Adirondack Health Institute, Inc.

The Adirondack Health Institute will serve the Adirondack North Country Region of New York State (NYS) and the proposed project will: 1) implement a regional approach to support a positive shift in community norms; 2) develop systems that support early screening, identification, and treatment; 3) increase collaboration and understanding of available resources; 4) implement community and school-based prevention models and education; 5) convene task forces and workgroups to achieve a shared vision of a regionalized approach to supporting sustained recovery, increased treatment and understanding of harm reduction; and 6) initiate training strategies to increase the SUD/OUD workforce. The Consortium will leverage, build on and expand relationships created during the RCORP-Planning project and will be premised on the tools and resources available as part of a community impact model to ensure coordination, communication support and empowerment of local communities to address opioid use and reduce overdose deaths across the full continuum of care.