Friday, December 27, 2024
12/27/2024
In 2009, the substance abuse coalition One Care of Southwest Virginia began a collaborative, region-wide approach to address addiction concerns affecting the 22 rural cities and counties of rural Southwest Virginia. One Care has coalesced around a goal of achieving significant reductions in substance abuse and related social, economic, and health factors in their service area through the formation of a “Southwest Virginia Prevention Network”, which will enhance existing prevention programming and expand resources related to addiction and recovery. To fulfill this goal, an extensive strategic planning process was conducted and led to the development of the following objectives: Objective 1: Increase evidence-based prevention efforts in the One Care service area to prevent, delay, and identify the risk factors of SUD/OUD by August 2025 Objective 2: Increase access to the whole continuum of care, from early intervention through sustained recovery, in the One Care service area by August 2025 Objective 3: Increased access to non-treatment resources in the One Care service area to support long-term resilience by August 2025 Objective 4: Reduce stigma and increase community awareness surrounding SUD/OUD in the One Care service area by August 2025 If funded, these objectives will be accomplished through a number of specific strategies and interventions, to include: development of a drop-in day treatment Center that also provides housing and job training assistance, provision of continuing education opportunities for healthcare professionals, community outreach for education and training on responding to an opioid overdose emergency, expansion of two existing evidence-based youth prevention programs, first responder substance abuse continuing education, completion of a community needs assessment and gap analysis, development of a Substance Exposed Youth Toolkit, an analytical assessment of community stigma, and implementation of a stigma education campaign. The proposed activities will greatly expand prevention and behavioral health services in the target community and provide additional capacity for recovery treatment, with an estimated reach of 102,341 individuals per year, over a period of 5 years, for a total reach of 511,705 rural residents. The proposed programs will serve a diverse array of residents, across a spectrum of ages, levels of education, and exposure to opioid and stimulant substances, from the earliest prevention to supporting individuals currently living in recovery.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).