Healthy Community Coalition

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

REDUCING HEART DISEASE THROUGH A GENDER-BASED WORKSITE WELLNESS APPROACH

A DRUG-FREE FUTURE FOR FRANKLIN YOUTH

ADDRESSING YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE - THE GREATER FRANKLIN PREVENTION ALLIANCE, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY COALITION AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, AIMS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE. SITUATED IN A RURAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED REGION, THE COUNTY FACES CHALLENGES SUCH AS HIGH RATES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, LIMITED ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND PERVASIVE POVERTY. THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES, THE CONSORTIUM SEEKS TO ADDRESS PRIORITY RISK FACTORS AND FOSTER COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION. KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDE ENHANCING YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, REFORMING SUBSTANCE USE POLICIES IN SCHOOLS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISSEMINATING PREVENTION INFORMATION TO PARENTS AND ADULTS. OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, THE CONSORTIUM AIMS TO ACHIEVE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES SUCH AS INCREASED CAPACITY IN ADDRESSING YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND IMPROVED PARENT KNOWLEDGE. INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES INCLUDE IMPROVED SCHOOL CLIMATE AND DECREASED YOUTH ACCESS TO SUBSTANCES. LONG-TERM GOALS INVOLVE REDUCING RATES OF BINGE DRINKING, CANNABIS USE, AND VAPING AMONG YOUTH, AS WELL AS DECREASING SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ADULTS. EVALUATION EFFORTS WILL UTILIZE LOCAL DATA SOURCES SUCH AS THE MAINE INTEGRATED YOUTH HEALTH SURVEY AND SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIES AND INFORM FUTURE ACTION PLANS. THE CONSORTIUM WILL ALSO ENGAGE IN CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH PROCESS DATA COLLECTION AND RIPPLE U EFFECTS MAPPING. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND TARGETED OUTREACH EFFORTS, THE FRANKLIN WELLNESS ALLIANCE STRIVES TO CREATE A SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, ULTIMATELY REDUCING THE PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG YOUTH AND IMPROVING OVERALL COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-OVERDOSE RESPONSE - THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY COALITION OF GREATER FRANKLIN COUNTY, MAINE (HCC), A MEMBER OF MAINEHEALTH (MH), IS THE LEAD APPLICANT FOR THIS HRSA RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-OVERDOSE RESPONSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. HCC WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH MH CORPORATE PARTNERS AND LOCAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT WESTERN MAINE, LEVERAGING THE STRENGTHS OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS TO DELIVER IMPACTFUL, COMMUNITY-CENTERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT, PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY: CRISIS INTERVENTION AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION, WILL SERVE RURAL FRANKLIN COUNTY, ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE AND SHORT-TERM NEEDS TO REDUCE AND PREVENT THE RISK OF OVERDOSES. THE OVERARCHING GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF OVERDOSE, IMPROVE CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEMS, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED TREATMENT, RISK-REDUCTION, AND RECOVERY APPROACH. BY PAIRING IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT, THE PROJECT WILL HELP INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OVERDOSE OR ACUTE SUBSTANCE USE CRISIS ACCESS TIMELY, COORDINATED CARE AND CONNECTION TO NECESSARY SERVICES. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: • CRISIS RESPONSE: ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED, COORDINATED, RAPID RESPONSE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM. • DEFLECTION AND DIVERSION EFFORTS: FACILITATE COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR DRUG OVERDOSE AND/OR CRISIS AND DIVERT THEM FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO APPROPRIATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT, TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND RISK REDUCTION RESOURCES TO REDUCE OVERDOSE RISKS AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM RECOVERY. • CRISIS STABILIZATION BEDS: PARTNER WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO CREATE LOW-BARRIER STABILIZATION SPACES FOR INDIVIDUALS FOLLOWING AN OVERDOSE. • FOLLOW-UP CARE: IMPLEMENT POST-CRISIS FOLLOW-UP WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS ARE CONNECTED TO TREATMENT AND ONGOING SUPPORT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE A REDUCTION IN OVERDOSE DEATHS, AN INCREASE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH TREATMENT SERVICES, AND AN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO SUBSTANCE USE CRISIS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND WILL HELP STRENGTHEN LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES.

A DRUG-FREE FUTURE FOR FRANKLIN YOUTH

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

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RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)