Delta Health Alliance

The RISE UP collaborative's purpose is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder in five high-risk rural communities of Mississippi by improving long-term recovery outcomes, including: 1) a voucher transportation program, 2) offering expungement clinics for drug charges, 3) establishing a pipeline with local colleges and social service providers for recovery programs, 4) renovating a training center to support recovery services, 5) providing training on SUD/OUD therapies, 6) providing training to licensed counselors on specific treatments, 7) workshops to improve reimbursement rate for services, 8) leveraging the NSCH program to recruit and retain rural SUD providers, 9) increasing screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences, 10) training community members in Mental Health First Aid, 11) reducing risk factors by training youth in the Lifeskills program, and 12) providing workforce training and job readiness skills.