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UMKC and National Network Awarded $30 Million-Plus to Tackle Opioid Epidemic

The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is the award recipient working with UMKC and Columbia University to lead an unprecedented coalition of 40 national professional organizations on a project to address the opioid and stimulant crises across the nation. An article by Stacy Downs.

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UMKC and National Network Awarded $30 Million-Plus to Tackle Opioid Epidemic

“The UMKC partner in the effort is the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Office at the School of Nursing and Health Studies. The grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration supports the ongoing work of the Opioid Response Network, originally funded in 2018.

“‘This latest grant, and the ongoing long-term exceptional performance of the Collaborative to Advance Health Services, exemplifies UMKC leadership in healthcare research and service,’ said Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal. ‘Our School of Nursing and Health Studies is at the forefront of national efforts to address the scourge of opioid addiction.’”

The Opioid Response Network also intends to expand its support for corrections settings, grow its culturally specific groups, and provide more educational services.

Read the full article here.

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Previous work has included (1) consultation on strategies to establish a recovery high school, (2) presented a treatment and recovery training series to family court personnel, (3) consulted a recovery coalition to plan an increase to the number of recovery housing beds, (4) developed a regular meeting of doctors and treatment staff for sharing ideas, and (5) translated education materials into Burmese, Somali, and Rohingya for a community hospital.
Behavioral and Social Sciences Health and Life Sciences Opioid Epidemic School of Nursing and Health Studies STEM

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Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Office
  networkoffice@attcnetwork.org
  (816) 235-6888
  https://attcnetwork.org/

More Information

https://www.umkc.edu/news/posts/2020/october/umkc-and-national-network-awarded-30-million-plus-to-tackle-opioid-epidemic.html

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