Author: CHESS Health

    Maternal Opioid Use Disorder: The Case for Comprehensive, Digitally-Enhanced Care

    October 24, 2025

    Opioid use disorder has increased by 4x among pregnant individuals since 1999
    Maximizing Patient Lifetime Value in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

    Maximizing Patient Lifetime Value in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

    October 23, 2025

    This paper examines how the proven framework of lifetime value transforms SUD treatment outcomes and economics for all stakeholders.

    CHESS Health and Diamond Mind Partner to Deliver Groundbreaking Veteran-Focused Support

    October 23, 2025

    CHESS Health and Diamond Mind Partnership Combines Evidence-Based Digital Tools with Military-Informed Expertise to Deliver Training, Content, and Peer Support for Veteran Recovery

    CHESS Health Supports Hancock County’s Expansion of Digital Recovery Tools with Addition of Family-Focused Companion App

    October 9, 2025

    CHESS Health and Hancock County launch Companion app to support families navigating loved ones’ substance use disorder recovery journey.

    CHESS Health Launches TouchPoint to Enable Multi-Channel Patient Engagement

    October 7, 2025

    TouchPoint eliminates communication barriers and engagement gaps while driving improved treatment adherence, patient satisfaction, and program retention across your entire patient population.
    stigma creates costly barriers to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, and how digital tools can reduce costs while improving access to care and recovery outcomes for health plans, providers, and public sector organizations.

    The Business Case for Reducing Mental Health and SUD Stigma

    September 26, 2025

    A Strategic Guide for Health Plans, Providers, Employers, and the Public Sector Mental health stigma is costing the U.S. economy hundreds of billions annually through delayed care, emergency interventions, and
    Learn about the barriers that contribute to the persistent inequities in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and how to overcome them.

    Breaking Down Barriers: Addressing Inequities in SUD Prevention and Treatment

    September 26, 2025

    While inadequate health insurance remains a primary driver of treatment gaps, numerous additional barriers contribute to the persistent inequities in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, particularly among BIPOC communities. Understanding

    CHESS Health Partners with Arkansas to Deliver Statewide 24/7 Digital Recovery Support

    September 23, 2025

    CHESS Health launches digital recovery platform statewide in Arkansas, providing 24/7 peer support through Connections and Companion apps to address critical SUD treatment gaps.
    Learn how digital screening tools, automated referral systems, and recovery support apps help treatment centers build and retain census.

    Leveraging Digital Tools to Build & Retain Census

    September 4, 2025

    Healthcare providers face an unprecedented crisis. In 2024, 122 million Americans lived in Health Professional Shortage Areas, while HRSA projects a shortage of more than 113,000 addiction counselors in the
    The Connections app backed by peers provide benefits to members, case managers and the financial goals of health plans.

    Health Plan Improves Care with Digital SUD Support Solution

    August 29, 2025

    Case managers and peer support staff working in the health insurance industry assist clients with a wide range of conditions and chronic diseases in navigating the complexities of the healthcare
    Over his life, isolation has fed CG's addiction, but he has found recovery through daily community connection.

    Breaking the Isolation Trap: How CG Stays Connected in Recovery

    August 22, 2025

    As his children got older, CG found himself drawn back to drinking and drugs, habits he’d started as a teenager. He’d taken a bit of a break while his kids
    Mech's outpatient treatment extended into daily virtual support, providing 24/7 recovery reinforcement that led to two years clean.

    Beyond Office Hours: How Digital Tools Extended Mech’s Outpatient Recovery

    August 21, 2025

     Like many people, Mech first experimented with drugs and alcohol as a teenager in high school. From the start, he struggled with moderation, which led to serious addiction issues—cocaine, crack,