Community Engagement

This is a resource for harm reduction programs and communities looking to establish new community advisory boards (CABs) or improve upon existing ones. Syringe Services Program Community Advisory Boards: A Framework offers structured recommendations to develop, convene, and sustain effective syringe service program CABs.

As RCORP Grantees continue to build and grow partnerships with Indigenous peoples and communities, further information is needed to support these partnerships through building trust, understanding community dynamics, and recognizing the importance of patient-centered care.

The Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Cohort I tip sheet is a result of collaborative efforts of the NAS Cohort I grant recipients.  Drawing on the insights and experiences of our grantees, we identified 9 key recommendations.  These tips serve not only as a guiding framework for future NAS cohort grantees but also offers valuable guidance to all RCORP grant cohorts.  This resource aims to enhance effectiveness and increase the impact of all RCORP grantee initiatives. 

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now has the "Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide" available, as a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS).

This was not an academic workshop about stigma. It was a conversation for participants to explore stigma and how we support people with OUD and their families and work together in our communities to reduce stigma. We used portraits and videos to facilitate discussion, making it very interactive. UR RCOE partnered with hosts in rural communities across the country to hold these sessions and is looking forward to facilitating this Community Conversation, open to all RSV attendees.

This workshop defined SDOH and discuss how they contributed to successful community engagement in rural communities. Case studies were used to share principles, theories, strategies, and lessons learned from implementing teenage pregnancy, SUD, and HIV/AID prevention projects in rural Georgia counties.

Wish lists for consortiums or coalitions often include words like “effective,” “engaged,” “productive,” “sustainable,” “powerful,” “growing,” and “motivated.”

OMNI Institute, in partnership with the JBS RCORP-TA team, created the Spring 2023 Data Learning Collaborative for all RCORP grant recipients. These sessions built the foundation for data learning, and we dove into data-related topics during each month’s skills-building session. 

The Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network has developed an Alcohol Awareness Toolkit to use during Alcohol Awareness Month. The Alcohol Awareness Toolkit will help you raise awareness about alcohol-related harms and the importance of strong alcohol policies. It also encourages engagement from prevention and public health stakeholders to strategically educate and inform decision-makers about effective alcohol policies by providing easy-to-personalize, templated opinion editorials, letters to legislators, and proclamations.

A new article in RHIhub's The Rural Monitor describes the community's understanding of Native culture in Gallup, New Mexico to take an effective, holistic community-wide approach to recovery of SUD. The article highlights a community-wide consortium that works hard to tackle the issue of alcohol and substance use disorders through withdrawal management, peer counseling, assisting with housing, and other services.