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Leveraging Opioid Settlement Dollars – Benefits and Strategies for Health Centers 

Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) continues to be one of the greatest public health challenges in our communities. Recent data shows a national 2.8% increase in overdose deaths between August 2022 and August 2023.1  The White House has recently released the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose  to add to our country’s evolving response. The complexity of the issue means that addressing the overdose crisis requires a multi-pronged strategy that includes prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are at the front lines of these efforts, serving over 3.3 million patients with substance use disorder in 2022.2 

As of February 2022, 48 states have accepted settlement for various lawsuits brought against pharmaceutical opioid distributors and one manufacturer in response to the national opioid and overdose crisis. Commonly referred to as the “Opioid Settlement funds”, approximately $26 billion have been distributed to states and local governments to support a range of activities addressing the root causes and impact of the opioid crisis. Beyond the Approved Uses Guidance, there is wide latitude for how to use these funds. The national Opioid Settlement Tracker is a resource that can help Health Centers and Primary Care Associations determine the process for how these funds are allocated and any pathways to influence that process. Housing creation, including supportive housing and recovery housing are cited in the national settlement agreement as potential approved uses. This analysis will focus on how and where funds are being leveraged to support housing access and other services that benefit health center patients. 

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CSH Joins NYU to Reduce Drug Overdose in Supportive Housing Tenants

The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) Metro Team is participating in a five-year, $3.85 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for a project titled “Implementation of Overdose Prevention Practices in Permanent Supportive Housing,” in partnership with Principal Investigator Kelly M. Doran, M.D. at NYU School of Medicine and other investigators from NYU.

The study will examine the implementation of evidence-based practices to prevent drug overdose for tenants in permanent supportive housing (PSH) in New York City and New York’s Capital Region.

It will also include a robust stakeholder engagement process with PSH tenants. The study builds on prior work that CSH led to identifying overdose risks in PSH.

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Health and Housing: Introduction to Cross-Sector Collaboration (via NASHP)

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This article was authored by Marcella Maguire, Allie Atkeson, and Sandra Wilkniss. Dr. Maguire is Director, Health Systems Integration at CSH. Below is an excerpt and link to the article.

For the past decade or more, state leaders have worked across health and housing sectors to strengthen comprehensive services for individuals experiencing homelessness and housing instability. However, challenges remain for successful, person-centered coordination, cross-agency work and implementation. A significant restricting factor that limits coordination is the fragmentation of the health and housing sectors, with persons or households with multiple needs having to navigate multiple systems to address these needs.

The COVID-19 pandemic and related economic and social crises have further exacerbated long-standing needs for coordinated health and housing services. Structural and institutional racism has created segregated communities and limited access to resources, furthering the need to center equity in states’ health and housing work. Click here to access the entire article.

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis Series – Session #3 Innovative Programming and Partnering for People Experiencing Opioid Addiction

Session 3 in the Addressing the Opioid Crisis Webinar Series – Adequately serving patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or behavioral health needs requires proper coordination and partnership among multiple sectors and systems of social service. This webinar and facilitated panel discussion outlines best practices for building or improving upon such partnerships to better serve SUD patients served by health centers.

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis – Session #2 State Responses to the National Opioid Crisis

Session 2 in the Addressing the Opioid Crisis Webinar Series – Adequately serving patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or behavioral health needs requires proper coordination and partnership among multiple sectors and systems of social service. This webinar and facilitated panel discussion outlines potential state-level responses to better serve SUD patients served by health centers.

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis Series – Session #1 New Resource and Stakeholder Engagement to Influence Practice

Session 1 in the Addressing the Opioid Crisis Webinar Series – Adequately serving patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or behavioral health needs requires proper coordination and partnership among multiple sectors and systems of social service. This webinar and facilitated panel discussion outlines new resources and approaches for new stakeholder engagement to better serve patients with SUD.

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis for Health Centers

With the ongoing opioid epidemic across the United States, it is more important than ever for Health Centers to engage and deliver services for individuals with Substance Use Disorder. This webinar and facilitated panel discussion outlines specific strategies and programming for health centers to address this crisis and support patients.