Start a conversation A curated collection of research, clinical perspectives, conversations and technology thinking relevant to behavioral healthcare.
Read the evidence. Listen to the people doing the work. Explore what it means for technology.
CURATED BY SALT BH TECH · SOURCES REVIEWED SEPTEMBER 2026National estimates of substance use, mental health conditions and treatment among the US civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 and older.
A starting point for understanding population needs. National estimates provide context, not a prediction of demand at a particular clinic.
Detailed national tables accompany the annual release, including population breakdowns and selected comparisons across survey years.
Read definitions and statistical notes alongside the numbers before using a table to frame a service or technology decision.
The official criteria cover staffing, access, coordination, services, reporting and governance.
Technology scope should follow the organization’s applicable requirements and operating model, with clinical and program specialists interpreting them.
Technical specifications, updates and webinars support quality measurement in CCBHC programs.
Measure definitions, source records and review responsibilities need to be settled before calculation or reporting is automated.
Data Brief 82 examines EHR adoption and exchange capabilities among substance use and mental health treatment facilities using 2024 survey data.
Recording information electronically and exchanging it usefully are different capabilities. Integration discovery needs to examine both.
A behavioral-health data initiative addresses domain-specific needs beyond the core USCDI dataset.
A useful reference when discussing which data must move across care settings and how consistently it is represented.
The announcement describes real-world testing of USCDI+ BH and FHIR behavioral-health profiles across selected pilot programs.
We are following the implementation lessons, especially how workflow, consent and data definitions interact. Salt is not represented as a pilot participant.
HHS explains changes to confidentiality rules for substance use disorder patient records, including consent and disclosure provisions.
Sharing decisions need qualified privacy and legal review. This source helps frame the questions; it is not a substitute for advice on a specific implementation.
A review of state Medicaid behavioral-health coverage and payment trends, drawing on KFF and HMA budget surveys.
Access and operating decisions sit within a financing environment. Understanding that context helps avoid purely technical assumptions.
Research models the potential health and economic effects of expanding evidence-based mental-health interventions globally.
Useful strategic context, with assumptions and limitations that deserve close reading. Global modeled effects are not project-level ROI promises.
A report focused on investment and digital innovation in youth mental health.
Youth-focused technology needs its own context. This reading supports more specific questions about users, access and the evidence behind an approach.
An earlier strategic perspective on cultural, scientific, data and access changes across the behavioral-health ecosystem.
Read as a historical strategic lens, not current market data. It connects organizational change with technology and cross-sector cooperation.
Expert conversations explore addiction prevention, treatment and recovery for healthcare professionals.
Clinical conversations make the context behind a workflow more visible. We recommend listening for practical constraints and the questions clinicians ask.
Interviews explore the research and perspectives behind articles in the Journal of Addiction Medicine.
The methods and uncertainty behind a result can matter as much as the headline when a team considers applying it.
Audio summaries introduce recent addiction medicine stories and research, accompanying the ASAM Weekly newsletter.
A practical route into current papers. Follow through to the underlying research when a topic could influence a project.
Discussions span psychiatry, psychotherapy and the clinical relationship, with episode notes and specialist conversations.
Useful listening for understanding the judgment and interpersonal work that software should support.
Psychiatry discussions hosted by Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome examine clinical topics and evidence.
A way to stay close to the questions faced in practice. Clinical interpretation remains with qualified professionals.
Limited series and conversations explore addiction science, including conference and research perspectives.
An opportunity to hear how researchers discuss their work beyond the paper. Hosts vary across the collection.
An official webinar accompanies the updated criteria and guidance for grantees.
Hear the program context before translating requirements into a technology scope. The publisher page includes the recording and slides.
NIDA reflects on fifty years of addiction science and its continuing research mission.
A concise reminder that useful innovation rests on accumulated scientific work, not a technology narrative alone.
A kickoff discussion brings healthcare leaders, payors and behavioral-health experts together around addiction and evidence-based clinical pathways.
We are paying attention to how stakeholders describe coordination and implementation. This is an external discussion, not a Salt program.
Stephen Taylor and Sharon Stancliff discuss housing, transportation, economic stability and the social context of addiction care.
Workflow discovery needs to ask what happens outside the software. These are external clinical voices, with no implied Salt affiliation.
A problem-first framework for examining repeated work, ownership and exceptions before deciding to automate.
The normal path is only part of the workflow. A useful design makes the difficult handoff visible.
A practical perspective on defining human review before adding AI assistance to documentation or operational tasks.
A confident output is not the same as a verified one. Review responsibilities belong in the design from the beginning.
External resources remain the work of their respective publishers. Inclusion does not imply a partnership, endorsement of Salt, or clinical advice. Ongoing collections do not have a single publication date; episode dates appear at the source.
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