Ohiohealth Corporation

PROVIDING ROBUST OUTPATIENT MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (PROMAT) - OHIO HEALTH GRANT MEDICAL CENTERS (GMC) ADDICTION MEDICINE SERVICE WILL PROVIDE ENTHUSIASTIC LEADERSHIP TO THE PRO-MAT (PROVIDING ROBUST OUTPATIENT MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT) PROJECT THAT WILL PROVIDE NEEDED ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES TO UP TO 1560 INDIVIDUALS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. OHIO WHO LACK HEALTH INSURANCE OR CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION AND MEDICATIONS NEEDED TO TREAT ADDICTION TO OPIOIDS, WILL SAVE LIVES. MEDICATIONS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING ARE KEY TO TREATMENT DESIGNED TO DECREASE THE USE OF ILLICIT OPIOID DRUGS LIKE HEROIN OR FENTANYL AND/OR MISUSE OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND RESULTS IN DEATH. OHIO IS IN THE TOP FIVE STATES FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF UNINTENTIONAL DRUG OVERDOSES IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 2014. OF THE 88 COUNTIES IN OHIO, FRANKLIN COUNTY HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER (803) OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN 2020 AND SAW AN INCREASE IN UNINTENTIONAL DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS FROM 15.3 IN 2014 TO 35.7 IN 2020 PER 100,000. GRANT MEDICAL CENTER (GMC) AND THE PRO-MAT REFERRING HOSPITALS OF RIVERSIDE, DOCTORS, AND GROVE CITY, IN 2021 SAW A TOTAL OF 25,065 PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) INCLUDING OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) OF WHICH AN AVERAGE OF 6.5-7% WERE UNINSURED. IN 2020 IN OHIO, THE BLACK NON-HISPANIC MALE RATE WAS 55.2 DEATHS PER 100,000, WAS HIGHER THAN OTHER RACES, SEX AND ETHNIC GROUP; IN FRANKLIN COUNTY UNINSURED WAS 7.7% SIMILAR TO 6.5-7%. OF SUD/OUD PATIENTS SERVED BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY LINE: 15.1%, HIGHER THAN THE PERCENTAGE FOR OHIO THAT IS 13.6%. ADAMH ALCOHOL, DRUG AND MENTAL HEALTH 2020 FRANKLIN COUNTY NEEDS ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED SERVICE GAPS IN ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING PSYCHIATRY, OUTPATIENT COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY; NEED FOR AFFORDABLE, APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE AND TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDING MAT THAT ARE AFFORDABLE, TIMELY, WITH APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE; LACKING MEANS TO PAY FOR SERVICES, COPAYS, MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. PRO-MAT AIMS TO SERVE 1,590 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS: YEARS ONE AND TWO 340 SERVED, YEAR THREE 320 SERVED, YEAR FOUR 300 SERVED, AND YEAR FIVE 290 SERVED. MEASURABLE PROJECT GOALS FOLLOW. GOAL 1: EXPAND AND ENHANCE ACCESS MAT TO INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM OUD PARTICULARLY WHO LACK ACCESS TO CARE. OBJECTIVE 1A: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, ADDICTION MEDICINE OUTPATIENT CLINIC AT GMC WILL EXPAND PATIENT COVERAGE FROM THE CURRENT 2 DAYS A WEEK TO 5 DAYS A WEEK. OBJECTIVE 1B: BY THE END YEAR 1, OUTPATIENT CLINIC AT GMC WILL ACCEPT REFERRALS FROM ALL OHIOHEALTH CARE SITES. OBJECTIVE 1C: BY THE END OF YEAR 2, WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 50 DATA WAIVERED PROVIDERS WITHIN OHIOHEALTH SYSTEM AND 75 BY THE END OF YEAR 3. OBJECTIVE 1D: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, GMC WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DATA WAIVERED PROVIDERS, TO GET ANSWERS TO PATIENTS QUESTIONS AND DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED CARE. OBJECTIVE 1E: BY THE END OF YEAR 1 PROVIDE INPATIENT HOSPITAL CONSULTATION TO PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. GOAL 2: DECREASE THE USE OF ILLICIT OPIOIDS AND MISUSE OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS BY OFFERING MAT TO PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM OUD IN THE COMMUNITY. OBJECTIVE 2A: BY THE END OF YEAR 1, OFFER MAT TO 100% OF PATIENT REFERRALS WHO ARE APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES AND MEET THE CRITERIA FOR OUD. OBJECTIVE 2B: BY THE END OF YEAR 1 OFFER COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES TO 100% OF PATIENT REFERRALS WITH OUD. OBJECTIVE 2C: FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING MAT INCREASE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS STAYING ABSTINENT FROM SUBSTANCE MISUSE BY 75% FROM BASELINE DURING A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE START OF MAT SERVICE. GOAL 3: DECREASE RISK OF OPIOID OVERDOSE BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO MAT AND IMPLEMENTING HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES, THERE BY RESULTING IN DECREASE IN OVERDOSE RELATED DEATHS IN THE COMMUNITY. OBJECTIVE 3A: OFFER NALOXONE TO 100% OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MAT; OBJECTIVE 3B: DECREASE OVERDOSE INCIDENCE BY AT LEAST 75% FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING MAT IN SPECIFIE

HEALTHY ADOLESCENT TRANSITIONS(HAT): A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO TARGETING ADOLESCENT MOTHERS

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES

ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT - THE CONNECTIONS TO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PROJECT (AKA, THE CONNECTIONS PROJECT), WILL ENSURE THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF ATHENS AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN OHIO, RECEIVE IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE EVIDENCE-BASED, COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE AT RISK OR SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) OR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD). THE CONNECTIONS PROJECT RECOGNIZES THE CHALLENGES PREDISPOSING ATHENS COUNTY TO INCREASED RISK FOR ADDICTION, INCLUDING POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, LOWER HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, FEWER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND LIMITED OR NO ACCESS TO ADDICTION CARE. THE DEVASTATING ILLNESSES, INJURY AND LOSS OF LIFE THAT OCCURS WITH DRUG OVERDOSES, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION, HAS LONG IMPACTED THE ATHENS COUNTY COMMUNITIES. ATHENS COUNTY, LIKE THE STATE OF OHIO, HAVE EXPERIENCED HIGHER RATES OF UNINTENTIONAL DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS, THAN MOST OTHER COUNITES AND STATES IN THE US. WE PROPOSE “ONE STOP SHOP” TREATMENT APPROACH TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE SUD/OUD CARE, INCLUDING MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING, AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND GAPS IN CARE TO PROMOTE SUCCESSFUL LIFELONG RECOVERY. THE CONNECTIONS PROJECT WILL BRING KEY LOCAL AGENCIES PROVIDING SUD/OUD AND BEHAVIOR HEALTH CARE, IN THE ATHENS COUNTY TOGETHER, TO BUILD A WORKFORCE FOCUSED ON EXCELLENCE. WITH THE LEAD COMING FROM OHIOHEALTH O’BLENESS HOSPITAL, THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS COMPLETE OUR NETWORK MEMBERS: ATHENS PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES AND 317 ADAMH BOARD. NO ONE TREATMENT PROVIDER OR ENTITY IN THE COMMUNITY CAN PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES. BY COMPLEMENTING ONE AGENCY’S STRENGTH FOR ANOTHER’S WEAKNESS AND FILLING THE GAPS IN CARE, WE PROPOSE TO PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS IN KEY LOCATIONS, AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES THROUGH STRONG COORDINATION OF CARE BETWEEN LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES. OHIOHEALTH O’BLENESS HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) IS A CONVENIENT, T RUSTED, FULL-SERVICE REFERRAL HOSPITAL FOR ATHENS COUNTY, YET OFFERS LIMITED SUD/OUD TREATMENT SERVICES. TO FILL THIS GAP IN CARE, THE CONNECTIONS PROJECT WILL START AN INPATIENT ADDICTION MEDICINE CONSULTATION SERVICE AT OH O’BLENESS HOSPITAL, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED CARE INCLUDING MAT. TO ADDRESS THE NEED OF LACK OF PROVIDERS, WE WILL HIRE CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NP), A COLLABORATING PHYSICIAN, A SUBSTANCE USE NAVIGATOR (SUN), HEALTH CARE NAVIGATOR AND A COUNSELOR. OUR SERVICES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO-WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT; OVERDOSE MANAGEMENT; MAT (E.G., METHADONE, BUPRENORPHINE, NALTREXONE, ACAMPROSATE, VIVITROL®, DISULFIRAM); LINKAGE TO FOLLOW UP CARE; COUNSELING; LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES; HARM REDUCTION SUCH AS NALOXONE; ASSIST WITH OBTAINING INSURANCE, VOUCHERS TO PAY FOR MEDICATION; TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO FOLLOW UP VISITS AND CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE FOLLOW UP CARE COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROPOSE TO EXPAND ACCESS BY INCREASING THE OUTPATIENT ADDICTION MEDICINE CLINIC HOURS, DAYS OF THE WEEK AND PROVIDE BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TELEHEALTH CARE. WE ALSO PROPOSE TO START A NEW LOW BARRIER OUTPATIENT OPTION FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ACCESS MAT. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO REACH OUT TO THE PATIENTS WHERE THEY ARE, RATHER WAITING FOR THEM TO COME TO US FOR TREATMENT. BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH MAT, OUR TEAM (NP, HEALTH CARE NAVIGATOR AND COUNSELOR), CAN STABILIZE PATIENTS, AVOID ED VISITS FOR OVERDOSE AND WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT, PROVIDE LINKAGE TO MAT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. WE WILL TAKE “REAL TIME” REFERRALS AND INITIATE TREATMENT IN SETTINGS THAT ARE LACKING A PROVIDER TO INITIATE MAT E.G., ATHENS PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM, HOMELESS SHELTERS, 317 ADAMH BOARD PARTNERS SUCH AS JAILS AND COURTS, AND SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. THIS SERVICE WILL ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STAY FLEXIBLE AS WE CAN HAVE A BROAD REACH TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY’S NE ED FOR SUD/OUD CARE.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - THE PURPOSE OF THE PATHWAYS TO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE TARGETED RURAL POPULATION IN MARION COUNTY, OHIO. SPECIFICALLY, PATHWAYS AIMS TO REDUCE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN OHIO HAVE RISING AT A CONTINUING RATE FOR OVER SIX YEARS AND MARION COUNTY DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS RATES HAVE STEADILY INCREASE WITH OHIO. MARION COUNTY RANKS WITHIN THE TOP 10 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF OHIO FOR DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS. MARION COUNTY HAS AN AGE-ADJUSTED RATE OF 47.5 PERCENT PER 100,000 UNINTENTIONAL DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS. THE ESTIMATED 65,359 RESIDENTS OF RURAL MARION COUNTY, OHIO (MCO) ARE PRIMARILY WHITE, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC OR TWO OR MORE RACES WITH A SMALLER REPRESENTATION OF RACES SUCH AS AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE, ASIAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER. THE NEED FOR HRSA SUPPORT IS EVEN MORE EVIDENT WHEN CONSIDERING THE IMPACT THAT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND CO-OCCURRING ADVERSE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES HAVE ON MARION COUNTY RESIDENTS. IN 2019, 5% OF YOUTH MISUSED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND 9% OF ADULTS REPORTED MISUSE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, WHICH INCREASED TO 18% FOR ADULTS WITH INCOMES EARNING LESS THAN $25,000. THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ADULTS ARE LIMITED BY PHYSICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS. A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF MARION COUNTY ADULTS SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION AT A RATE OF 25% WHEN COMPARED TO OHIO (20%) AND US (20%) IN 2019. THE PATHWAYS PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM SUD AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN MARION COUNTY THROUGH PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES COMPRISED OF MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE PATHWAYS PROJECT BRINGS KEY LOCAL AGENCIES FOCUSED ON PROVIDING A CERTAIN ASPECT OF SUD AND BEHAV IORAL HEALTH TREATMENT TOGETHER. OHIOHEALTH MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (MGH) WILL LEAD AND THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS COMPLETE OUR CONSORTIUM: MARION PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALCOHOL, DRUG AND MENTAL HEALTH BOARD (ADAMH BOARD), COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND WELLNESS CENTERS AND MARION MUNICIPAL DRUG COURT. THESE PARTNERS HAVE HISTORICALLY COLLABORATED WITH ONE ANOTHER TO ADDRESS VARIOUS HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION BY CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINING HARM REDUCTION MEASURES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. NO ONE TREATMENT PROVIDER OR ENTITY IN THE COMMUNITY CAN PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES NEEDED BY THE PATIENT SUFFER FROM SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. BY COMPLEMENTING ONE AGENCYS STRENGTH AND FOR ANOTHERS WEAKNESS WE AIM TO FILL GAPS IN HEALTH CARE. OHIOHEALTH WITH OUR PARTNERS PROPOSE TO PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS IN KEY LOCATIONS AND STRONG COORDINATION OF CARE BETWEEN VARIOUS LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES. TO ADDRESS THE NEED OF PROVIDERS WE PROPOSE TO HIRE AN ADVANCE PRACTICE PROVIDERS (CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS), COLLABORATING PSYCHIATRIST/PHYSICIAN AND A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELOR TO PROVIDE TREATMENT SERVICES ALLOWING MGH TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 500 PATIENTS. THIS WILL ENABLE THE SETUP OF A NEW ADDICTION MEDICINE CONSULT SERVICE AT MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (MGH), AMBULATORY CLINIC AT MARION PUBLIC HEALTH WHO AIMS TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 400 PATIENTS. THIS ALSO HELPS US UTILIZE THE EXISTING RESOURCES PROVIDED BY EACH AGENCY AND CREATE A STRONG CIRCUIT COMPRISED OF NEW AND EXISTING TREATMENT RESOURCES, ALLOWING THE PATIENT TO SEAMLESSLY TRANSITION AND ACCESS CARE. THIS WILL INSURE THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE VULNERABLE RURAL POPULATION IN MARION COUNTY AND FILL THE HEALTH CARE GAPS IN THE CURRENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO TREAT SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS.

ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP - THE OHIOHEALTH ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AIMS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING NEED FOR TRAINED PROFESSIONALS IN ADDICTION MEDICINE, PARTICULARLY IN UNDERSERVED RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED ITS SERVICES FROM AN INITIAL INPATIENT CONSULT SERVICE AT GRANT MEDICAL CENTER IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, TO FOUR ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING TWO IN RURAL AREAS. THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY HRSA FUNDING, TRAINS PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) IN VARIOUS SETTINGS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, INPATIENT UNITS, AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS. DESPITE THE HIGH DEMAND FOR ADDICTION MEDICINE SPECIALISTS, RECRUITMENT REMAINS CHALLENGING DUE TO FACTORS SUCH AS STUDENT LOAN BURDENS AND COMPETITIVE SALARIES. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) AND REDUCING STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTION. FELLOWS RECEIVE TRAINING IN CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ROTATIONS IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS AND RURAL HOSPITALS, PROVIDING FELLOWS WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS. TELEHEALTH AND PROJECT ECHO ARE UTILIZED TO EXTEND CARE TO UNDERSERVED AREAS AND ENHANCE LOCAL EXPERTISE. TELEHEALTH ALSO PROVIDES PATIENTS AN ADDITIONAL OPTION TO ACCESS CARE. THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM'S GOALS INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BOARD-CERTIFIED ADDICTION MEDICINE SPECIALISTS, EXPANDING SUD SERVICES, AND IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES. THE PROGRAM EMPLOYS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO TRAINING, INCLUDING DIDACTICS, BEDSIDE TEACHING, SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES, AND PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES. CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND FEEDBACK MECHANISMS ARE INTEGRAL TO THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS, ENSURING THAT FELLOWS ARE WELL-EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EVIDENCE-BASED CARE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD. THE PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY SECURED MULTIPLE FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS TO SUPPORT ITS INITIATIVES, INCLUDING HRSA, SAMHSA, AND OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GRANTS. THESE FUNDS HAVE ENABLED THE EXPANSION OF ADDICTION MEDICINE SERVICES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CLINICAL ROTATION SITES IN RURAL AREAS. THE PROGRAM'S SUSTAINABILITY PLAN INCLUDES INTEGRATING ADDICTION MEDICINE INTO THE OVERALL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, ENGAGING LEADERSHIP, AND SECURING FUTURE FUNDING SOURCES TO CONTINUE ITS MISSION OF IMPROVING ADDICTION CARE IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND BEYOND.

INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM FOR MID-CAREER TRAINING IN PALLIATIVE CARE

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

WORKFORCE EXPANSION AMPLIFYING VICTIM EMPOWERMENT (WEAVE) - THE OHIOHEALTH TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER (TRC) WEAVE INITIATIVE (WORKFORCE EXPANSION AMPLIFYING VICTIM EMPOWERMENT) WILL EXPAND TRAUMA-INFORMED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, VICTIM ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS OHIOHEALTH HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT SITES SERVING CENTRAL OHIO AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OHIO. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ADOLESCENT AND ADULT VICTIMS OF CRIME, VIOLENCE, AND TRAUMATIC INJURY, PRIMARILY ADULTS AGE 18 AND OLDER AND A SMALL NUMBER OF YOUTH AGES 14–17. WEAVE WILL ESTABLISH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SAFETY COALITION, COMPLETE A COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT, FORMALIZE REFERRAL AGREEMENTS AND CARE COORDINATION PATHWAYS, IMPLEMENT TRAUMA-INFORMED SCREENING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, VICTIM ADVOCACY, CARE COORDINATION, AND LINKAGE-TO-CARE SERVICES, ESTABLISH TELEHEALTH AND ELECTRONIC REFERRAL PROCESSES, AND TRAIN HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS. BY DECEMBER 2026, IT WILL ENGAGE AT LEAST 10 COALITION MEMBERS; BY MARCH 2027, COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT AND EXECUTE AT LEAST 7 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS; AND BY SEPTEMBER 2031, TRAIN AT LEAST 250 PROFESSIONALS. DURING THE FIRST IMPLEMENTATION YEAR, REFERRAL PATHWAYS ACROSS MULTIPLE HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST 250 PATIENTS TRIAGED, 150 SCREENINGS COMPLETED, AND 50 REFERRALS MADE. BY PROJECT END, WEAVE SEEKS AT LEAST A 300% INCREASE IN TRAUMA RECOVERY SERVICES OVER THE YEAR 1 BASELINE.

SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

UTILIZING THE BYRNE DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING, OHIOHEALTHS SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE NETWORK OF CENTRAL OHIO (SARNCO) WILL TARGET PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AUDIENCES AGES 18-24 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE. SARNCO AIMS TO CONDUCT AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TITLED SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE NETWORK OF CENTRAL OHIO (SARNCO) EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AND AIMS TO RECONNECT WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SARNCO SERVES. THE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WILL DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A ROBUST OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE AND INFORM ABOUT THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE CRISIS HOTLINE AND OHIOHEALTHS RAPE CRISIS CENTER. TO DO SO, A GRASSROOTS MARKETING CAMPAIGN WILL CREATE AWARENESS TO THE FREE CONFIDENTIAL VITAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED, BY ELEVATING THE SARNCO AWARENESS; POSITIONING THE HELPLINE AS A 24/7 TOUCHPOINT IN CENTRAL OHIO AND STATEWIDE; AND DISTRIBUTING A DIGITAL TOOLKIT OF RESOURCES TO TARGETED PARTNERS AND ADVOCATES.SARNCO WILL PROVIDE BENCHMARKED EDUCATION ABOUT NEUROBIOLOGY OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, TRAUMA-INFORMED COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSES AND ANTI-OPPRESSION STRATEGIES. SARNCOS PLAN WILL INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUTREACH AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING TO THOSE ANYONE WHO KNOWS, WORKS WITH, AND SERVES SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. SPECIFICALLY, HIGH RISK GROUPS SUCH AS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES AND RURAL COUNTIES, WILL ENSURE APPROPRIATE AND SENSITIVE CARE IS PROVIDED AND IDEALLY INCREASE NUMBERS OF SURVIVORS WHO ACCESS SERVICES AND STAY ENGAGED IN THE SYSTEM.

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM