North Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance

Rual Communities Opiod Response project - In rual northeastern North Carolina, NCHQA has partnered with a consortium of healthcare providers, first responders, screening sites, local governments, and other local community leaders to address the serious epidemic of opiod and other substance use disorders. In 2022, NCHQA continued activites to address prevention, treatment, an recovery activities for substance use in Halifax, Edgecombe, and Northampton counties, as well as 5-8 other couties that our partner service. This project involves funds from a HRSA RCORP Implementation grant, a SAMHSA grant via NC DMH/DDSAS, and Duke University endowment fund grant via North Carolina Area L Health Education Center. Our consortium of partners has enabled provision of MAT and other wrap-around OUD/DUD support services, education opportunities, and preventions programs. Specific data from this project can be obtained by contacting NCHQA

Peer-Run Mental Health Alternative Recovery Respite Center Project-In 2022 NCHQA partnered with Promise Resource Network (PRN), a NC leader operating peer-operated mental health recovery alternatives in Mecklingburg Count, to work toward replicating the peer-run respite model in the Triangle region. We have convened nearly 30 community leaders across the Triangle region and surrounding areas to build local support and commitment to operating such a respite. Peer-run respites have the dual purpose of 1) adding a critical resource to the existing array of mental health cricis prevention and diversion options for adults experiencing trauma, suicidal ideation, extreme distress, and mental health related cirses; and 2) diverting those individuals (when appropriate) from hospitals, emergency rooms, jails, and other less effective and more expensive boarding facilities. In addition to respite center NCHQA and PRN are seeking to establish a series of accessiable recovery oriented programs, resources and local partnerships, which can supplement the respite center to provide services to more community members.