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Posted 12/23/2020 (updated 4/4/2024)
This technical package provides evidence of the effectiveness of strategies and approaches for supporting successful planning, design, implementation, and sustainability of syringe services programs (SSPs). It provides a broad framework for new and existing SSPs to ensure needs-based service delivery, reduce harms related to injection drug use, and link participants to services that support their health and wellness.
Posted 11/11/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
JBS’s Robert Childs discussed the key concepts of harm reduction and evidence-based harm reduction interventions that grantees can implement to reduce overdose in their rural communities. Staff from Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network shared lessons learned from their RCORP-Planning grant in gaining buy-in for harm reduction concepts and planning for harm reduction services in rural Arkansas.
Posted 10/14/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
Presenters explained the role of RH in the continuum of care in this exciting and interactive presentation on emerging topics related to integrating social and medical models of recovery. They focused on emerging issues in rural America resulting from the pandemic, its impact on the rates of substance use disorder (SUD), and use of RH. Presenters emphasized funding for the development of RH, the role of partnerships within the recovery ecosystem, and promising practices involving cross-sector collaboration in housing, corrections, treatment, and recovery supports.
Milena Stott, LICSW, SUDP, The Fletcher Group
Erica Walker, CSW, TCADC, The Fletcher Group
Posted 10/14/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
Speakers from the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University/Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) RCORP-Implementation cohort discussed their efforts in addressing stigma in their respective service areas.
Posted 10/14/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
The workshop presented strategies to integrate HIV, hepatitis, and sexual health concerns into services for PWID. The session will focus on communication skills, assessment techniques, and building motivation among PWID to make healthier choices. Mr. Sacco looked at programmatic and clinical-level integration strategies and offered participants an opportunity to assess current service delivery models and develop a plan to enhance care. Mrs. Bell and Ms. Chavis intrdoduce participants to resources and funding opportunities available through HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB).
Posted 12/9/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Emergency Department initiated buprenorphine. This guide includes an overview, list of protocols, tools, and assessments for providers.
Posted 9/14/2020 (updated 3/29/2024)
The RCORP-TA Policy Academy Town Hall took place on September 1, 2020.
Please find the presentation and recording posted here.
Posted 6/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Regional Health Administrators presented a webinar series highlighting resources, policies, and assistance for developing and expanding SSPs in diverse settings and in different communities across the country, the three webinars were held in 2019.
Posted 5/11/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This fact sheet describes changes to Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reimbursement for Medication-Assisted Treatment drugs administered to fee-for-service Oregon Health Plan members, effective January 1, 2019.
Posted 3/21/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Syringe services programs (SSPs) remain highly effective, cost-saving interventions for the prevention of blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs. However, there have been restrictions regarding financial resources allocated to these programs, particularly in the US South. This study aimed to provide cost data regarding the implementation and first-year operations of an academic-based SSP utilizing fixed and mobile strategies, including the integration of onsite wound care.