From staff reports
The Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $1 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration that will provide Opiate Use Disorder prevention, treatment and recovery core activities that are aimed at improving health care in the rural areas of Armstrong, Indiana, and Clarion Counties.
The grant will be overseen by the Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team (ARMOT) Consortium that includes as members: Armstrong Center for Medication and Health, Indiana Regional Medical Center, Clarion Hospital, ARC Manor, The Open Door, CenClear Behavioral Health, IRMC Physician’s Group, and the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission.
The three-year grant will provide continuation funding for the ARMOT warm handoff program at the three county hospitals, the AICDAC’s 24 hours, 7 days a week warmline program that works in conjunction with the crisis hotline programs, the naloxone distribution program, the Nurse Navigator program at the area treatment facilities, the expansion of evidence-based programs such as Medication Assisted Treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Contingency Management, the creation of mobile services, and the continued expansion of recovery support services, such as recovery centers, recovery houses, Recovery In Motion wellness program, and the Rides For Recovery transportation service.
“We look forward to continuing, expanding, and enhancing substance use disorder recovery services in our three counties. HRSA has been an excellent funding partner to the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission.
“The ARMOT program in ACMH, IRMC and Clarion hospitals is a model program in Pennsylvania for warm hand-off to Substance Use Disorder services. We look forward to continuing our efforts together,” said Kami Anderson, executive director of AICDAC.
For more information, contact Kami Anderson, executive director, at kanderson@aicdac.org or call (724) 354-2746, Rxt. 302.
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