Friday, April 26, 2024
4/26/2024
El Centro Family Health, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1972 in Espanola, New Mexico, proposes to reduce illicit opioid and prescription drug misuse and increase the number of individuals gaining MAT services in northeastern New Mexico, targeting adults who are experiencing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) as the focus population. ECFH provides integrated health care services to more than 21,000 patients through almost 90,000 encounters via a network of primary care clinics that consist of 3 dental clinics, 9 school-based health centers, and 13 medical clinics. ECFH’s MAT program was launched about 13 years ago and served 925 unique patients in 2020 (many of whom are long-term program participants). The project will support ECFH to launch a dedicated Integrated Addictions Department that will be led by an 0.5 FTE Department Director / Project Director to oversee department and staff activities. The new department will also borrow from ECFH’s Behavioral Health (BH) Department model by hiring/assigning Regional Clinical Supervisors who are dedicated to managing IA Dept. staff to include Counselors, LADACs, PSS, BH Support Specialists, interns and serving as a community liaison. MAT program services will be available through all 13 ECFH primary care clinics located throughout the seven-county region, as well as through telehealth. Complementary counseling, behavioral therapies and recovery support services are a cornerstone for ECFH MAT program activities.
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).
