Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis – Organizations

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Lead federal agency focused on improving the safety and quality of the nation's healthcare system. Invests in research to understand how to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. Develops resources, tools, and data to help healthcare professionals, policymakers, and consumers make informed health decisions.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Acts as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad. Work includes disease prevention and control, environmental health, emergency preparedness and response, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of U.S. residents.
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Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
Coordinates activities related to rural healthcare within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Focuses on matters affecting rural hospitals and healthcare, coordinating activities within the department that relate to rural healthcare, and maintaining a national information clearinghouse.
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Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence (RCOE)
Works to create and expand recovery housing services, evidenced-based treatment and prevention programs, and peer support services in over 100 counties highly impacted by substance use disorders (SUD) in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho.
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Great Lakes Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (Great Lakes ROTA-RC)
Offers education and resources on rural and indigenous mental health, opioid use disorders, and substance use disorders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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IHS National Committee on Heroin, Opioids and Pain Efforts (HOPE)
Indian Health Service (IHS) committee that works with tribal stakeholders to promote appropriate and effective pain management, reduce overdose deaths from heroin and prescription opioid misuse, and improve access to culturally appropriate treatment.
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Mountain Plains Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center (MP ROTAC)
Offers resources, training, and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Provides education resources and materials on drugs of abuse, information and facts, curriculum guides, classroom tools, grants & funding, research, clinical trials, and meetings.
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Northeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
Offers training including continuing education and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant use disorders in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Northwest (Region 10) Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative (NW ROTAC)
Offers training, resources, and technical assistance on rural opioid misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
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Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Part of the Executive Office of the President that focuses on improving population health by coordinating and developing drug control policy and related strategies for the nation. Focuses on reducing substance use disorder (SUD) and improving related health issues. Supports programs to increase federal, state, local, and tribal collaboration and capacity to address drug overdoses and reduce substance use in youth.
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Opioid Policy Research Collaborative (OPRC)
Develops resources for policymakers, organizations, and state and federal health officials to address the opioid crisis, including policy research and evidence-based recommendations. Operates under the Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
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Pacific Southwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (Pacific Southwest ROTA-RC)
Offers training, resources, and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant misuse in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Jurisdictions
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Project AURA
Offers resources, training, and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant use in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Region 7 ROTA-R Center
Offers coordination of training and technical assistance for agencies and organizations working in rural opioid and substance misuse in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Offers a clearinghouse of opioid and stimulant misuse resources.
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Resilient Engaged Active Community Health (REACH)
Offers training and technical assistance on rural substance use disorder and mental health disorder including prevention, treatment, and recovery in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA)
Provides technical assistance for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grantees. Portal presents resources and trainings, as well as a platform for grantees to request technical assistance.
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Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (ROTA-RC)
Offers evidence-based programming, resources, and trainings on rural opioid and stimulant use in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Leads public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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The Northeast and Caribbean Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center (NeC-ROTAC)
Offers training, resources, technical assistance on rural opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Offers numerous funding opportunities such as Rural Economic Development Grants, Rural Business Opportunity Grants, Farm Labor Grants, and others.
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University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Works to support and build evidence-based practices for treatment and prevention of substance use disorder (SUD), specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), in several Appalachian counties in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. Distributes examples of best practices and provides program testing and technical assistance.
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University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction (UVM CORA)
Works to support and build evidence-based practices for addiction treatment and prevention for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural communities throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Offers education and outreach, examples of best practices, training, access to a clinician advisory board, and epidemiologic and evaluation services to identify existing and future addiction treatment needs and barriers.
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