Summary
WASHINGTON STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT SUMMARY: WASHINGTON STATE SOR IV IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS WASHINGTON (WA) STATE’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY IMPLEMENTING THE 2021-2022 WA STATE OPIOID AND OVERDOSE RESPONSE PLAN (PLAN), COMPRISED OF FIVE GOALS: (1) PREVENT OPIOID AND OTHER DRUG MISUSE; (2) IDENTIFY AND TREAT OPIOID MISUSE AND STIMULANT USE DISORDER; (3) ENSURE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF PEOPLE WHO USE OPIOIDS AND OTHER DRUGS; (4) USE DATA AND INFORMATION TO DETECT OPIOID MISUSE, MONITOR DRUG USER HEALTH EFFECTS, ANALYZE POPULATION HEALTH AND EVALUATE INTERVENTIONS; AND (5) SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY. THE WA STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY/DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY (DBHR) WILL IMPLEMENT SOR IV THROUGH STRATEGIES RELATED TO GOALS 1 ,2, 3, AND 5 IN THE PLAN. GOAL 1 (PREVENT OPIOID AND OTHER DRUG MISUSE): FUND AT LEAST 22 COMMUNITY PREVENTION AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE (CPWI) COALITIONS IN HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES; SERVE 40 COMMUNITIES THROU