Summary
FLORIDA'S STATE OPIOID RESPONSE PROJECT IV - FLORIDA'S STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) GRANT WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING OPIOID AND STIMULANT MISUSE, DISORDERS, AND OVERDOSES. THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS WHO MISUSE STIMULANTS (INCLUDING COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND PRESCRIPTION STIMULANTS) OR OPIOIDS, AND INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OPIOID OR STIMULANT USE DISORDER. THIS INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS WITH CO- OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. SOR-FUNDED PROVIDERS WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS REENTERING COMMUNITIES FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE SETTINGS, PARENTS IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, YOUTH, AND ALL OTHERS WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE NUMBERS AND RATES OF OPIOID- CAUSED DEATHS. A MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE DISORDERS, INCLUDING INCREASED ADMISSIONS TO MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND
