Project Grant G2846290

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - ABSTRACT 1. PROJECT TITLE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE RESPONSE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SUPPORT IN RURAL OHIO 2. REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT $2,000,000 3. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME OHIO UNIVERSITY'S VOINOVICH SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE 4. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS 1 OHIO UNIVERSITY; BLDG. 21, THE RIDGES; ATHENS, OH 45701 5. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING 6. PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME & TITLE HOLLY JANE RAFFLE, PROFESSOR 7. PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION 740-597-1710 RAFFLE@OHIO.EDU 8. DATA COORDINATOR NAME & TITLE NICOLE R. YANDELL, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 9. DATA COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION 740-597-1755 YANDELL@OHIO.EDU 10. EIN/DUNS NUMBER EXCEPTION REQUEST IN ATTACHMENT 8? NO 11. HOW THE APPLICANT FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY HRSA PROJECT OFFICER 12. NUMBER OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS & LIST OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS 6 OHIO UNIVERSITY'S VOINOVICH SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ASHTABULA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES BOARD FAIRFIELD COUNTY ALCOHOL, DRUG ADDICTION, MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY BOARD MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES BOARD OF SENECA, OTTAWA, SANDUSKY, AND WYANDOT COUNTIES SANDUSKY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 13. IS THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION A PREVIOUS OR CURRENT RCORP AWARD RECIPIENT OR CONSORTIUM MEMBER? YES FY18 RCORP-P, FY19 RCORP-I, FY21 RCORP-PS 14. INDICATE IF APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO APPLY FOR FY22 RCORP- I? NO 15. DOES THE TARGET SERVICE AREA OVERLAP WITH THE SERVICE AREAS OF THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION, THE DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY, OR THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION? YES ASHTABULA COUNTY IS IN THE ARC SERVICE AREA. 16. RCORP-BHS TARGET SERVICE AREA: A. FULLY RURAL COUNTIES: SANDUSKY COUNTY OH, SENECA COUNTY OH; ASHTABULA COUNTY OH B. PARTIALLY-RURAL COUNTIES: FAIRFIELD COUNTY (OH): 39045030900 39045031000 39045031100 39045031200 39045031300 39045031400 39045031500 39045031600 39045031700 39045032000 39045032100 39045032200 39045032300 39045032500 17. TARGET POPULATION THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TARGET POPULATION THAT IS NATIVE AMERICAN IN THE RURAL SERVICE AREA IS: ASHTABULA COUNTY (0.10%), FAIRFIELD COUNTY (0.10%), SENECA COUNTY (0.20%), AND SANDUSKY COUNTY (0.30%). THIS PROJECT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY TARGET TRIBAL POPULATIONS. THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE RESPONSE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SUPPORT IN RURAL OHIO WILL CONTINUE A HIGHLY INNOVATIVE APPROACH THAT EMPOWERS LOCAL COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM FROM FOUR RURAL OHIO COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) CARE SERVICES. AS AN EXTENSION OF PREVIOUS RCORP-PLANNING AND RCORP-IMPLEMENTATION AWARDS, THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE ASHTABULA COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE LEADERSHIP TEAM, THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY OPIATE TASK FORCE, AND THE SENECA COUNTY OPIATE TASK FORCE (WITH SUPPORT FROM THE SANDUSKY COUNTY HEALTH PARTNERS) IN IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES ALIGNED WITH THE THREE GOALS SET FORTH BY THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM -BH CARE SUPPORT INITIATIVE. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO: (1) ADDRESS STRUCTURAL- AND SYSTEMS-LEVEL BARRIER TO IMPROVE RURAL RESIDENT'S ACCESS TO QUALITY, INTEGRATED SUD AND OTHER BH CARE SERVICES; (2) IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL BH CARE SERVICES THROUGH SUPPORTING RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO OFFER COORDINATED, EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED SUD AND OTHER BH CARE SERVICES; AND (3) IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF THE BH CARE SYSTEM TO ADDRESS RURAL COMMUNITY RISK FACTORS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT AFFECT THE BH OF RURAL RESIDENTS. THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE APPROACH, OHIO UNIVERSITY'S VOINOVICH SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, WILL SUPPORT THE LOCAL CONSORTIA WITH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THE PROJECT'S GOALS ARE MET