Saturday, September 7, 2024
9/7/2024
PPW Heal, Overcome, Persevere, and Empower, HOPE Initiative, a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, ODMHSAS, Southern Oklahoma Treatment Services (SOTS), and Jim Taliaferro Community Behavioral Health Clinic, JTCBHC, aims to establish a program tailored to address the needs of Comanche County and the surrounding rural areas in the Southwest region of Oklahoma. The initiative goal is to improve outpatient treatment and support services for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder, opioid use disorder. Hope ensures their children under 17 and families receive services as well. Collaboration with designated outpatient treatment providers is essential for HOPE to achieve the following goals: Increase awareness and reduce stigma surrounding pregnant and postpartum women with SUD, Motivate pregnant and postpartum women to seek treatment and supportive services for favorable maternal outcomes, Extend access to prevention, recovery, and family preservation services to mitigate the risk of involvement in child welfare and legal issues for pregnant and postpartum women, Improve culturally sensitive and trauma informed individual and/or family-centered treatment and recovery services, Develop a state and local community action plan emphasizing individual and family centered care across the continuum of pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, neonatal post-natal, birth, and early childhood stages. SOTS and JTCBHC provide services in Comanche County, recognized as a rural mental health shortage area for low income populations, with a HPSA score of 20 and a staffing level of 4.86 FTE to address the shortage and meet the population-to-practitioner target ratio. These established providers have been serving the target population for over twenty years and are well positioned to enhance their family programs to improve treatment outcomes for women, children, and additional family members. Each provider employs a diverse team of peers and treatment professionals with experience, expertise, and a unified philosophy to address the complex needs of families. The HOPE initiative welcomes pregnant or postpartum women with substance use disorder, or opioid use disorder, as well as their children under 17 and family members. A streamlined and integrated system of care over the next three years, incorporates evidence based interventions including Motivational Interviewing, Parent Child Assistance Program, Community Reinforcement Approach, Recovery Monitoring and Support, Seeking Safety, Circle of Security, Contingency Management, Strengthening Families, and Celebrating Families. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance outcomes in individual and family functioning, leading to improved child-parent relationships, family functioning, and overall well-being. HOPE will serve 26 unique individuals each year, totaling 78 over the grant period.
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).
