Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 5 Strategies Government Scientifically Supported Quality of Care Sexual Activity Evidence of Ineffectiveness Improve access to substance abuse counseling and treatment Raise the price of alcohol Reduce barriers to care Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Education Family and Social Support Clear all Bookmark this strategy Alcohol taxes Increase the price of alcohol via taxes levied for beer, wine, and liquor purchases Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Drug courts Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Family treatment drug courts Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance abuse Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Mental health benefits legislation Regulate mental health insurance to increase access to mental health services, including treatment for substance use disorders Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care Bookmark this strategy Syringe services programs Provide sterile injection equipment and often other treatment and referral services to people who inject drugs; also called needle or syringe exchange programs and needle syringe programs Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Alcohol taxes Increase the price of alcohol via taxes levied for beer, wine, and liquor purchases Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Drug courts Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Family treatment drug courts Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance abuse Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Mental health benefits legislation Regulate mental health insurance to increase access to mental health services, including treatment for substance use disorders Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care
Bookmark this strategy Syringe services programs Provide sterile injection equipment and often other treatment and referral services to people who inject drugs; also called needle or syringe exchange programs and needle syringe programs Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use