The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. The grant will fund the establishment of the Meharry Opioid Response and Recovery (MORRE) Center, which will integrate Meharry's existing addiction treatment clinics to provide a full continuum of evidence-based care for individuals with opioid use disorder. The MORRE Center will focus on serving underserved Black residents and the unhoused population in Nashville and surrounding counties. The four-year project will strengthen the integration of Meharry's addiction treatment services and establish partnerships to offer a comprehensive system of care, including medication-assisted treatment, outpatient and residential treatment, harm reduction services, and recovery support. By implementing this program within an academic medical center, the grant will also help train the next generation of healthcare providers to address the opioid epidemic.
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