Maine

MaineHealth

This project aims to reduce the incidence and impact of NAS in MaineHealth's Mountain Service Region by supporting access to critical care and resources for pregnant and post-partum persons with SUD/OUD, and their families. HCC will work with area healthcare providers and community partners to establish an evidence-based, trauma informed, family-centered comprehensive care model that addresses the unique needs of pregnant individuals with SUD/OUD.

Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness NPC

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness intends to increase overdose response for Native Americans and to address immediate unmet needs in rural areas through improving and enhancing access to, capacity for, and sustainability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD).

MaineHealth (G39RH49496)

The overarching goals of the project are to prevent overdose deaths across rural York County, Maine; to address the increasing rate of infection from drug use; and to support historically underserved vulnerable populations, such as incarcerated individuals and unhoused people, in their recovery. The key strategies that will be implemented to address these needs are the installation of Naloxboxes, the distribution of Narcan, the provision of harm reduction and wound care supplies, and engagement of peer recovery coaches.

MaineHealth (G39RH49495)

The purpose of the proposed project is to immediately address the Opioid Overdose Crisis in rural Maine by improving capacity and local access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) providers, peer recovery specialists and other community social service and crisis intervention specialists within the most rural neighborhoods in the region, via a new mobile health unit designed and purchased exclusively for this purpose. Additionally a new mobile health care billing system will be established to ensure project sustainability.

Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative

The project will implement prevention, treatment, and recovery strategies including, but not limited to: partnering and strengthening collaboration with law enforcement, first responders, healthcare providers, faith-based leaders, and treatment providers; educating the community on prevention strategies, harm reduction, stigma, adverse childhood experiences, and resiliency; increasing access to Naloxone (a lifesaving overdose reversal medication) and providing overdose education; linking programming to middle and high schools; establishing a peer recovery center in Oxford Hills; expanding t

MaineHealth

The project activities are designed to bring SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery activities to the targeted rural service area, with an added emphasis on addressing the needs of the county’s incarcerated, unhoused or homeless, veterans, and public housing populations. The characteristics of the target service area include high rural poverty and social isolation, almost non-existent public transportation, high rates of chronic illness, and high rates of opioid overdose and related deaths.

Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc.

Provide Co-Occuring Training to both Mental Health Peer staff and SUD peer staff, Add a Behavioral Health Navigator in School system, and add a stipend internship program.

Healthy Acadia

Partners across Hancock and Washington counties, Maine, will implement the Downeast Communities Opioid Response Program (DCORP) to address and reduce morbidity and mortality of substance use disorders, particularly opioid use disorder, in easternmost Maine. Led by a multi-sector, two-county consortium, DCORP will expand and enhance critical prevention, treatment, and recovery activities and responses across the continuum of care.

Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc.

Prevention » Education for youth, young adults and affected others » Harm reduction access-naloxone distribution, SSPs and GSL education » Easily accessible HIV/HCV testing » Engaging those that use substances Treatment » Drug court » Access to methadone treatment » Transportation » Long-term treatment center » Insurance coverage » Easy access to services for smaller rural communities.

Jail & Prison Toolkit

This toolkit provides correctional administrators and health care providers the information necessary to plan and implement MAT programs within jails and prisons.
Posted Date
03/30/21