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A model to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder care in rural communities.

A Campaign to Reduce Stigma

This campaign aims to reduce stigma through art and community workshops.

‘We’re Not Alone’: Preserving Group Therapy through Videoconferencing during COVID-19

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We are working with specific counties in the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia as they apply evidence-based practices to fight the opioid crisis, especially related to synthetic opioids.

We also support communities across the U.S. as they find, adapt, and implement programs.

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Staff Wellness during COVID-19

 

COVID-19 has put a new obstacle in our path as we fight the opioid crisis. But we are adapting to this challenge and moving forward.

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Coming Soon: Framework to Address Opioid-Related Suicide Risk
September 07, 2021
UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence has partnered with SafeSide Prevention to provide program-development assistance and workforce education to organizations interested in suicide-prevention initiatives.
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URMC Psychiatry Receives Additional $3.2 Million Grant Toward Combating Opioid Crisis
August 19, 2021
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Psychiatry received a $3.2 million award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand the scope and reach of its program to disseminate best practices relating to opioid use disorder (OUD).
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Reneé Ratliff
August 11, 2021
Charmaine Wheatley, Artist
Reneé Ratliff is director of the Mountain Center for Recovery and Hope.

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