Summary
WEST VIRGINIA STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT - THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DOHS) BUREAU FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BBH) WILL UTILIZE THE STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) GRANT TO ADDRESS THE STATEWIDE OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE CRISIS BY EXPANDING EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD). THIS INCLUDES INCREASING ACCESS TO MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNSELING AS WELL AS CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT (CM) WITH COMMUNITY REINFORCEMENT APPROACH (CRA). SOR FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED TO ADDRESS THE STATE'S OUD AND STIMULANT USE DISORDER CONTINUUM OF CARE BY USING THE HUB-AND-SPOKE MODEL TO INCREASE MOUD AND CM EXPERTISE AND DEVELOPING AN ARRAY OF IDENTIFICATION, ENGAGEMENT, TREATMENT, AND MOUD-FRIENDLY RECOVERY SERVICES. BBH WILL ORGANIZE AN ADVISORY COUNCIL FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES IN CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TREATMENT. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL INITIATE A PLAN TO DEVELO
