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Understand more about the needs of pregnant women with SUDs. Use these resources to support development and implementation of strategies to facilitate early intervention, improve access to treatment, recovery, and support.

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SAMHSA's Resources: Pregnancy and Substance Use Disorders

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, n.d.

Provides resources for serving pregnant women with opioid use disorders (OUDs), including steps to educate patients and service partners

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Policy and Practice Resources

Trends in Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Involving Opioids in the United States, 2007–2016

The American College of Obstetricians and Gy..., 2019

Opioid mortality data/trends showed a substantial increase in pregnant women affected

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State Options for Promoting Recovery Among Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid or Substance Use Disord...

National Academy for State Health Policy, 2018

Provides information on state coverage, care delivery, and financing strategies to

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Committee Opinion: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

The American College of Obstetricians and Gy..., 2017

Joint opinion on the current standard of care for pregnant women with opioid

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A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorders: Practice and Policy ...

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services A..., 2016

Provides information on the extent of opioid use by pregnant women as well as the

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SAMHSA’s Resources: Pregnancy and Substance Use Disorders

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services A..., n.d.

Provides resources for serving pregnant women with opioid use disorders (OUDs

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State and Local Examples

Maternal Opiate Medical Supports Plus (MOMS+) Care Coordination Model

Ohio Department of Medicaid and Ohio Mental ..., 2019

Provides an overview of the MOMS+ project, key resources used to implement the model

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The Journey Recovery Project

Presents information and guidance to pregnant and parenting women with concerns about

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Additional Resources

Expanding Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder for Pregnant Women and Postpartum Women

Association for State and Territorial Health..., 2022

Outlines best practices to support pregnant and postpartum women with OUDs through

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Find Help with a Personal Situation

Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Locator

To find treatment facilities confidentially, 24/7, please call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP).

To locate general treatment services, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Treatment Locator online or call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. It is a free, confidential, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a year information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members needing treatment for a mental and/or substance use disorder.

To locate general treatment services, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Treatment Locator online or call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. It is a free, confidential, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a year information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members needing treatment for a mental and/or substance use disorder.

National Child Abuse Hotline

If you suspect a child has been harmed by abuse or neglect, please call 1-800-422-4453.

If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at Call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

National Suicide Prevention Line

For free and confidential support for people in distress, 24/7, please call or text 988, chat 988Lifeline.org, or call 1-800-273-8255.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, help is available and there are options to receive compassionate care. You can call or text 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Both are confidential and available 24/7 to everyone in the United States and will connect you to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you.

If you or someone you know are in crisis, thinking about harming yourself, attempting suicide, or harming another person, tell someone who can help right away. There are options to help you cope. Call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) to be connected to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is confidential support, available 24/7 to everyone in the United States.

Contact Us

The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare offers free technical assistance to a variety of systems on making policy and practice changes to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders and involvement with child welfare services. To learn more about technical assistance services or if you have a question please email NCSACW at ncsacw@cffutures.org or call toll-free at 1–866–493–2758.

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