Tuesday, April 16, 2024
4/16/2024
The District of Columbia's Opioid Response 3 (DCOR 3) initiative will focus on increasing access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), reducing unmet treatment needs, and reducing opioid overdose-related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services (RSS) to individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). Expanded services and supports will also be provided to individuals with stimulant use disorders (STUD). Through support from the first and second State Opioid Response (SOR) grants (DCOR 1 and 2), the District has increased access to MOUD, including in the DC Jail, and has expanded the array of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and RSS. The SOR 3 grant will continue many of these initiatives but will also increase entry points in the system of care (e.g., stabilization and sobering center, satellite Opioid Treatment Programs [OTPs]) and improve the coordination of care for individuals as they move through the system by expanding care management initiatives in the community and at the DC Jail. Additionally, peer support specialists will be used throughout the continuum of care to foster engagement and service connection. Training, technical assistance, coaching, and consultation will be available to SUD providers/health care professionals to increase their ability to address an individual's whole person needs. In addition, the District will implement a coordinated approach at the community/neighborhood level by facilitating key stakeholders in each ward to work collaboratively around harm reduction, prevention, community outreach and education initiatives, and sustainability planning. The DCOR 3 initiative will be implemented in all eight Wards with particular focus on Wards 5, 7, and 8 (highest opioid fatalities). LIVE.LONG.DC, 2.0, the District of Columbia Strategic Plan to Reduce Opioid Use, Misuse, and Related Deaths will continue to be a guide for accomplishing the work. The specific goals of the grant are to 1) Continue to implement the city-wide opioid strategic plan; 2) Support a comprehensive, data-driven surveillance and response infrastructure that addresses emerging trends in SUD and opioid-related overdoses; 3) Educate District residents and stakeholders on the risk of OUD and stimulant use disorders and their risks, and harm reduction approaches through coordinated community efforts; 4) Support the awareness and availability of, and access to, harm reduction services in the District of Columbia consistent with evolving best and promising practices; 5) Ensure knowledge of, and equitable access to, high-quality, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, equity-based SUD treatment; 6) Expand reach and impact of the highest quality recovery support services available and promote a recovery-oriented system of care; and 7) Implement a shared vision between justice and public health agencies to address the needs of individuals who come in contact with the criminal justice system. The DCOR 3 initiative will serve 1,500 unduplicated individuals over the life of the grant (750 in Year 1 and 750 in Year 2).
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).
