Resources
EPIC Program
Local Treatment & Support Resources
For individuals in the Washington, DC area seeking substance use treatment for themselves, or education and referral resources for a loved one
Start Here: 24/7 Crisis & Access Lines
✔ DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Access Helpline
The easiest way to connect to mental health and substance use services through DBH and its certified providers, 24 hours a day.
Phone: 1-888-793-4357 (1-888-7WE-HELP), TTY: 711
Website: dbh.dc.gov
✔ 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
For anyone experiencing a mental health, substance use, or emotional crisis, or worried about a loved one.
Phone: Call or text 988
✔ SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service for individuals facing mental health or substance use disorders.
Phone: 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP)
Website: findtreatment.gov
Assessment & Referral for Treatment (Washington, DC)
✔ The Assessment and Referral Center (ARC) — DC Dept. of Behavioral Health
Provides same-day assessment and referral for individuals seeking substance use disorder treatment. A clinician determines the appropriate level of care and helps choose from certified providers citywide.
Address: 64 New York Avenue NE, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20002 (ARC entrance near P St./Florida Ave.)
Phone: 202-727-8473, TTY: 711
Website: dbh.dc.gov/service/treatment-services
✔ Community Response Team (CRT)
24/7 multidisciplinary mobile team supporting adults experiencing emotional, psychiatric, or substance use crises, and connecting them to ongoing services.
Phone: 202-673-9300
Community-Based Treatment Providers
✔ Unity Health Care — Opioid Recovery Program
Medication-assisted treatment (buprenorphine or naltrexone) plus peer recovery support, individual counseling, harm reduction, and case management. Open-access (no appointment needed) MAT available at the East of the River Health Center; over 20 sites citywide, sliding-scale/regardless of ability to pay.
Address: Multiple DC locations (e.g., 1660 Columbia Rd NW; 1500 Galen St SE)
Phone: 202-508-0500 (general)
Website: unityhealthcare.org/services/behavioral-health
✔ Community of Hope
Federally Qualified Health Center offering integrated behavioral health and substance use disorder services alongside primary and maternal care.
Address: 4 Atlantic Street SW, Washington, DC 20032, and other sites
Phone: 202-407-7747
Website: communityofhopedc.org
✔ Whitman-Walker Health
Community health center providing substance use treatment integrated with primary and behavioral health care, with particular expertise serving LGBTQ+ clients.
Address: 1525 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-939-7679
Website: whitman-walker.org
✔ Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Centers
Outpatient substance use treatment offering greater flexibility and lower cost than inpatient care, with locations across DC, Maryland, and Virginia (recently merged with Concerted Care Group).
Address: 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005, and other locations
Phone: 1-888-331-5251
Website: https://www.kolmac.com/locations/washington-dc/
✔ National Capital Treatment & Recovery (formerly Phoenix House)
Nationally accredited residential and outpatient treatment, with gender-specific adult programs.
Address: 200 North Glebe Road, Suite 104, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-841-0703
Website: https://www.natcaptreatment.org/
Education & Support for Family Members
✔ DC Prevention Centers
Prevention-focused services aimed at reducing risk factors for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth, and supporting families and communities.
Website: dbh.dc.gov
✔ Family Peer Coaching Project (Community Connections)
Evidence-based, multi-family intervention pairing families with peer coaches who bring lived experience; designed for families involved with CFSA.
Website: https://communityconnectionsdc.org/
✔ SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator (FindTreatment.gov)
National, searchable directory of substance use and mental health treatment facilities, filterable by location, payment type, and specialty (e.g., MAT, youth, LGBTQ+, Spanish-speaking).
Website: findtreatment.gov
EPIC Program
Physician Education & Training Resources
Continuing-education options for physicians and prescribers seeking training in substance use disorder identification, treatment, and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Free Trainings
✔ PCSS-MOUD (Providers Clinical Support System)
SAMHSA-funded free training and mentoring for practitioners on identifying and treating opioid use disorder. Offers an 8-hour MOUD training bundle (satisfies the DEA 8-hour training requirement) and an 8-hour Pain, Opioids & Effective Patient Care series, delivered live, via webinar, or on demand. Free 1:1 clinical mentoring also available.
Cost: Free
Format: Live, webinar, on-demand
Credit: CME/CE available
Website: pcssnow.org
✔ SAMHSA Buprenorphine Quick Start & Pocket Guide
Foundational materials for practitioners seeking to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, covering initiation, dosing, and management.
Cost: Free
Format: Self-paced guide
Website: samhsa.gov/substance-use/treatment/options/buprenorphine
✔ AMA Ed Hub — Buprenorphine for OUD Course
Free American Medical Association course on buprenorphine initiation, dosing, and ongoing management for physicians treating opioid use disorder as a chronic condition.
Cost: Free
Format: Online module
Credit: CME available
Website: ama-assn.org
✔ CDC TRAIN — Assessing and Addressing OUD
Free continuing-education training on diagnosing and treating opioid use disorder. Register on the CDC TRAIN platform and search course number WB4664R.
Cost: Free
Format: Online, self-paced
Credit: Free CE
Website: cdc.gov/overdose-prevention
✔ Opioid Response Network (ORN)
A coalition of nearly 50 national organizations offering free technical assistance, tailored education, and training on integrating OUD services and MOUD into primary care and other settings — including on-site or virtual sessions for a clinic or group practice.
Cost: Free
Format: Customized TA and training
✔ ASAM Fundamentals ECHO (FAME) Case Conferences
Case-based virtual conference series connecting physicians with addiction medicine experts to discuss real patient cases, dosing challenges, and treatment barriers. Offered periodically — check ASAM's current schedule.
Cost: Free
Format: Live video conference series
Website: asam.org
Paid Training Experiences
Rates below are approximate as of 2026 and often carry a discount for professional-society members.
✔ ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine (40-Hour Program)
A flagship, case-based ASAM CME program for primary care and other physicians with limited addiction training, covering screening, treatment, and referral across the nine core addiction-medicine competencies.
Cost: ~$695 (member) / ~$895 (non-member)
Format: On-demand
Credit: 40 CME hours
Website: elearning.asam.org
✔ ASAM Criteria (4th Edition) Foundations Course
Live virtual course on applying the ASAM Criteria to determine appropriate level of care for patients with substance use disorders, addressed within real-world system constraints.
Cost: ~$185 (member) / ~$249 (non-member)
Format: Live virtual, one day
Website: elearning.asam.org
✔ ASAM Annual Conference (On-Demand)
An 88-hour on-demand library of sessions from ASAM's annual conference spanning beginner to advanced levels, covering the latest research and clinical practice in addiction medicine.
Cost: ~$569 (member) / ~$769 (non-member)
Format: On-demand
Website: asam.org
✔ AAAP Addictions and Their Treatment Course
Intensive on-demand training from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry to prepare for board certification/recertification, and a comprehensive SUD overview for any health professional. Includes modules on co-occurring disorders, pain and addiction, pregnancy, and motivational interviewing.
Cost: ~$500 (member) / ~$600 (non-member)
Format: On-demand
Credit: ~37.5 CE + self-assessment credits
Website: aaap.org/education
✔ AAAP Advanced Courses (Office-Based Opioid Treatment / Addiction Psychopharmacology)
Shorter, deeper-dive advanced courses for prescribers who already have a foundation in treating substance use disorders and want to build clinical confidence with more complex cases and pharmacology.
Cost: ~$350–600 depending on course and membership
Format: Live, case-based workshop
Website: aaap.org
✔ AAAP Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium
Latest research on substance use and co-occurring psychiatric disorders for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and allied health professionals; on-demand access available after the live event.
Cost: ~$250 (member) / ~$300 (non-member)
Format: Live + on-demand
Credit: Up to ~40 CME hours
Website: aaap.org
Compiled for the EPIC Program at Your Neighborhood Clinic. Confirm current pricing, dates, and credit offerings directly on each organization site.
