Friday, December 6, 2024
12/6/2024
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) in conjunction with local treatment providers serving the state aim to address the opioid overdose crisis by increasing access to a continuum of care from prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services through the State Opioid and Stimulant Services initiative (SOS2). Increasing access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD) and evidence-based treatment modalities for both opioid and stimulant use/misuse, and co-occurring disorders. The SOS2 initiative is designed to help reduce unmet treatment needs and opioid-related overdose deaths and stimulant use/misuse for all Oklahomans. The SOS2 initiative will serve individuals and their families across the lifespan affected by opioid and/or stimulant use disorder with a continued emphasis on Native Americans, pre and post-natal persons, Veterans and individuals who have served in the military and their families, adolescents, individuals in rural areas without access to treatment, and discharging from jail or prisons with OUDs at risk for relapse. ODMHSAS will continue to utilize state and grant funding; align and streamline to maximize dollars used without duplication of efforts and serve more individuals and their families. SOS initiative will collect GPRA on 2,000 in year 1 and 3,000 in year 2 with a total of 5,000 over a 2-year period. Those being served will be above these numbers, however, history has shown only a percentage are willing to engage in the GPRA evaluation. Goals and Objectives: Goals & Objectives: The following will be completed by the end of year one unless otherwise noted. 1) Increase community knowledge base to prevent abuse of opioids, stimulants, and increase access to services through messaging to 1000 individuals and practice facilitation; 2) Increase Community outreach by training, disseminate material, link referrals, and increase local action on opioid and stimulant misuse prevention; 3) Enhance the knowledge base for the workforce and better support individuals at risk or with an OUD, families and the community in prevention, treatment, and recovery supports through trainings, consultation, as well as the distribution of naloxone kits will reach approx. 10,900 individuals; 4) Promote social and emotional health for students to decrease disruptive behavior and increase quality instruction time to 100 classrooms; 5) Increase collaboration and sustain community referral base for individuals with OUD by mobilizing 4 regional OUD liaisons by conducting 800 contacts; 6) Increase access to an array of treatments for individuals with OUD/SUDs including those who are uninsured and underinsured, with emphasis on veterans, pregnant women, tribal, those coming out of jails and prisons through SBIRT and 23+providers serving 5,000 individuals; 7) Enhance the existing infrastructure to deliver evidence-based treatment interventions that include medication(s) FDA-approved for OUD, and stimulant misuse and use disorders, including for cocaine, methamphetamine, and/or co-occurring disorders including but not limited trauma, suicidal ideation in a continuum by using EBPs like Motivational Interviewing, telehealth, and recovery support strategies by 25% and developing Behavioral Health Center of Excellence. 8) Ensure contractors have a 100% of eligible prescribers on staff waivered to provided MAT services through TA provided waiver trainings; 9) Enhance Recovery Supports by increasing acceptance in Oxford Houses on MAT by 25%, train 100 PRRS in EBPs, provide support for 50 Certified Recovery Houses, IPS/housing services by 125% and use of CHESS app by 50%; 10) Increase College outreach by training, disseminate material, link referrals, and increase campus action on opioid and stimulants misuse prevention.
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).
