NASEM releases recommendations for outcomes and metrics improvements for substance use grant program

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recently released their first report in a three-part evaluation of four grant programs within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that were authorized in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016: the First Responder Training (FR-CARA) program; Improving Access to Overdose Treatment (OD Treatment Access); Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR); and the Pregnant and Postpartum Women Pilot (PPW-PLT) program. The report provides recommendations to SAMHSA on the grant programs’ outcomes and metrics.