Idaho's state opioid response grant - state opioid response (SOR) funding will enhance the idaho's state opioid response (ISOR) program

ISOR will increase access to opioid use disorder (OUD) and stimulant use disorder services, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), expand community recovery support services and reduce the number of opiate and stimulant related deaths in idaho. Idaho intends to accomplish this by supporting the continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery support services for adults, young adults, and transitional aged youth, for OUD and other concurrent substance use disorders. Idaho's 2024 SOR needs assessment identified the need to increase access to OUD and stimulant use disorder services, including MOUD, as the top GAP/need. Idaho will continue to address this need by increasing access to OUD and stimulant use disorder services, including MOUD, through several methods. Idaho will continue to support access to community recovery support services to 500 individuals each year of the grant for a total of 1500 persons served. This will be achieved by providing recovery coach services within idaho's recovery centers and continuing to fund support services through correctional reentry initiatives and warm handoff programs. The second need identified in idaho's 2024 SOR needs assessment is the need to expand community recovery support services. To address this need, safe and sober educational community activities and awareness campaigns will be provided monthly in all idaho's 7 regions through idaho's recovery centers. Additionally, funding will be available to idaho's 5 federally recognized tribes to support any prevention, harm reduction, treatment, or recovery support services needed within their communities. Idaho will increase access to recovery housing by providing safe and sober housing assistance to 3000 eligible individuals over the 3 years of the grant. The third need identified in idaho's 2024 SOR needs assessment is to reduce the number of opiate and stimulant related deaths. With a 7.93% increase in deaths related to opioid overdoses in idaho between 2021 and 2022, reducing the number of opiate and stimulant related deaths is the overarching goal for the ISOR program. To address this need, the division of behavioral health will partner with the kootenai county fire and rescue (KCFR) to distribute a total of 90,000 naloxone kits over the 3 years of the grant. To support the use of naloxone, KCFR will also distribute 1,200 naloxone educational materials and train at least 100 individuals on the use of naloxone each year. Additionally, harm reduction services will be supported through ISOR funding by increasing access to fentanyl/HIV/HEP C testing and providing referrals to treatment services within 8 community treatment and/or recovery support agencies by the end of the grant. Due to the repeal of idaho's safe syringe exchange act effective july 2024, ISOR funds will not be used to support needle exchange activities. To address our youngest population, providers will assist schools and communities with evidence-based tools and activities, prevention and education programming will be implemented or expanded in at least 3 schools over 3 years.