Hopewell Health Centers, Inc.

In “A Comprehensive, RAPID (Regional Approach to Prevent, Intervene, and Discontinue) Response to Opiate Use in Southeast Ohio” the consortium members will expand on efforts that began through the 2018 RCORP Planning Grant Project. The RAPID partnership has been engaged in a regional initiative to address the Opiate epidemic since 2017. Hopewell Health Centers, the applicant organization, will partner with consortium members to use RCORP Implementation funds to carry out the Strategic Goals developed through the 2018 RCORP Planning process (1) Develop culturally appropriate communication tools/messaging for the region so residents can better understand the chronic disease nature of addiction and associated treatment processes; (2) Identify and promote best practices for engaging individuals in treatment through community visitation teams; (3) Identify, promote, and sustain implementation of evidence-based treatments; and (4) Apply models of chronic-disease self-management to Opiate Use Disorders and the Recovery Process. By achieving these goals, the consortium has the potential to impact 30 agency partners, 4,000 patients with substance abuse disorders served by Hopewell Health Centers, and the 232,000 residents in the identified project counties all located in Ohio’s Southern Appalachian Region.