Assessing the Needs of Rural Families Affected by the Opioid Crisis: Issue Brief and Recommendations to the Secretary

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Explores the considerations for addressing social determinants of health that influence opioid use disorder (OUD) and the role of community efforts in prevention, treatment, and recovery in rural areas, with a focus on prevention efforts in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Discusses youth and family prevention and well-being; stigma; adverse childhood experience; school-based health centers and youth and family resource centers; access to stable housing, food, and other social supports; the importance of trusted community resources for support; and workforce. Offers recommendations related to reducing stigma and promoting the enhanced utilization of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) to help rural communities address OUD and substance use disorders.

01/2025

National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services

Abuse and violence · Access · Behavioral health workforce · Community and faith-based initiatives · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health workforce supply and demand · Illicit drug use · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Schools · Service delivery models · Social determinants of health · Stigma · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · New Mexico