Opioid Settlement Resource Library

Key Resources 

Principles and Tracking 

Resource Resource Type Link
  • Johns Hopkins – Principles
Report https://opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/the-principles/ 
  • Johns Hopkins – Principles PDF
Report https://opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Opioid-Principles-Doc.pdf 
  • Johns Hopkins – Preparing to Spend
Report https://americanhealth.jhu.edu/news/preparing-states-and-local-governments-opioid-settlement-money 
  • Opioid Settlement Principles Resource and Indicators (OSPRI)

Toolkit

https://opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/ospri/
  • NACo – Planning Principles Toolkit
Toolkit https://www.naco.org/resources/opioid-solutions/planning-principles-toolkit 
  • The Principles Quick
    Guide to Conducting
    a Needs Assessment
Toolkit https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/documents/NACo_OSC_Needs%20Assessment_Web.pdf
  • The Principles Quick
    Guide to Creating a Settlement Council
Toolkit https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/documents/JHU-029_Settlement_Guide.pdf
  • Vital Strategies – Guide for Community Advocates on the Opioid Settlement
Report Fact Sheet
  • Settlement Tracker
General Resource https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/ 
  • National Opioids Settlement
General Resource https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/
  • Non-Opioid Remediation Use Reporting
General Resource https://www.nationalopioidofficialsettlement.com/Home/StateTerritory
  • National Opioid Abatement Trust II
General Resource https://www.nationalopioidabatementtrust.com/
  • Johns Hopkins – Tribal Principles 
Report Tribal Principles | Center for Indigenous Health (jhu.edu)
  • Conflicts of Interest and Opioid Litigation Proceeds: Ensuring Fairness and Transparency
Report https://oneill.law.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ONL_QT_Opioid_Conflict_Interest_P6-FINAL.pdf
  • National Academy for State Health Policy – State Opioid Settlement Spending Decisions: Michigan
Report https://nashp.org/state-tracker/state-opioid-settlement-spending-decisions/michigan/
  • National League of Cities – National Opioid Settlement Dashboard: Your City, Your Funds
Toolkit https://www.nlc.org/resource/national-opioid-settlement-dashboard-your-city-your-funds/

Evidence-based and Promising Practices

Resource Resource Type Link
  • Rand – Strategies
Report https://www.rand.org/health-care/centers/optic/tools/fund-allocation.html 
  • Evidence Based Strategies for the Abatement of Harms
Report TheOpioidEbatement-v3.pdf (lac.org)
  • Johns Hopkins – Preparing to Spend
Report https://americanhealth.jhu.edu/news/preparing-states-and-local-governments-opioid-settlement-money 
  • Milbank – Pack – Optimizing Funds
Report https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/articles/maximizing-public-benefit-from-opioid-settlement-resources/ 
  • O’Neill Institute – Maximizing Impact
Report https://oneill.law.georgetown.edu/projects/maximizing-the-impact-of-opioid-litigation-settlements/ 
  • Opioid Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach: A Guide for Policymakers for Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies that Address Opioid Overdose
Toolkit https://4023e02e-82ff-4e82-af5f-a47435b56092.usrfiles.com/ugd/4023e0_b359da2a1f4e408ba0bccbf3ca98d96f.pdf
  • Opioid Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach: A Guide for Policymakers for Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies that Address Opioid Overdose – Infographic
Toolkit https://4023e02e-82ff-4e82-af5f-a47435b56092.usrfiles.com/ugd/4023e0_7a648936ef1d495b8e1f85735aec55b0.pdf
  • Evidence-based Strategies – CDC
Report https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/pubs/2018-evidence-based-strategies.pdf 
  • Evidence-based Strategy Research
Journal Article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK458653/ 
  • SAMHSA – Advisory – Low Barrier Models of Care for Substance Use Disorders
Report https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/advisory-low-barrier-models-of-care-for-substance-use-disorders-pep23-02-00-005.pdf 
  • AMA – Toolkit for Patient Care
Toolkit https://www.manatt.com/Manatt/media/Documents/Articles/AMA-Toolkit-Resources-January-2022_f_FOR-WEB.pdf 
  • UMich – Strategies & TA
Toolkit https://www.mha.org/Issues-Advocacy/Opioid-Epidemic/#Keystone 
  • MSU – Resource Center
Toolkit https://mcrh.msu.edu/resources/opioid-resources 
  • LAPPA – Performance Measures for MAT in Correctional Settings
Toolkit https://legislativeanalysis.org/performance-measures-for-medication-assisted-treatment-in-correctional-settings-performance-measures-for-medication-assisted-treatment-in-correctional-settings-a-framework-for-implementation/
  • LAPPA – Peer Support Services in Justice and Public Safety Settings
Toolkit https://legislativeanalysis.org/peer-support-services-in-justice-and-public-safety-settings-a-planning-and-implementation-toolkit/
  • Gaps and Opportunities for Substance Use Disorder Recovery: Considerations for spending opioid settlement funds
Report

https://chrt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Opioid-settlement-investment-report-gaps-and-opportunities.pdf

Local Government Tools

Resource Resource Type Link
  • Michigan Opioid Advisory Commission
National/State/Local Website https://council.legislature.mi.gov/Council/OAC
  • Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Settlement Spending
National/State/Local Website https://www.michigan.gov/opioids/opioidsettlements/settlement-spending
  • NACo – Opioid Solutions Center
Toolkit https://www.naco.org/resources/opioid-solutions-center 
  • Rural Health Information Hub – Rural Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Toolkit https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/opioids
  • UMich – Strategies & TA
Toolkit https://www.mha.org/Issues-Advocacy/Opioid-Epidemic/#Keystone 
  • MSU – Resource Center
Toolkit https://mcrh.msu.edu/resources/opioid-resources 
  • MI – Municipal League
National/State/Local Website https://www.mml.org/resources/information/Opioid_Resources.htm 
  • Announcement for Toolkits & Playbooks
News Article https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-tools-and-resources-aim-to-help-guide-local-county-and-state-policymakers-make-community-investments-of-opioid-settlement-funds-301615154.html 
  • MAC Opioids Webinar
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrw5yCq3fCA&t=1s 
  • Opioid Settlement – Legislative Conference 2022
Video https://micounties.org/wp-content/uploads/Opioid-Funding-from-the-National-Settlement-Walker-and-Welehodsky.pdf 
  • MDHHS – Harm Reduction Resources and Webinars
General Resource Resources (michigan.gov)
  • Wayne State – Center for Behavioral Health & Justice
General Resource https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/current 
  • Opioids: How Settlement Dollars Advance City and County Opioid Abatement

General Resource

NLC_NACo_SettlementDollars_Digital.pdf

External Technical Assistance Providers

Resource Resource Type Link
  • Overdose Response Network
General Resource https://opioidresponsenetwork.org/ 
  • Providers Clinical Support System
General Resource https://pcssnow.org/
  • Technical Assistance Collaborative – MDHHS & Michigan Research Universities
General Resource Contact mdhhs-opioidsettlementhelp@michigan.gov for more information
  • Michigan Opioid Partnership
General Resource https://cfsem.org/initiative/opioid/resources/ta/
  • Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium
General Resource https://nmorc.org/
  • Thumb Opioid Response Consortium
General Resource https://www.preventtreatrecover.org/
  • Prevention Network
General Resource https://www.preventionnetwork.org/
  • Michigan Opioid Collaborative
General Resource https://michiganopioidcollaborative.org/
  • Drug User Health – National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
General Resource https://nastad.org/technical-assistance
  • SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge
General Resource SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge | SAMHSA

Local Level Data

Resource Resource Type Link
  • Michigan Overdose Data to Action Dashboard Including Substance Use Vulnerability Index
General Resource https://www.michigan.gov/opioids/category-data
  • MDHHS Opioids Webpage – EMS Response
General Resource https://www.michigan.gov/opioids/category-data
  • Michigan Substance Use Disorder Data Repository (SUDDR)
General Resource https://mi-suddr.com/
  • University of Michigan Prevention Center System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (SOS)
General Resource https://systemforoverdosesurveillance.com/
  • Overdose Detection Mapping Application Process (ODMAP)
General Resource https://systemforoverdosesurveillance.com/
  • Wayne State University Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Dashboard
General Resource https://behaviorhealthjustice.wayne.edu/news/new-data-dashboard-gives-michiganders-access-to-data-in-one-place-for-the-first-time-42141
  • Duke Opioid Abatement and Assessment Tool

General Resource

https://duke.ths-data.community/
  • National Opioid Misuse Community Assessment Tool – NORC at the University of Chicago and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development

General Resource

https://opioidmisusetool.norc.org/
  • Recovery Ecosystem Index Mapping Tool

General Resource

https://rei.norc.org/ 
  • Opioid Use in Michigan (2019): A Review of County-Level Opioid and Poverty-Related Data

General Resource

OPEN_WhitePaper_Nov2023.pdf (umich.edu)

Michigan Opioid Crisis (2019) (arcgis.com)

Legal

Resource Resource Type Link
  • National Opioid Settlement
General Resource National Opioid Settlement
  • Tribal Opioid Settlements
General Resource https://www.tribalopioidsettlements.com/
  • Exhibit E
General Resource Exhibit E
  • Explanatory Charts
General Resource Charts
  • Michigan Department of Attorney General
General Resource Opioids (michigan.gov)
  • NASHP – State Administration of Funds
General Resource https://www.nashp.org/how-states-administering-opioid-settlement-funds/ 
  • NAAG – Legal Overview
General Resource https://www.naag.org/issues/opioids/ 
  • Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
National/State/Local Website https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/445 
  • ADA and The Opioid Crisis
National/State/Local Website https://archive.ada.gov/opioid_guidance.pdf

Equity

Resource Resource Type Link
  • Promotion Health Equity in Overdose Efforts
National/State/Local Website https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/health-equity/info.html 
  • Equity in Behavioral Health
National/State/Local Website https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity 
  • Health Equity in Response to Drug Overdose
Toolkit https://www.naccho.org/programs/community-health/injury-and-violence/opioid-epidemic/health-equity-drug-overdose-response 
  • Rural Health Equity Research Center
General Resource https://www.etsu.edu/cph/rural-health-equity/
  • “Care not Criminalization”
News Article https://www.vitalstrategies.org/new-project-in-michigan-seeks-community-driven-response-to-drug-use-and-overdose-as-overdose-deaths-surge-amid-covid-19/ 
  • “Harm Reduction Saves Lives”
News Article https://www.vitalstrategies.org/spotlight-harm-reduction-saves-lives/ 
  • MDHHS Social Determinants of Health Strategy 
Report SDOH-Booklet-040422.pdf (michigan.gov); FULL-SDOH-Strategy-040422.pdf (michigan.gov)
  • MDCR Racial Equity Toolkit: A Road Map for Government, Organizations and Communities
Toolkit https://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcr/racial-equity/mdcr-racial-equity-toolkit2.pdf?rev=fcdc26e5f2254ec3885c3d302be43b49&hash=30A03256BBE4666212E563C7A931449B
  • Engaging People Who Use Drugs
Report https://solutions.edc.org/resources/engaging-people-who-use-drugs-prevention-efforts-strategies-reducing-stigma
  • WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases, and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions
National/State/Local Website WHO framework for meaningful engagement of people living with noncommunicable diseases, and mental health and neurological conditions
  • Participation Guidelines for Individuals with Lived Experience and Family
National/State/Local Website Participation Guidelines for Individuals with Lived Experience and Family | SAMHSA
  • Engaging People with Lived Experience to Improve Federal Research, Policy, and Practice
General Resource Engaging People with Lived Experience to Improve Federal Research, Policy, and Practice | ASPE (hhs.gov)
  • Racial Equity and Social Justice Process Guide
Toolkit https://www.cityofmadison.com/civil-rights/documents/RESJIprocessguide.pdf
  • Fast Track Equity Analysis Tool
Toolkit https://www.cityofmadison.com/civil-rights/documents/FastTrackRacialEquityAnalysis.docx
  • MAC Lived Experience Webinar Key Takeaways
General Resource https://micounties.org/wp-content/uploads/Lived-Experience-Webinar-Key-Takeaways_FINAL.pdf

General

Resource Resource Type Link
  • Shatterproof Addiction Stigma Index
Report Shatterproof 2021 R5 
  • Resources for Rural Communities
General Resource https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RuralResourceGuide.pdf 
  • Recovery Community Organizations
General Resource https://facesandvoicesofrecovery 
  • National Council for Mental Well-being
General Resource https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp7yDxqeS-wIV_cmUCR2WUAqsEAAYASAAEgIzWfD_BwE 
  • National Harm Reduction Coalition
General Resource https://harmreduction.org/ 
  • NAADAC
General Resource https://www.naadac.org/ 
  • CCAR
General Resource https://ccar.us/ 
  • IC&RC
General Resource https://internationalcredentialing.org/ 
  • Media Reporting on SUD
General Resource https://www.reportingonaddiction.org/ 
  • Addiction Policy Forum
General Resource https://www.addictionpolicy.org/ 
  • NMORC 
General Resource https://nmorc.org/ 
  • MOP 
General Resource https://cfsem.org/initiative/opioid/ 
  • FAN
General Resource http://www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org/ 
  • LARA – MAPS
General Resource https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/maps 
  • ODMAP
General Resource https://odmap.hidta.org/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F 
  • MI – Prevention Network
General Resource https://www.preventionnetwork.org/links 
  • Harm Reduction Michigan
General Resource https://harmreductionmi.org/ 
  • Vital Strategies – What is Harm Reduction
General Resource https://www.supportharmreduction.org/harm_reduction/
  • Vital Strategies – Strategies for States to Reduce Overdose Among People Under Probation Supervision 
General Resource https://micounties.org/wp-content/uploads/Project-Snapshot_OPP_Probation.pdf
  • Change. At your own pace. Media Campaign
General Resource https://www.michigan.gov/opioids/find-help/change 
  • Michigan Overdose Prevention Coalition
General Resource https://mioverdoseprevention.com/ 
  • Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative – Michigan
General Resource https://recoveryfriendlymi.com/
  • Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit: Guidance and Resources for Private and Public Sector Employees 
Toolkit Workplace Toolkit (dol.gov)
  • Michigan – Opioids
National/State/Local Website https://www.michigan.gov/opioids 
  • Michigan – Treatment Resources
National/State/Local Website State of Michigan
  • National Overdose Dashboard
National/State/Local Website https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm 
  • NIDA
National/State/Local Website https://nida.nih.gov/ 
  • CDC
National/State/Local Website https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/index.html 
  • SAMHSA
National/State/Local Website https://www.samhsa.gov/ 
  • BJA
National/State/Local Website https://bja.ojp.gov/ 
  • Rural MOUD Toolkit
Toolkit https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/moud 
  • Settlement Toolkit for CBOs
Toolkit https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Opioid-Settlement-Toolkit.pdf 
  • MHHA – Provider & Patient Resources
Toolkit https://www.mha.org/Issues-Advocacy/Opioid-Epidemic/#Keystone 
  • SAMHSA – Overdose Prevention Toolkit
Toolkit https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Opioid-Overdose-Prevention-Toolkit/SMA18-4742 
  • Rural Community Action Guide for Drug-free Communities
Toolkit https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-community-action-guide.pdf 
  • MI OPEN – Prescribing Guides
Toolkit MI OPEN
  • MI – Prescribing Toolkit
Toolkit https://injurycenter.umich.edu/opioid-overdose/michigan-safer-opioid-prescribing-toolkit/ 
  • MOUD in Jails & Prisons Toolkit
Toolkit MSU Toolkit
  • Judge’s Guide to Mental Health Diversion – National Judicial Task Force
Toolkit https://www.ncsc.org/__data/assets/pdf_file/0031/85189/Judges-Guide-to-Mental-Health-Diversion.pdf

Funding and Other Opportunities

Resource Resource Type Link
  • BJA – All Opportunities
Opportunity https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/current 
  • NACo – Behavioral Health Opportunities 
Opportunity https://www.naco.org/resources/county-funding-opportunities-support-community-members-experiencing-behavioral-health 
  • NACCHO – All Opportunities
Opportunity Funding Opportunities – NACCHO
  • Michigan Opioid Partnership – All Opportunities
Opportunity https://cfsem.org/initiative/opioid/michigan-opioid-partnership-grants/ 
  • Michigan Health Endowment Fund – All Opportunities
Opportunity Grantmaking – Michigan Health Endowment Fund (mihealthfund.org)
  • Rural Health Information Hub – New Opportunities
Opportunity https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/new-opportunities
  • HRSA – Opioid Response Opportunities
Opportunity https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/opioid-response

 

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