care for People with Serious Illness
The National Academies Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness has released a resource from its April 2023 public workshop that explored strategies and approaches to address major workforce challenges for those who care for people with serious illness.
The workshop built on a 2019 Roundtable workshop,
Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness.
Click
here to access the free resource.
SAMHSA to Host Webinar on Certified Peer Specialist Career Outcomes Study
SAMHSA’s Office of Recovery will host a webinar later this month to discuss the results from the Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Career Outcomes Study.
Laysha Ostrow, Ph.D. will present some of the findings from the three-year study, including information about wages and financial wellbeing, workplace burnout, and CPS in rural areas.
The webinar will start Monday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. ET. Click
here to register.
Reminder: NABH’s Enhanced Denial-of-Care Portal is Now Available
NABH thanks all members who have submitted data to the association’s
Denial-of-Care Portal. You have provided critical information that expands the portal and helps NABH strengthen its advocacy efforts related to erroneous prior-authorization denials.
With guidance from our members, NABH has improved the portal by adding two elements:
- Time-based data on the number of days between a request for coverage and a plan’s denial, which improves our ability to assess and compare health plan responsiveness.
- The gap between days of provided care versus days of covered care to quantify and compare uncompensated days per health plan.
We strongly encourage all NABH members to submit their denial-of-care data in the portal. If you need help starting, or if you have other questions, please e-mail NABH Associate Manager for Congressional Affairs
Emily Wilkins.
Fact of the Week
More Americans used illicit drugs in 2022 than in 2021, with illicit marijuana being the most common. Nearly 62 million
people used illicit marijuana last year, up from 52.5 million in 2021, according to the
2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Save the Date for the NABH 2024 Annual Meeting!
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us at the Salamander Washington, DC from
May 13-15, 2024 for next year’s NABH Annual Meeting!
Happy Thanksgiving!
The NABH staff wishes its members and their families a very happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving! NABH will not publish
CEO Update next week and will resume on Friday,
Dec. 1, 2023.
For questions or comments about this CEO Update, please contact Jessica Zigmond.