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Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas – Organizations

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
An international network providing resources pertaining to addiction treatment and recovery. Established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Works to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create safe, healthy and drug-free communities.
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Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence (RCOE)
Works to create and expand recovery housing services, evidenced-based treatment and prevention programs, and peer support services in over 100 counties highly impacted by substance use disorders (SUD) in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho.
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Great Lakes Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (Great Lakes ROTA-RC)
Offers education and resources on rural and indigenous mental health, opioid use disorders, and substance use disorders in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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IHS National Committee on Heroin, Opioids and Pain Efforts (HOPE)
Indian Health Service (IHS) committee that works with tribal stakeholders to promote appropriate and effective pain management, reduce overdose deaths from heroin and prescription opioid misuse, and improve access to culturally appropriate treatment.
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Indian Health Service Division of Behavioral Health (IHS DBH)
Serves as the primary source of national advocacy, policy development, management and administration of behavioral health, alcohol and substance abuse, and family violence prevention programs for American Indian and Alaska Native people. Works in partnership with tribes and tribal organizations.
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Maine Rural Health Research Center
One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on barriers to health access for rural residents and related topics, including health insurance coverage, Medicaid, behavioral health, long-term services and supports, and challenges faced by Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in delivering and sustaining services.
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Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Mountain Plains MHTTC)
Supports the dissemination of evidence-based practices for mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery for Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and focuses on rural health issues. Network is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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Mountain Plains Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center (MP ROTAC)
Offers resources, training, and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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National American Indian and Alaska Native Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Provides substance abuse treatment and counseling training and technical assistance services for healthcare professionals and organizations working in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
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National American Indian and Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center
Provides substance abuse prevention training and technical assistance services for healthcare professionals and organizations working in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
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National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
Enables people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence (such as drug abuse) and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Provides leadership in the effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by conducting and supporting research, coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes, and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Provides education resources and materials on drugs of abuse, information and facts, curriculum guides, classroom tools, grants & funding, research, clinical trials, and meetings.
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National Rural Alcohol & Drug Abuse Network, Inc. (NRADAN, Inc)
Provides rural alcohol and drug abuse information to rural alcohol and drug abuse professionals, federal agency representatives, and nationally known institute faculty and resource persons.
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Northeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
Offers training including continuing education and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant use disorders in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Coordinates across federal agencies responsible through the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) to provide tribes prevention and treatment resources to address substance misuse among Native communities.
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Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Part of the Executive Office of the President that focuses on improving population health by coordinating and developing drug control policy and related strategies for the nation. Focuses on reducing substance use disorder (SUD) and improving related health issues. Supports programs to increase federal, state, local, and tribal collaboration and capacity to address drug overdoses and reduce substance use in youth.
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Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS)
Administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs and activities for drug and violence prevention that promote the health and well being of students in elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education.
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Pacific Southwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (Pacific Southwest ROTA-RC)
Offers training, resources, and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant misuse in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Jurisdictions
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Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)
Provides substance abuse prevention implementation and delivery information, interventions, training, and technical assistance. Established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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Project AURA
Offers resources, training, and technical assistance on rural opioid and stimulant use in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Region 7 ROTA-R Center
Offers coordination of training and technical assistance for agencies and organizations working in rural opioid and substance misuse in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Offers a clearinghouse of opioid and stimulant misuse resources.
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Resilient Engaged Active Community Health (REACH)
Offers training and technical assistance on rural substance use disorder and mental health disorder including prevention, treatment, and recovery in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA)
Provides technical assistance for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grantees. Portal presents resources and trainings, as well as a platform for grantees to request technical assistance.
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Rural Health Equity Research Center
One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on the impacts of substance use disorder (SUD), access to healthcare and social services, and population health. A collaboration of the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Addiction Science Center, ETSU's Center for Rural Health Research, and the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis.
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SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC)
Helps prepare states, territories, tribes, and local entities with planning and delivering behavioral health services after a disaster or emergency.
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SAMHSA Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance Center (SMVF TA)
Works to strengthen behavioral health services for veterans and their families. Features resources and tools for U.S. states and territories to support military families.
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Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (ROTA-RC)
Offers evidence-based programming, resources, and trainings on rural opioid and stimulant use in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Leads public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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The Northeast and Caribbean Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center (NeC-ROTAC)
Offers training, resources, technical assistance on rural opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Truth Initiative
Public health organization focused on ending tobacco use through education, tobacco-control research and policy studies, and community activism and engagement.
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UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP)
Coordinates substance abuse research to develop, evaluate, and initiate treatment programs for substance abuse disorders.
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University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Works to support and build evidence-based practices for treatment and prevention of substance use disorder (SUD), specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), in several Appalachian counties in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. Distributes examples of best practices and provides program testing and technical assistance.
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University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction (UVM CORA)
Works to support and build evidence-based practices for addiction treatment and prevention for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural communities throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Offers education and outreach, examples of best practices, training, access to a clinician advisory board, and epidemiologic and evaluation services to identify existing and future addiction treatment needs and barriers.
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Last Reviewed: 6/28/2023