As part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, HRSA funds three RCORP-Rural Centers of Excellence on SUDs to support the identification, translation, dissemination, and implementation of evidence-based programs and best practices related to the treatment and prevention of SUDs in rural communities.
Under HRSA/RCORP direction, the centers are busy addressing the current opioid crisis while developing new ways of combating any similar healthcare crises in the future. Each of the three RCOEs has its own focus area, as described below.
The RCORP Rural Center of Excellence on SUD Prevention at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York focuses on enhancing the integration of SUD/OUD into primary care practices and adapting evidence-based stigma reduction workshops at the individual, provider, and community levels.
The RCORP Rural Center of Excellence on SUD Treatment at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont works to develop provider training and to enhance access to SUD/OUD services, including medication-assisted treatment and other services to treat co-occurring behavioral health disorders.
The RCORP Rural Center of Excellence on SUD Recovery at the Fletcher Group in London, Kentucky which works to research and expand access to high-quality, evidence-based recovery housing and recovery support services.
Want To See the RCOE’s In Action?
Many examples of the evidence-based resources created and disseminated by the HRSA-funded RCORP Rural Centers of Excellence on SUDs can be seen at the new Rural SUD Info Center! Check it out by clicking here.
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