Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Illinois SPF Rx Project - The IL SPF Rx project will address 3 main goals focusing on prescription drug misuse: use PMP data and the SPF to design prevention activities; expand the infrastructure of healthcare professionals who understand the SPF, PMP, and dangers of prescription drug misuse by training healthcare students and integrating information in curricula; and deliver activities based on current facts and evidenced-based strategies to prevent misuse by high school students. The Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (IDHS/SUPR) submits this application for SAMHSA/CSAP Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) SP-21-001, Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF Rx) grant. The IDHS/SUPR Bureau of Prevention Services manages prevention funds of Illinois Substance Abuse Block Grant, as well as many previous SPF grants. Illinois proposes to train medical communities on risks of overprescribing to young adults, increase awareness and access of the PMP by healthcare professionals, and raise community awareness by bringing prescription drug misuse prevention activities and education to high schools. IL PMP data will inform needs assessments and strategic plans as indicators of project outcomes to reduce the number of prescription drug misuse, overdose-related deaths, and prescription misuse adverse events among individuals 18 years and older. To achieve these outcomes, more than 600 healthcare students will be trained and 600 high schoolers are estimated to receive prevention activities in Year 1. Over 5 years, more than 6,000 individuals will be trained/impacted by prevention activities. One sub-recipient will serve areas in Illinois identified by the SPF driven needs assessment using PMP data. Current data identifies Cook county as the hub of overrepresented overdose deaths mainly due to fentanyl, yet a need for prevention services targeting high school youth has received less attention even though the number of emerging adults who misuse prescription drugs increases compared to low rates for adolescents. Illinois Youth Survey data points to potential risk factors including multiple drug use associated with adolescent prescription drug misuse. The sub-recipient will coordinate and provide training of healthcare students to provide prescription drug misuse prevention/education activities to high school youth. Most trainers will be college age to potentially increase acceptance of trainers and their messages. The Evaluator and sub-recipient will assist IDHS/SUPR in complying with SAMHSA/CSAP reporting expectations. The sub-recipient will assist IDHS/SUPR in local needs assessments and expansion of sectors represented on the Illinois Opioid Crisis Response Advisory Council through the Prescribing Practices Committee and Equity Committee. The committees will build on strategic planning and SPF activities, as well as contribute to state and local policy/legislative changes.
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).