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Maine's Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths - The goals of Maine’s PDO project are to decrease opioid-related morbidity and mortality by enhancing statewide overdose prevention infrastructure through increased collaboration across state government, community-based organizations, and local partners.

The project also aims to increase the capacity of local communities to reduce opioid-related drug overdose deaths by implementing evidence-based strategies in areas of the state most impacted by the opioid epidemic.

Maine CDC’s 2018 Vulnerability Assessment identified five sub-state areas that need greater access to overdose prevention interventions: Kennebec County, Penobscot County, the Portland area of Cumberland County, Somerset County, and Washington County.

The PDO project will focus on these sub-state areas and, through the required needs assessment, determine the areas of highest need within these communities. Weekly overdose death data, which allows the state to identify in almost real time where the resources need to be focused, will be utilized.

Guided and supported by the Governor’s Executive Order and the Director of Opioid Response, this project will build upon efforts that Maine has implemented thus far. This coordinated approach will further develop a sustainable infrastructure for the state to prioritize strategies, funding allocations, and ensure strategic plans are aligned and not duplicative.

State-level efforts will focus on cross-sector collaborations instead of siloed interventions and will work to align system-level efforts related to policy, data systems, training and education, consumer engagement, and implementation strategies, identifying opportunities where state-level partnerships can be leveraged to encourage local-level engagement.

Building community capacity is a primary goal of Maine’s PDO project. We have learned over many years that coalitions are best suited and most effective at tackling public health problems.

Through an RFP process, four to six community-level partners located in the highest need areas will be chosen. Community partners will create and strengthen a community overdose prevention coalition.

Using SAMHSA’s Overdose Prevention Toolkit as a guide, by January 2023, 100% of funded coalitions will have developed a comprehensive overdose prevention plan based on local needs.

By the end of the five-year grant period, Maine expects 2,170 members of the high-need communities will be trained in overdose prevention strategies; 1.3 million people will be reached through mass reach health communications; 75% of non-fatal drug overdose who received follow-up from the community response team will be successfully linked to harm reduction, recovery, treatment, and/or needed services; 80% of naloxone will be distributed in high-need communities; and a five percentage reduction in fatal drug overdoses of the rolling 3-year average.

Maine Department Of Health And Human Services

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]

Augusta, Maine 043306841 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 382% from $850,000 to $4,099,381.