Project Grant P1053113

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION: ST. CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (DBA ST. CLAIRE HEALTHCARE) (222 MEDICAL CIRCLE, MOREHEAD, KY 40351); HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HTTPS://WWW.ST-CLAIRE.ORG DESIGNATED PROJECT DIRECTOR INFORMATION: KASANDRA HANSHAW, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER), (606) 783-6830, KASANDRA.HANSHAW@ST-CLAIRE.ORG NETWORK PLANNING PROJECT: NORTHEAST KENTUCKY SUBSTANCE USE RESPONSE COALITION LEGISLATIVE AIM(S): AIM #1: ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES; AIM #2: EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES; AIM #3: STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOCUS AREA: ST. CLAIRE HEALTHCARE'S FOCUS AREA IS SUICIDE PREVENTION. PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: A SIX-COUNTY, FULLY RURAL REGION OF KENTUCKY (COUNTY: CITIES): BATH: OWINGSVILLE, SALT LICK, SHARPSBURG; CARTER: GRAYSON, OLIVE HILL; CLARK: WINCHESTER; MASON: GERMANTOWN, MAYSVILLE, SARDIS; MONTGOMERY: CAMARGO, JEFFERSONVILLE, MT. STERLING; AND ROWAN: LAKEVIEW HEIGHTS, MOREHEAD. POPULATION TO BE SERVED: - NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY IS CHARACTERIZED BY COMPARATIVELY HIGH RATES OF OVERDOSE DEATHS AND SUICIDES. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH CLINICS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, AND RECOVERY CENTERS, AS WELL AS WITH MULTIPLE POPULATION GROUPS: HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATION OFFICIALS, STUDENTS, INDIVIDUALS IN ACTIVE ADDICTION, AND INDIVIDUALS IN EARLY RECOVERY. - THIS PROJECT WILL TARGET TWO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERED FROM POORER HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND OTHER INEQUITIES: RURAL RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN POVERTY AND RURAL STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+. NETWORK MEMBERS: CARTER COUNTY SCHOOLS (PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM); CLARK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT); COMPREHEND, INC. (COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER); GATEWAY DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT); MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION); PATHWAYS, INC. (COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER); RECOVERY ROWAN COUNTY, INC. (RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION); ST. CLAIRE HEALTHCARE (HEALTH CARE SYSTEM). SEVEN OF OUR NETWORK'S EIGHT PROPOSED MEMBERS (87.5%) ARE LOCATED IN A HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREA. - THE NORTHEAST KENTUCKY SUBSTANCE USE RESPONSE COALITION HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2018. THE COALITION'S MEMBERS ARE ENTIRELY COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE NEW FOCUS AREA OF SUICIDE PREVENTION. - EXPERIENCE IN SERVING RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE REGION, ST. CLAIRE PROVIDED NEARLY $5.6 MILLION IN CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021. IN ADDITION, ST. CLAIRE HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF AND FISCAL AGENT FOR THE NORTHEAST KENTUCKY SUBSTANCE USE RESPONSE COALITION SINCE 2018, ADMINISTERING NUMEROUS FEDERAL GRANT PROJECTS FOCUSED ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE REGION'S SUBSTANCE USE CRISIS. - THE PROPOSED APPROACH WILL ULTIMATELY INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE RELATED TO SUICIDE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING, WE WILL ADDRESS GAPS IN CARE AROUND SUICIDE PREVENTION, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT THROUGH FOCUSED EDUCATION TARGETED TOWARD PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ZERO SUICIDE PROGRAM WOULD DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, STRUCTURES, AND PROTOCOLS NECESSARY TO REDUCE PATIENTS' SUICIDE RISK. SCHOOLS' INTRODUCTION OF THE SOURCES OF STRENGTH PROGRAM COULD, FIRST AND FOREMOST, PREVENT POTENTIAL SUICIDES. HEALTH CARE, SCHOOL, AND RECOVERY OFFICIALS WILL NECESSARILY BE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NETWORK'S PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS, SINCE THOSE ARE THE ENTITIES IN WHICH THE INTERVENTIONS WOULD BE DELIVERED. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NOTIFICATION: GRANTS.GOV FUNDING PREFERENCE: ST. CLAIRE HEALTHCARE QUALIFIES FOR A FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON CARTER COUNTY BEING A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (QUALIFICATION 1)