Summary
STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT 4.0 - THE DELAWARE DIVISION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH'S (DSAMH) STATE OPIOID RESPONSE (SOR) PROJECT IS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE THAT WILL ENHANCE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE OPIOID AND STIMULANT USE DISORDER (OUD/STUD) SYSTEM OF CARE FOR ALL DELAWAREANS WHILE DEDICATING FOCUSED EFFORTS ON FIVE KEY POPULATIONS: 1) PREGNANT AND PARENTING PEOPLE; 2) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES; 3) JUSTICE-INVOLVED POPULATIONS (INCLUDING PRE-TRIAL, INCARCERATED, AND RE-ENTRY); 4) LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS; AND 5) YOUNG PEOPLE (INCLUDING BOTH SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH AND TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH). DSAMH IS THE SINGLE STATE AUTHORITY FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OVERSEEING THE TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, AND SUPPORT NEEDS OF DELAWAREANS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, SUD, AND CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS THROUGH INPATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AND MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES. DELAWARE’S SOR GRANT WILL STRENGTHEN THE STATEWIDE OUD/STUD S