RCORP Newsletter

September 2023

Partnerships - Education - Advocacy - Resources

Announcements

Annual Conference Agenda Now Available

Join us November 15th-17th at the Marriot Hotel in Knoxville for RHA's Annual Conference, "Shining a Light on Rural Health: Advocating for a Brighter Future." Enjoy networking, learning from industry experts, attending engaging sessions, and being part of shaping the future of rural healthcare in Tennessee.

To view the agenda, register, and for more information about hotel accommodations and sponsorship opportunities, click here.

September is National Recovery Month

National Recovery Month promotes and supports evidence-based treatment and addiction recovery practices and the dedication and strength of providers and communities that make recovery possible. Substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. Below are resources you can use throughout Recovery Month and beyond.

Be There

Reducing Stigma and Encouraging Recovery

The Tennessee Rural Community Opioid Response Program (TN-RCORP) Consortium, a Rural Health Association of Tennessee (RHA) program, launches "Be There".

To reduce stigma and encourage support, the Be There campaign promotes being there for persons with behavioral health disorders such substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder.

Prescription Drug Take-Back Toolkit

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is October 28th, 2023. Developed in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy, the Prescription Drug Take-Back Toolkit: A Community Guide to Diversion Control & Pharmacy Engagement provides action plans, best practices, examples, and materials for pharmacies and community-based organizations when implementing the following SUD-reducing strategies/approaches:

* Strategy #1: Prescription Drug Take-Back Events

* Strategy #2: Permanent Collection Sites in Pharmacies

* Strategy #3: Community Engagement in the Prevention of Opioid Misuse

For videos and additional resources, visit our resource center.

Podcast: Exploring Rural Health, Rural Recovery Housing

Discover the ways in which recovery housing brings together communities in order to facilitate the healing of people with substance use disorders. This episode includes an interview with Governor Ernie Fletcher, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, and Erica Walker, Outreach and Engagement Specialist for the Fletcher Group. Listen here.

Webinar: Case Management: Problems Don’t Ride Solo, Neither Should Solutions

This training serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of case management for anyone working in the treatment and recovery. Goals include being able to: verbalize a working definition of case management, Identify four primary functions of case management, and practice applying these functions practically through a case study. NAADAC Counselor Group Skills: Clinical Intake and Screening, Counseling Services, Case Management, Discharge, Continuing Care and Professional Development. Register here.

Funding Opportunities

MultiPlan Rural Health Outreach Grant Program This grant program awards funding to help healthcare providers in rural areas introduce or expand services, education, screenings and other programs aimed at improving the health of people in their communities. Click here to learn more.

Opioid Abatement Community Funding The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council is accepting proposals for Community Grants from organizations located in Tennessee to implement opioid abatement remediation strategies including Primary Prevention, Harm Reduction, Treatment, Recovery Support, Education & Training for Research, or Evaluation of Abatement Strategy Efficacy people living within Tennessee. Click here for details.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute The Institute funds projects, including substance use disorder and rural residents, that encourage the integration of patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other stakeholders as members of the patient-centered outcomes research/clinical effectiveness research process. Click here to learn more.

Rural Emergency Medical Services Training The purpose of this program is to recruit and train EMS personnel in rural areas with a particular focus on addressing substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD) substance use and mental disorders. Click here to learn more.

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