Project Grant G2846297

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - PROJECT TITLE VALLEY COUNTY OPIOID RESPONSE PROJECT REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT $500,000 ANNUALLY APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT IV (CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS 707 N. ARMSTRONG PL., BOISE, ID 83704-0825. APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE SPECIAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT PROJECT DIRECTOR/DATA COORDINATOR NAME AND TITLE SHELLY HITT, LCSW VCORP PROJECT DIRECTOR/DATA COORDINATOR PROJECT DIRECTOR/DATA COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION (208) 215-5262 SLHITT@CDH.IDAHO.GOV EIN/DUNS NUMBER EXCEPTION REQUEST IN ATTACHMENT 8? (Y/N) NOT APPLICABLE. HOW THE APPLICANT FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.GOV NUMBER OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS & LIST OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS 20 - ANEW LIFE COACHING, BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER, CENTRAL IDAHO COUNSELING, CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH, IGNITE IDAHO FAMILY RESOURCES CENTER, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, EPIC PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES LLC, MOUNTAIN LIFE CHURCH, MCCALL CITY COUNCIL, NEW MEADOWS CITY COUNCIL, PHOENIX GYM, ROC/PEER WELLNESS, ST. LUKE'S MCCALL MEDICAL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO VALLEY COUNTY EXTENSION, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO PROJECT ECHO, VALLEY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, VALLEY COUNTY CORONER, VALLEY COUNTY COURT SERVICES, WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAIN YOUTH ADVOCACY COALITION IS THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION A PREVIOUS OR CURRENT RCORP AWARD RECIPIENT OR CONSORTIUM MEMBER? IF YES, SPECIFY FY18 RCORP PLANNING APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FY20 RCORP IMPLEMENTATION APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INDICATE IF APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO APPLY FOR FY22 RCORP- IMPLEMENTATION? YES 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? NO RCORP-BHS TARGET SERVICE AREA A. FULLY RURAL COUNTIES: VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO B. PARTIALLY-RURAL COUNTIES: NOT APPLICABLE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET POPULATION VALLE Y COUNTY, IDAHO'S 11,746 RESIDENTS ARE WIDELY DISPERSED, WITH AN AVERAGE POPULATION DENSITY OF JUST 2.7 PEOPLE/SQUARE MILES. THE AREA RECEIVES MORE THAN NINE FEET OF ANNUAL SNOWFALL. RINGED BY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THREE NATIONAL FORESTS, VALLEY COUNTY IS AN EXCEEDINGLY RURAL AREA THAT IS A TWO-PLUS HOUR DRIVE FROM BOISE, THE NEAREST URBAN HUB FOR MANY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. CURRENTLY, 95.8% OF THE POPULATION IS CAUCASIAN, 4.7% IS HISPANIC OR LATINO, 1.2% IS NATIVE AMERICAN, AND 0.5% IS BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN. VALLEY COUNTY IS 48% FEMALE, WITH 4.7% OF RESIDENTS UNDER FIVE, 18.3% UNDER AGE 18, AND 25.9% AGE 65 AND OLDER. CURRENT DATA SHOWS THAT 8.7% OF RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS AND THAT JUST UNDER 14% OF THE POPULATION LACK HEALTH INSURANCE. THE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER-TO-PATIENT RATIO IN VALLEY COUNTY IS 540:1, AND THE CDC'S 2019 COUNTY OPIOID PRESCRIBING RATES FOR VALLEY COUNTY WERE RECORDED AT 20.9 PER 100 PEOPLE. MANY PORTIONS OF VALLEY COUNTY ARE EXPERIENCING A SERIOUS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT THE FY22 RCORP-BHS GRANT WILL COMPLEMENT PAST AND CURRENT EFFORTS IN VALLEY COUNTY BY BRIDGING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE GAPS IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY. EFFORTS INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EXECUTION INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON DELIVERY OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES; DEVELOPING A ROBUST COORDINATION OF CARE MODEL TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY AND COMMUNICATION AMONG PROVIDERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES; ESTABLISHING MOBILE TREATMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES; IMPLEMENTING AND COORDINATING FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS; EXECUTING AN ANTI-STIGMA MEDIA CAMPAIGN; ROLLING OUT AN EVIDENCE-BASED SCREENING, BRIEF SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PROGRAM TO PEOPLE WITH SUD AND THOSE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING SUD; AND EXPANDING EVIDENCE-BASED, YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTERED PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES, SUCH AS THE ICELANDIC