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Resources and Tools

Facilitating Equitable Partnerships with People with Lived Experience

This resource describes how state health departments and other public health organizations can partner with people with HIV and/or who use(d) drugs in programmatic and policy making processes and evaluation.

Coordinating Systems of Care for HIV and Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Enablers and Barriers to Integrated Service Access, and Systems and Tools Required for Implementation

Individuals who have HIV who also use drugs experience increased age-matched morbidity and mortality in comparison with those with HIV who do not use drugs.

Episode 5: Understanding Structural Racism within HIV and OUD Care

This month’s Connecting Care episode discusses the impact of structural racism at the intersection of HIV and OUD care and opportunities to think outside of the box to effect change.

Episode 4: Meeting Clients Where They Are: Providing HIV Prevention and Treatment on the Frontlines

For Boston Health Care for the Homeless nurse Megan Sonderegger, providing client-centered care means literally meeting her clients where they are.

Episode 3: Reaching those who need it most: HIV prevention for people who inject drugs

There are so many factors that impact adherence and health outcomes. During this Connecting Care podcast, Drs. Alex Walley, Jessica Taylor, and Sim Kimmel discuss HIV prevention and treatment among people who inject drugs.

Episode 2: HIV Services for People Who Inject Drugs
When people learn there's a pill that's been available for many years, that will keep them safe from HIV. They are surprised and may want to know more. And when people are surprised and even upset, we know we need to do more.
Connecting Care Podcast: The Intersection of HIV and OUD in the time of COVID

COVID-19 has changed the way society operates in countless ways. During our inaugural podcast, our team of addiction specialists and HIV providers, Drs.

Virtual Session Summary: Let's Talk about SSPs as Essential Services

This virtual session summary describes key takeaways from the August 2020 Let's Talk about SSPs as Essential Services conversation.

COVID-19 Policy and Systems Changes Related to HIV and Substance Use

Developed as part of the Strengthening Systems of Care for People with HIV and Opioid Use Disorder project, this document contains brief descriptions of federal policy and systems changes due to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) that relate to the HIV and substance use systems of care, along w

SAMHSA State Opioid Response Funding Opportunity Announcement FY2020

This document provides an overview of the SAMHSA State Opioid Response (SOR) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) TI-20-012 for fiscal year (FY) 2020, with a specific focus on incorporating strategies to address HIV/infectious diseases, harm reduction, and stimulant use.