Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/5/2025
The purpose of the West Virginia Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF Rx) program is to enhance and expand infrastructure and to develop and implement prescription drug prevention efforts in West Virginia on the state, regional, and local levels for identified high-risk counties and communities. The estimated number of individuals to be directly served annually is 45,424 and 227,120 throughout the five years of the grant. Goals of the program include (1) To enhance the state's SPF based prevention infrastructure to address prescription drug misuse among youth ages 12-17 and adults ages 18 years and older; and (2) To prevent and reduce prescription drug and illicit opioid misuse and abuse. The SPF Rx program will target the following prevention priorities to achieve its goals and objectives: needs assessment, strategic planning, financing/coordination of funding streams, organizational/structural change, development of inter-agency coordination mechanisms, policy development to support needed service system improvements, quality improvement, performance measure development, and workforce development. To build community infrastructure, WV will provide workforce development that supports the proper use of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, and will expand training in evidence-based practices to ensure the entire state prevention infrastructure has the most relevant and up-to-date skills to help reduce substance use/misuse across the state. WV will convene a state level advisory council to identify evidence-based programs and practices that meet the needs of the population to be served, assure that leadership teams, training, models, and other prevention capacity is in place for each evidence-based program and practice, assure sustainable workforce development strategies are implemented, provide logistical support, and help guide strategies for effective adoption and sustainability of practices.
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).