H79SP082732

Washington State Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths (WA-PDO) - Project Name: Washington State Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose (WA-PDO)

Project Summary: The Washington State Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose (WA-PDO) is a statewide network of organizations mobilizing communities, providing opioid overdose response training, and distributing naloxone through syringe services programs in five high need areas. The goal is to equip first responders and reduce overdose risk and deaths among people who use opioids.

Project Abstract: The Washington State Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose (WA-PDO) will be a collaborative five-year project between the Washington State Health Care Authority's (HCA) Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). The purpose is to prevent opioid overdose and deaths, as well as sustain and build local infrastructure for long-term opioid overdose prevention efforts.

WA-PDO will develop a network of opioid overdose experts and interventions to extend core prevention expertise and centralized resources at DBHR and DOH to five diverse high need areas (HNA) across the state. The project aims to reach adults who use opioids, as well as lay persons and community members who may be the first responders at an opioid overdose event. Core interventions include stakeholder engagement, opioid overdose prevention and response training, and naloxone distribution.

Objectives include:
1) Develop opioid overdose prevention strategic plan in five HNAs.
2) Equip at least 7,400 lay responders per year with naloxone.
3) Educate at least 2,400 laypersons per year on identifying an opioid overdose and naloxone administration.
4) Facilitate coordination in five HNAs among local and regional stakeholders and with state agencies.
5) Build and harmonize data infrastructures to inform resource allocation, maintain opioid overdose surveillance, and measure outcomes.
6) Create knowledge translation infrastructure to disseminate emerging data, best practices, training, and technical assistance.

Over the five-year project, our activities will reach 13,000 lay responders and individuals at community organizations across Washington State with opioid overdose response training and 37,000 lay responders with lifesaving naloxone. We estimate that we will service 20,000 unique individuals over the life of the five-year grant and provide services to up to 37,000, a combination of unique individuals and those returning for services.

Health Care Authority

SAMHSA WAS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS PRIORITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH ASSISTANCE (GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) TO STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES, INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT PRIVATE ENTITIES. UNDER THESE SECTIONS, CSAT, CMHS AND CSAP SEEK TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDITIONS, AND TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES AND TO ADDRESS PRIORITY MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ASSIST CHILDREN IN DEALING WITH VIOLENCE AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS THROUGH BY FUNDING GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROJECTS. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS MAY BE FOR (1) KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION PROJECTS FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AND THE CONDUCT OR SUPPORT OF EVALUATIONS OF SUCH PROJECTS, (2) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, (3) TARGETED CAPACITY RESPONSE PROGRAMS (4) SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANTS INCLUDING STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK GRANTS AND CLIENT-ORIENTED AND CONSUMER RUN SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES AND (5) PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, (6) COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES INTO PUBLICLY-FUNDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SETTINGS

93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance

Division of Grants Management [HHS - SAMHSA]

Olympia, Washington 985047905 United States

Single Zip Code

Grants to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths (SP-21-002)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 402% from $850,000 to $4,265,381.