In this podcast episode from Bamboo Health and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, we’re talking about substance use disorder, including the state of SUD in America and the impact funding is having on access to treatment, fragmented care and workforce shortages with the National Council for Well Being.  

What You’ll Learn: 

• Understanding the SUD crisis in America
• Barries to treatment, and the need for better coordination
• How to help reduce stigmas surrounding SUD for improved individual outcomes
• And more....

Featured Guests: 

• Vatsala Kapur, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Bamboo Health 

• Alexandra Plante, Senior Advisor, Substance Use Continuum - Substance Use Disorders, National Council for Mental Wellbeing  

• Phil Rutherford, Vice President, Substance Use Continuum - Substance Use Disorders, National Council for Mental Wellbeing  

Key Moments:

• [0:00] Welcome to Solving What's Missing in Healthcare
• [1:00] The National Council for Well Being 
• [2:00] The State of Substance Use Disorder in America
• [4:00] Stigmas - Why They Impact Care  
• [7:00] The Workforce Shortage Impact 
• [10:00] The Role of Technology in Behavioral Health 

Listen On: On your favorite streaming platform. 

Approved Quotes:

"The recovery rates for substance use disorder are not terribly differen than other chronic condtions, but we've got to get people to care. Stigma prevents people from getting to care, and this is part of the problem."  Phil Rutherford, Vice President, Substance Use Continuum - National Council for Wellbeing

"The pervasive behavioral health workforce shortage is coming at a time when there is rapid acceleration in AI. The convergence of these two forces will likely spur the fast tracking of higher-risk technologies like therapeutic chatbots or tools that edge up on clinical decision-making, which has real potential, but also carries real risk."  Alexandra Plante, Senior Advisor, Substance Use Continuum - National Council for Wellbeing